Culture
What mythical creature is associated with the festival?
Jade Rabbit
What animal is on the moon with Chang'e?
Bunny
Instead of eating a mooncake entirely by yourself, people tend to ____ the mooncake with friends or family.
Split/Share
What is the most popular food to eat during Mid-Autumn Festival?
Moon Cakes
What is the moon phase on the festival day?
Full Moon
What does the full moon symbolize during the festival?
Prosperity, Unity, Harvest
What is the name of the Chang'e's husband?
Hou Yi
Which day is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
August 15th of the lunar calendar.
What is the name of the mooncake that is chilled instead of being baked?
Snow Skin mooncakes 冰皮月饼/餅
Name one traditional activity (other than mooncakes) that is done during the Mid-Autumn Festival
Big dinner with family, lighting lanterns, worshipping the moon
What type of lanterns are commonly carried by children during the festival?
Paper lanterns
What kind of mythical creature did Chang’e’s husband kill?
Sun birds
What is the most important thing to do during Mid Autumn Festival?
To unite with family
Why do people eat pomelo on the moon festival?
To be blessed.
In thousands of years, how long ago did this festival date back?
3
Why did Chang-e drink the elixir of immortality?
To protect the elixir from thieves.
Why did people originally celebrate the Mid-autumn festival?
They celebrated the harvest in autumn
What are the similarities and differences between Mid-autumn Festival and Thanksgiving?
Similarities:1. Celebrate in autumn. 2. Celebrate harvest. Differences: Different traditional food.
What is the most popular (region) styled mooncake?
Cantonese-styled mooncake
They look like twin brothers, both sturdy and tall. They work together and go everywhere together. But they only go near solid food and do not care for soup. Who are they?
Chopsticks
What is the traditional instrument played during the festival to accompany lantern processions?
Erhu
Why was Wugang punished and what did he do?
Wu Gang was a woodsman who wanted to attain immortality but angered the Emperor of the Heavens. As punishment, he was ordered to cut a tree that was impossible to cut down
What is symbolized as fertility and functions mainly as a toy and decoration?
Lanterns
What is the traditional fruit for Mid-Autumn Festival?
Pomelo, tangerine, grapes
How much does the largest mooncake in the world weigh? (Accept values off by ~500lb or kg)
2,496.4 kg (5,502.74 lb) (Answers between 2000-3000kg or 5000-6000lb ok!)