MOON FESTIVAL

Estelle Hu

Naperville Chinese School

DATE

August 15 on lunar calendar Second month of autumn Mid Autumn Festival

AREAS OF CELEBRATION

Chinese communities in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Areas influenced by Chinese culture – Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Japan and Korea.

LEGEND

Chang E flew to the moon

Become immortal

ORIGIN

Tang Dynasty , 7th century, started to celebrate Moon Festival.

Autumn is a harvest season Celebrate with big harvest with parties, singing, composing poems, enjoying moon

cakes and fruits under the bright beautiful moon.

Stories of Moon Festival Narrated by a little girl

LEGEND Overthrown Mongol Empire (Yuan Dynasty), 13th

century

CUSTOM Eat moon cakes

CUSTOMS

Enjoy pomelos

CUSTOM Full moon symbolize Reunion

Let’s watch a movie!