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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
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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 did families do after dinner?
Worshipping the moon
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Now a days， in America for Thanksgiving and China for the Mid-Autumn Festival, what do people traditionally do to celebrate?
Spend time with family
The Mid-Autumn festival is the _______ most important festival after the Chinese new year
second
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
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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 worshiping the moon over 3000 years ago
What do young couples do for Mid-Autumn Festival?
Head outdoors to a park, watch the moon, and make out
What were the things that Houyi layed out for his wife when he found out she had become immortal?
Fruit and cakes
中秋节快乐
Zhong qiu jie kuai le
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 (If you can guess even one correct, you get the points.)