Mid-autumn-Festival---中秋节

GYOUPcontentsDateOriginLegendCelebratingformsThejoyousMid-AutumnFestivalwascelebratedonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthmoon，aroundthetimeoftheautumnequinox（秋分）.TheMid-autumnFestivalisalittlelikeThanksgiving.Itiscelebratedattheendoftheharvestseason.Mid-autumnFestivalDateThejoyousMid-AutumnFestivaliscelebratedonAugust15th，aroundthetimeoftheautumnequinox.Manyreferredtoitsimplyasthe“FifteenthoftheEighthMoon”.OriginMid-autumnfestivalcelebrationsdatebackmorethan2000years.Inancienttimes,Chineseemperorsprayedtoheavenforaprosperousyear.Theychosethemorningofthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthtoholdaceremonyinpraiseofthemoon.TheLegendofMid-autumnDayAccordingtolegend,inancienttime,oneyear,tensunsappearedinthesky,thewaterintheplanetdried,peoplecouldn’tliveanylonger.Theearthwassavedwhenastrongarcher,HouYi,succeededinshootingdown9ofthesuns.Yistoletheelixiroflifebuttosavethepeoplefromhistyrannicalrule,hiswife,Chang-Edrankit.ThusstartedthelegendoftheladyinthemoontowhomyoungChinesegirlswouldprayattheMid-AutumnFestival.Inthe14thcentury,theeatingofmooncakesatZhongQiuJiewasgivenanewsignificance.ThestorygoesthatwhenZhuYuanZhangwasplottingtooverthrowtheYuandynastystartedbytheMongolians,therebelshidtheirmessagesintheMid-Autumnmooncakes.ZhongQiuJieishencealsoacommemorationoftheoverthrowoftheMongoliansbytheHanpeople.ANOTHERLEGENDCelebratingFormsInChina,Mid-autumnDayisconsideredtobeasymboloffamilyreunion.Onthisday,allthefamilymembersgathertogetherathometocelebratethisspecialoccasion.Themostimportantthingislookingatthemoon,Onthatday,themoonlooksbrighterandrounder.Wecallthismoonthefullmoon.WatchthemoonLanternsoriginatedintheWesternHanDynasty1,800yearsago,peoplehangredlanternssymbolicmeaningofreunion,tocreateafestiveatmosphere.Thelanternsalsomeansjoyous.ChildrenlovetoplaythelanternsinthestreetPlaythelanternsTheroundshapeofmooncakesjustsymbolizesnotonlythemoonbutalsotheunityofthefamily.SomemooncakesApoemaboutmid-autumndayWhenwillthemoonbeclearandbright?Withacupofwineinmyhand,Iaskthebluesky.Idon'tknowwhatseasonitwouldbeintheheavensonthisnight.I'dliketoridethewindtoflyhome.YetIfearthecrystalandjademansionsaremuchtoohighandcoldforme.Dancingwithmymoon-litshadowItdoesnotseemlikethehumanworld明月几时有？把酒问青天。不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？我欲乘风归去，又恐琼楼玉宇，高处不胜寒！起舞弄清影，何似在人间？Thanks!Theend