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1、Mid-autumn FestivalLectured by Betsy Hu Xiaoqiong(胡晓琼）,中秋节,Lets taste some moon cakes,Introduction,The annual lunar August 15, is a traditional Mid-Autumn festival. This time is the middle of autumn in a year, so it is also called Mid-Autumn festival. ( Sep. 19th, 2013),Mid-Autumn Festival has a dee
2、p origin and a long history,The legends of Mid-Autumn Festival,Chang Er flying to the moon,Hou Yi shoots down nine suns,The Story,Hou Yi shot 9 suns.Change met Hou Yi and they got married.Hou Yi went to the Kunlun Mountains to look for an elixir of life.House Yi gave the elixir to Change.Change dran
3、k the elixir and flew to the moon.Hou Yi sacrificed the moon.,Jade rabbit making heavenly medicine,Wu Gang cuts the laurel,Moon cakes,The production procedure of moon cakes,The round shape of moon cakes just symbolizes not only the moon but also the unity of the family.,Customs,Reunion,Appreciate th
4、e Moon,Offering sacrifice to the moon,Eat the Mooncake,Play the grass dragon(舞草龙 )(Zhe Jiang),Different Customs of Different Areas,fire Douxiang(烧斗香 )(Jiang Su),ut the sky lights(放天灯 ),Fu Jian,Whorship the Moon （Guang Dong),Plant the Mid-Autumn （Guang Dong),THANKS,Pomelo Lantern(Guang Dong),Fire-dra
5、gon Dance(Hong Kong),Qiantang Tide(Zhe Jiang),The Poems,但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。May the people live forever, and share the moon shine across vast distances together.,The Poems,As the moon rises above the sea, we share the same time though we are far apart.,The Poems,春江潮水连海平，海上明月共潮生。In spring, the river rises as
6、 high as the sea. And with the rivers rise the moon uprises bright.,Discussion & Conclusion,General introductionLegendsMoon cakesCustomsChinese ancient poems,Discussion,Since the Mid-autumn Festival is the second grandest festival after the Spring Festival in China, people attach great importance to it, can you tell what concept Chinese try to convey through the celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival?In the history of your country, is there any festivals which mainly expressed peoples worship towards the Sun, Moon or any other natural things?,