Fire-dragon Dance 耍火龙
The Mid-Autumn Festival
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Ways of celebration
Qiantang Festival
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mooncake
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Ways of celebration
Appreciate the Moon赏月
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Ways of celebration
Worship the Moon 拜月
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The Mid-Autumn Festival
also calls Zhongqiu(仲秋).
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When：15th day of the 8th lunar month
Because of the big, bright moon, the Mid-Autumn Festival always stands for tuanyuan.
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Chang Er flying to the moon.
One day, Hou Yi stole the elixir of life from a goddess. However, his beautiful wife Chang Er drank the elixir of life. After drinking, she found herself floating and flew to the moon.Hou Yi loved his charming wife so much, so he didn't shoot down the moon. New words: elixir [ɪ'lɪksɪə] n. 不老长寿药 goddess ['gɒdɪs] n. 女神
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The Poems 吟诗
但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。
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May the people live forever, and share the moon shine across vast distances together.
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As the moon rises above the sea, we share the same time though we are far apart.
The Poems
春江潮水连海平， 海上明月共潮生。
In spring, the river rises as high as the sea. And with the river’s rise the moon uprises bright.
Houyi Shooting Suns（后羿射日）
Hou Yi shooting suns
According to Chinese mythology,the earth once had ten suns circling over it. One day,ten suns appeared together,sorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi ,succeeded in shooting down nine of the suns. New words: mythology [mɪˈθɒlədʒi] 神话 scorch [skɔːtʃ] 烧焦 archer ['ɑːtʃə] 弓箭手
Origin
Legend
Chang Er flying to the moon（嫦娥奔月） Wu Gang chopping the tree （吴刚伐桂）
jade hare making heavenly medicine（玉兔捣药）
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Mid-autumn Festival
What are the four traditional Chinese festivals?
Spring Festival Dragon-boat Festival Middle-autumn Festival Tomb-sweeping Day
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food
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Assorted Nuts Moon cake
Ice-cream moon cake 恭 贺 中 Red Bean Paste moon cake 秋
lotus-seed-paste mooncake （莲蓉月饼）
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Ways of celebration
Eat the Mooncake吃月饼
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Ways of celebration
Making Rabbit 做兔形礼物
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Ways of celebration
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origin Ways of celebration foods
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Origin
Why：In China, the Lunar New Year is divided into four
quarters. Quarters are divided into Meng(孟), Zhong （仲）,Ji（季） three parts, so the Mid-Autumn Festival