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Autumn Moon

Festival

Moon Cakes Lanterns


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Autumn Moon Festival History

The Autumn Moon Festival falls on thefifteenth day of the eighth lunar month ofthe Chinese calendar , which is inSeptember or early October in theGregorian calendar. It is also called theMid-Autumn Festival since it generallycomes in the middle of fall. At this time,the moon is at its fullest and brightest,making it an ideal time to celebrate theabundance of the summer's harvest, andremembering the lore of Chang E, the

mythical Moon Goddess of Immortality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar


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A Holiday Celebrated by Many

Its a holiday that is celebrated byChinese, Taiwanese and Vietnamese

people.


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A Time for Family

The Moon Festival is a time for familyreunions. In the evening, family

members gather to have a delicious

dinner.


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Traditional Food

The traditional

food of the Moon

Festival is themoon cake, of

which there are

many differentvarieties.


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The fillings of the

moon cake can be

of a meat, a

varieties of nuts,red bean or lotus

seed paste and

usually contain a

salted egg yolk onthe inside which

suppose to

resemble the

moon.


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Why Mooncake?

Moon Cake Symbolizes The yolk symbolizes the moon.

Moon Cakes are round like the moon.

The circle (shape of the Moon Cake) is a symbol of harmony.

The round shape also stands for family unity

The round shape symbolizes the cycle of life Connects the past, present, and future

Long life and good health

In the Yuan Dynasty, China was once harshly ruled by the

Mongols. The people devised a plan to revolt against them.To deliver the message, their written plan was secretlyembedded in moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the people revoltedand drove out the Mongols. Since then, moon cakes havebecome a popular staple of the Moon Festival.


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Cultural and Regional

Customs Eating mooncakes. Matchmaking. In some parts of China,

dances are held for young men and womento find partners. "One by one, young womenare encouraged to throw their handkerchiefsto the crowd. The young man who catchesand returns the handkerchief has a chance ofromance."

Carrying brightly lit lanterns, lighting lanterns

on towers, floating sky lanterns. Burning incense in reverence to deities

including Chang'e

Fire Dragon Dances.

Moon rabbit is a traditional icon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang'e_(mythology)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_rabbithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_rabbithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang'e_(mythology)


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Different types of fruits, along with taroroots and peanuts, are displayed near

a window in the home, where one can

see and enjoy the bright moon.Children might then enjoy a lantern

parade around the neighborhood.
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Lanterns lots of it


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Autumn Moon Festival


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Kids with lanterns.


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