Mid-autumn Day (Moon Festival)-the last one

WhatisMid-autumnFestival?ItalwayscomesinSeptemberorinOctober.It’sthebestseasonoftheyear.Theweatherisnotveryhot.Farmerscelebratetheendofthesummerharvestingseasononthisdate.Itissaidthatithasthebrightestandroundestmoonoftheyear.Mid-AutumnDayisjustlikeSpringFestival.It’safamilyreunion,banquettogether.Familymembersmeetfordinnerandeatmoon-cakesandfruits.OnthenightofMid-AutumnDaypeoplegooutdoorstoenjoythefullmoonintheopenair.家人团聚FamiliesgettogetherOnthisspecialday,especiallyunderthebrightestmoon,ifaChinesepersoncannotgohometohaveafamilyuniontocelebratethefestival,s/hewouldbeveryhomesick.S/hewouldsitunderthesamemoonandliftacupofwineoracupoftea,invitingthemoon,toasttowardstoremoteparents,friends,andallbeloved.Wishallhealthy,loveeachotherforever,thoughtheyareseparatedbymountainsand/orseas.What’sthestorybehindtheMid-autumnFestival?•Alonglongtimeago,thereweretensunsinthesky.Theytaketurnstocomeout,onedaytheycomeoutatthesametime.Theydriedalmosteverythingtoburn.Peoplesufferedterribly.•AheronamedHouYiheardaboutit,andhecametohelptoshootninesunsdown,andleaveonesuninthesky.SpecialMedicineTheladyGodintheskysawwhatHouYihasdoneandgavehimaspecialmedicineasanaward.AndtoldhimifhetookthemedicineonAugust15thwithhiswife-ChangE,theycouldneverdieandbeyoungforever.AccidentForsomereason,abadguyheardthenews,hecametoHou-Yi’shouseandtrytostealthemedicine.Unluckily,Hou-Yiwasoutatthattime,soheforceChang-Etogivehimthemedicine.Inordertohidethemedicine,Chang-Eputthepillintohermouth,butthatmadeherflewup.InordertobeclosetoHou-Yi,shedecidedtoflytothemoon,ratherthanbacktotheheavenworld.WhenHouYicamebackandheardwhathappenedtohiswife,hewasverysad,hefoundthateveningthemoonisverybright,sohetookoutChangE’sfavoritecakesthatlookliketheroundmoononthetableintheyardtorememberhiswife,andthenhefoundashadeofahiswifeinthemoon,soatthistimeoftheyear,HouYiwouldputlotsoffruitandmooncakesthatChangElikedtoeatoutsidetothinkofhiswife.ChangE嫦娥=dsU2l1StNoI&feature=relatedWhenaloverasksanotherabout“Howmuchdoyoulove?”,theothermayanswer“Themoonknowsaboutit”.AnotherstorysaysthattheMoonGodisanoldman,calledYue-Laor(月佬)whoisamatch-maker.Hetiesaredthreadbetweenamanandawomantomakethemacouple,evenbeforetheywereborn.Therefore,youthwouldliketodoaworshipceremonyonthefestivaldaytowishtheYue-Laorcouldarrangethebestmarriagepartnersforthem.GirlsmayalsobegChang-Etomakethemalsosobeautiful.ThreeKeywords•满月mǎnyùe(fullmoon)•团圆tuányuán(familyreunion)•嫦娥chángé(goddessonthemoon)Getallthreekeywordsright?Yourrewardwillbe…BeforeMid-AutumnDayshopsarefullofpeople.Peopledoalotofshopping,especiallythemoon-cakes,forfamilies.Thereareallkindsofmoon-cakesinshops.Peoplechoosetheexpensive,freshandnicemoon-cakesforvisitingtheirfriendsorforelderships.Mid-autumnFestival(MoonFestival)中秋节1.When？什么时候？Thanks-givingDay感恩节OnlunarAugust15th.2010---September22nd.1.When？什么时候？OnThursdayoftheforthweekofNovember.