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Mid-autumn Festival Lectured by Betsy Hu Xiaoqiong( Slide 2 Lets taste some moon cakes Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 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. 19 th, 2013) 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. 19 th, 2013) Slide 6 Slide 7 Mid-Autumn Festival has a deep origin and a long history Slide 8 The legends of Mid-Autumn Festival Chang Er flying to the moon Slide 9 Hou Yi shoots down nine suns Slide 10 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 drank the elixir and flew to the moon. Hou Yi sacrificed the moon. Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 Jade rabbit making heavenly medicine Slide 14 Slide 15 Wu Gang cuts the laurel Slide 16 Slide 17 Moon cakes The production procedure of moon cakes Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Slide 21 The round shape of moon cakes just symbolizes not only the moon but also the unity of the family. Slide 22 Slide 23 Customs Slide 24 Reunion Slide 25 Appreciate the Moon Slide 26 Slide 27 Slide 28 Slide 29 Offering sacrifice to the moon Slide 30 Slide 31 Slide 32 Eat the Mooncake Slide 33 Slide 34 Play the grass dragon( ) (Zhe Jiang) Different Customs of Different Areas Slide 35 fire Douxiang( ) (Jiang Su) Slide 36 put the sky lights( ) Fu Jian Slide 37 Whorship the Moon Guang Dong) Slide 38 Slide 39 Plant the Mid-Autumn Guang Dong) Slide 40 THANKS Slide 41 Pomelo Lantern (Guang Dong) Slide 42 Fire-dragon Dance (Hong Kong) Slide 43 Qiantang Tide (Zhe Jiang) Slide 44 Slide 45 The Poems MMMMay the people live forever, and share the moon shine across vast distances together. Slide 46 Slide 47 As the moon rises above the sea, we share the same time though we are far apart. Slide 48 The Poems In spring, the river rises as high as the sea. And with the rivers rise the moon uprises bright. Slide 49 Slide 50 Discussion & Conclusion General introduction Legends Moon cakes Customs Chinese ancient poems Slide 51 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? Slide 52