History
What other name does the Mid-Autumn Festival go by?
Moon(cake) Festival (other acceptable answers include names in the languages of the countries that celebrate Mid-Autumn as well)
Name the main characters. (4 in this specific legend)
Chang'e, Hou Yi, Jade Emperor, 10 sons
What else does Mid-Autumn celebrate?
The annual harvest
What is another name for mooncakes?
Reunion cakes
Name three of the four views of lanterns.
Toys for children
Fertility
Guide for dead spirits
What day does the festival fall on? (Hint: Day and month required)
15th day of the 8th month on the lunar calendar
What were the sons suppose to do originally?
Take turns traveling across the sky
What kind of gifts do people give one another?
Fresh fruit
What does the mooncake represent?
Prosperity and reunion
Other than red and yellow what other color is popular and why?
Green because it's associated with health, prosperity and harmony
How far back does this festival go back to?
Zhou Dynasty
Why was Hou Yi rewarded the elixir of immortality?
For shooting down 9 of the 10 suns
What is considered the most exciting activity?
Watching the moon and tide
When the the mooncake tradition start originally?
Tang Dynasty or 617-907
Why are the round lanterns most common?
Because they symbolize togetherness and wholeness and is similar to the full moon.
Why is it called the Mid-Autumn Festival?
It's celebrated right in the middle of the season.
What cause Chang'e to drink the elixir?
Why does Vietnam have the lion dances?
Lions are considered to be evil animals that brings a bad harvest. There is an Earth God to tame the lion to be helpful. This dance represents luck, prosperity and goodness.
Name one of the folklore associated with mooncakes.
Taizong looking at the moon while eating one and then sharing with his masters.
or
Zhu Yuanzhang using it to send messages to defeat the Mongols
There are three types of lanterns. What are they?
Flying lanterns
Floating lanterns
Hanging lanterns
Why dynasty made this festival an official holiday?
Tang Dynasty
What does the moon have to do with Mid-Autumn?
Chang'e went to the moon and Hou Yi worshipped the moon because he could see her shape in it.
What is the direct translation of "Quiet Night Thought"?
Moonlight before my bed,
Perhaps frost on the ground.
Life my head and see the moon,
Lower my head and I miss my home.
What dynasty did Zhu Yuanzhang found? And what year?
Ming Dynasty 1368-1644
Why are flying lanterns popular in Asia? Are we allowed to use flying lanterns?
Believed to bring good luck and to convey peoples' hopes and dreams towards heaven. No we are not.