Mid-AutumnFestivalTheNameOfMid-AutumnFestival•It’sonthemiddleoftheAugustinthelunarcalender.Thisnight,peoplelookupthebrightmoon,willnaturallylookforwardtofamilyreunion..Therefore,theMid-AutumnFestival,alsoknownas“Reunion.“(团圆节)•Chang‘eBenYue•“ZhongQiuJie”coulddatefromtheZhoudinasty.•Itwaslatergivenamythologicallegendsof•Chang-EBenYue.•AccordingtoChinesemythology,theearth•oncehad10sunscirclingoverit.Oneday,all10sunsappearedtogether,allscorchingtheearth.Theearthwassavedwhenastrongarcher,HouYi,succeededinshootingdown9ofthesuns.Yiaskedtheelixiroflife,however,hiswifeChang-Eateit.ThusstartedthelegendoftheladyinthemoontowhomyoungChinesegirlswouldprayattheMid-AutumnFestival.•Legend(传说)ofMid-AutumnFestivalthecustomofMid-AutumnFestivaleatmoon-cake(吃月饼)enjoythemoon(赏月)lanternshow(灯会)puttheskylights(放天灯)planttheMid-Autumn(树中秋)fireDouxiang(烧斗香)eatmoon-cake(吃月饼)ThecustomofeatingmooncakeappearedintheTangDynasty.Ancientmooncakewaseatenbyasacrifice(祭品)intheMid-AutumnFestivalatthebeginning,butnowithasbeenthoughtoftheMid-AutumnFestivalfoodandgifts.eatmoon-cake(吃月饼)ofmooncakecrystalmooncake,hammooncakespicedcakes、beanpastemooncakeenjoythemoon(赏月)EnjoythemoonisthemostpopularactivityintheMid-autumnFestival.lantern(灯展)showfireDouxiang(烧斗香)puttheskylights(放天灯)planttheMid-Autumn(树中秋)Member:YangLameiXiangLin