The Mid-autumn Festival

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The Mid-autumnFestival

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Introduction"Zhong Qiu Jie", which is also known as the MidAutumn Festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar.

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OriginMid-Autumn Festival probably began as a harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological flavour with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon.

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LegendAccording to Chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns circling over it. One day, all 10 suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi, succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns. Yi stole the elixir of life to save the people from his tyrannical rule, but his wife, Chang-E drank it. Thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls would pray at the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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Food

Moon cakes

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MeaningIn the 14th century, the eating of mooncakes at the MidAutumn Festival was given a new significance.The story goes that when Zhu Yuan Zhang was plotting to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty started by the Mongolians, the rebels hid their messages in the MidAutumn mooncakes.

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Today, moon cakes are eaten to celebrate the event about Zhu Yuan Zhang

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Customs

guess lantern riddles (猜灯谜)

light lamps(放河灯)

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worship the moon(祭月)

appreciate the moon(赏月)

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Thank you!