Mid-Autumn Festival

Moon Festival

When

Also known as the "Full Moon Festival," the Mid-Autumn festival falls on the fifteen day of the eighth lunar month. (15th day, 8th moon)

October 1, 2001

Legendary Origins

Hou Yi was a tyrannical ruler who won the elixir of immortality by shooting 9 suns out of the sky with his bow. But his wife, knowing that the people‘s lives would remain miserable for all eternity if Hou Yi lived forever, drank the potion. The fluids made her lighter, and she floated up into the moon. Even today, Chinese like to think of the moon as home of Chang E( 嫦娥 ) . She later came to be known as the moon goddess.

What we do to celebrate？

moon cake

gaze at the full moon (賞月 )

pomelo (柚子 )

barbecues (B.B.Q)

Review

Mid-Autumn Festival ------ (中秋節 ) Moon Festival --------------- (中秋節 ) moon cake ------------------- (月餅 ) gaze at the moon ------------ (賞月 ) pomelo ------------------------ (柚子 ) barbecues --------------------- (烤肉 )