1、Mid-autumn Festival,What are the four traditional Chinese festivals?Spring Festival Dragon-boat FestivalMiddle-autumn FestivalTomb-sweeping Day,Origin,Why：In China, the Lunar New Year is divided into four quarters. Quarters are divided into Meng(孟), Zhong（仲）,Ji（季） three parts, so the Mid-Autumn Fest
2、ival also calls Zhongqiu(仲秋).When：15th day of the 8th lunar monthBecause of the big, bright moon, the Mid-Autumn Festival always stands for tuanyuan.,Origin,LegendChang Er flying to the moon（嫦娥奔月）Wu Gang chopping the tree （吴刚伐桂）jade hare making heavenly medicine（玉兔捣药）Houyi Shooting Suns（后羿射日）,Hou Yi
3、 shooting suns,According to Chinese mythology,the earth once had ten suns circling over it. One day,ten suns appeared together,sorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi ,succeeded in shooting down nine of the suns.New words:mythology mldi 神话 scorch skt 烧焦ar
4、cher t 弓箭手,Chang Er flying to the moon.,One day, Hou Yi stole the elixir of life from a goddess. However, his beautiful wife Chang Er drank the elixir of life. After drinking, she found herself floating and flew to the moon.Hou Yi loved his charming wife so much, so he didnt shoot down the moon.New
5、words:elixir lks n. 不老长寿药goddess gds n. 女神,Ways of celebration,Appreciate the Moon赏月,Ways of celebration,Worship the Moon 拜月,Ways of celebration,Eat the Mooncake吃月饼,Ways of celebration,Making Rabbit 做兔形礼物,Ways of celebration,Fire-dragon Dance 耍火龙,Ways of celebration,Qiantang Tide观钱塘江潮,food,mooncake,
6、Assorted Nuts Moon cake,Ice-cream moon cake,lotus-seed-paste mooncake（莲蓉月饼）,Red Bean Paste moon cake,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 high as the sea. And with the rivers rise the moon uprises bright.,The Poems 吟诗,但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。May the people live forever, and share the moon shine across vast distances together.,
