FACTS
Another name for the Mid-Autumn Festival
What is Moon Festival
The name of the traditional pastry eaten
What is Mooncakes
What was the reason to start celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival?
To celebrate the harvest.
autumn fest
中秋节
Zhōngqiū Jié
What holiday in America is Mid-Autumn Festival similar to?
Thanksgiving
Why is the Mid-Autumn Festival also called the Moon Festival
What is it is when the moon is the biggest and brightest
What is traditionally a children’s favorite activity on the Moon Festival?
Making lanterns
Why is the festival called the moon festival?
The people would worship the moon because of rejuvenation from the moon and water
Mooncake
月饼
Yuèbǐng
Is the Mid-Autumn Festival a national holiday (do Chinese people receive off of work?)
Yes, Chinese people get the day off of work for the holiday
The day that the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on in 2018
What is September 24th
Traditionally what do families do after dinner?
Offer Sacrifices/Worshipping the moon
One legend states that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang started formally celebrating the festival after exploring what?
The Moon Palace
Ascent to Heaven
上天堂
shàng tiāntáng
In America for Thanksgiving and China for the Mid-Autumn Festival, what do people traditionally do to celebrate?
Family Reunion
The Mid-Autumn festival is the _______ most important festival after the Chinese new year
What is symbolized as fertility and functions mainly as a toy and decoration?
Lanterns
Who is the “Spirit of the Moon?”
The wife of Houyi, Chang’e
Dragon dance
舞龙
wǔ lóng
For Thanksgiving In America we eat turkey, what do Chinese people eat for the Mid-Autumn Festival?
Mooncakes
What did ancient people do that started the Moon Festival
What is worship the moon over 3000 years ago
What is the traditional choice for “reunion wine”?
Cassia Wine
What were the things that Houyi layed out for his wife when he found out she had become immortal?
Fruit and cakes
Sky lantern
天灯
tiāndēng
America is the only country where Thanksgiving is celebrated. What other countries (if any) is the Mid-Autumn Festival?
singapore, Malaysia, Phillippines, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam