History
The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of which lunar month?
The 8th Month
This round pastry is the most famous food eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Mooncake!
Families often do this together at night.
Moon gazing!
This country is where the Mid-Autumn Festival originated.
China
This woman is said to have flown to the moon after drinking an elixir of immortality.
Chang'e
The festival dates back over 3,000 years to this ancient Chinese dynasty.
The Zhou Dynasty
Mooncakes are often filled with this ingredient that represents the full moon.
Children often carry colorful versions of these that symbolize brightness and hope.
Lanterns
In this country, the holiday is called Tết Trung Thu.
Chang’e’s husband, this archer, shot down nine of the ten suns.
Hou Yi
This emperor is said to have worshipped the moon to bring good harvests.
Emperor Tang Taizong of the Tang Dynasty
In southern China, this sweet paste made from lotus seeds is a common mooncake filling
Lotus seed paste
People often give mooncakes to friends and family as a sign of this.
Reunion and good wishes!
This on-campus club also celebrates every year!
Project Pengyou!
This rabbit is said to live on the moon and make medicine for the gods.
The Jade Rabbit
The Mid-Autumn Festival became officially recognized as a public holiday in China in this decade.
The 2000s, specifically 2008
Besides mooncakes, some regions eat taro during the festival because it symbolizes this.
Good luck
In some places, people write their wishes on lanterns and do this with them.
Release them into the sky
People in this island nation celebrate the festival with large lantern displays in Chinatown.
Singapore
In one version of the legend, Chang’e drank the elixir to protect it from this person.
A thief
During the Yuan Dynasty, secret messages hidden in mooncakes helped plan this historical uprising.
The rebellion against the Mongols, (The Ming Uprising)
Some mooncakes have a flaky crust and come from this region.
Guangdong (Canton)
Some communities organize this kind of public event featuring music, lanterns, and performances.
Lantern festival!
The festival is also widely celebrated in these two other Chinese-speaking regions.
Hong Kong and Taiwan
The story of Chang’e and Hou Yi represents these two universal themes celebrated at the festival.
Love and sacrifice