Mid-Autumn Festival

中秋节 zhōng qiū jié

 中秋节是什么？
 中秋节 is one of the most
important festivals for
Chinese people

 The roundness of the full

moon, especially in autumn,
symbolizes perfection and
reunion

月亮 yuè liàng
 中秋节是什么时候？
 中秋节 is celebrated on the
15th day of the eighth lunar
month
 2011年 九月十二日
 2012年 九月三十日
 Each year the date changes
后 羿 Hòu Yì the Archer

Hou Yi the Archer,

shooting down the 9
Suns that endangered
the Earth with
extreme heat.

He was rewarded by
the Jade Emperor
with a potion of
immortality.

http://www.childbook.com/Chinese-Moon-Festival-Coloring-Pages-Pictures-s/295.htm
嫦娥 cháng é
the Moon Lady
Chang E, Hou Yi’s wife,
somehow swallows the
potion of immortality,
causing her to float up
and fly to the moon.

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玉兔 Jade Rabbit
yù tù When Chang E arrived on
the moon, she coughed
out the pill of immortality.
This became the Jade
Rabbit.

Since then Jade Rabbit

has worked at its pestle
trying to make the potion
of immortality with no
success.

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Moon Cakes
Moon Cakes that are
traditionally eaten during the
Moon Festival.

Moon cakes usually have

fillings of fruit or nut paste.
Egg yolks inside also signify
more good luck.

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 中国人怎么过中秋节 ?
吃 月饼 (object)
(verb)

yuè bǐng
Time for thanksgiving with Family
In older times, the Mid-
autumn signals the end of
working in the fields for the
year. It is the time for
family members to come
home and be together
again.

These days, families spend

Moon Festival together at
home or in parks.

http://www.childbook.com/Chinese-Moon-Festival-Coloring-Pages-Pictures-s/295.htm
 跟谁过中秋节? 怎么过？

中国人每年
跟家人
一起过中秋节
 中国人怎么过中秋节 ?
团圆 (reunion)
tuán yuán

月圆人圆
yuè yuán rén yuán
 做 灯笼 (verb) (object)

zuò dēng lóng

To make lanterns.
Public spaces are
decorated with
lanterns
赏 (verb) 月 (object) shǎng yuè

People take advantage

of the autumn weather,
to appreciate/watch the
moon and enjoy the
brightest full moon of
the year
Happy Mid-autumn Festival
中秋节快乐
zhōng qiū jié kuài lè