TheMid-AutumnFestivallunarAugust15th(农历八月十五)Time:ChineseMid-AutumnFestivalisoneofthefourmajortraditionalfestivals.theotherthree?TheSpringFestival春节theLanternFestival元宵节theDragonBoatFestival端午节BeautifulLegendsHouYishootsdownninesuns.后羿射日AccordingtoChinesemythology,theearthoncehad10sunscirclingoverit.Oneday,all10sunsappearedtogether,scorchingtheearthwiththeirheat.Theearthwassavedwhenastrongarcher,HouYi,succeededinshootingdown9ofthesuns.Yistoletheelixir(长生药)oflifetosavethepeoplefromhistyrannicalrule,buthiswife,Chang-Edrankit.ThusstartedthelegendoftheladyinthemoontowhomyoungChinesegirlswouldprayattheMid-AutumnFestival.Chang’efliestothemoon.嫦娥奔月TheJadeHaresmashesmedicine.玉兔捣药WuGangcutsthelaurel.吴刚伐桂Wuyanworshipsthemoon.无盐拜月Customsmoonwalk(走月亮)eatmoon-cake(吃月饼)firethetowerlight(点塔灯)fireDouxiang(烧斗香)Worshipmoonputtheskylights(放天灯)planttheMid-Autumn(树中秋)enjoythemoon(赏月)eatmoon-cakesOntheMid-AutumnFestival,peoplehavetoeatmooncakestoshowReunion.Mooncakes,alsoknownasHucake,piepalace,monthlygroup,harvestcake,reunioncake,aretheofferingsofancientmoonworshipMoon.Theroundshapeofmooncakesjustsymbolizesnotonlythemoonbutalsotheunityofthefamily.------聚AssortedNutsMooncake五仁月饼~Doyoulikeme……?I’minnocent......puttheskylights(放天灯,又称孔明灯)fireDouxiang(烧斗香)planttheMid-Autumn(树中秋)RabbitFigurineThePoems但愿人长久,千里共婵娟。Maythepeopleliveforever,andsharethemoonshineacrossvastdistancestogether.•Asthemoonrisesabovethesea,wesharethesametimethoughwearefarapart.•春江潮水连海平,•海上明月共潮生。•Inspring,theriverrisesashighasthesea.Andwiththeriver’srisethemoonuprisesbright.Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneveronethinksofhisdearonesfaraway.每逢佳节倍思亲EnjoythemoonEnjoytheMid-AutumnFestivalThankyou.