Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节 zhōng qiū jié

中秋节是什么？ 中秋节 is one of the most

important festivals for Chinese people

The roundness of the full moon, especially in autumn, symbolizes perfection and reunion

月亮 yuè liàng

中秋节是什么时候？ 中秋节 is celebrated on the

15th day of the eighth lunar month

2011 年 九月十二日 2012 年 九月三十日 Each year the date changes

后 羿 Hòu Yì the Archer

Hou Yi the Archer, shooting down the 9 Suns that endangered the Earth with extreme heat.

He was rewarded by the Jade Emperor with a potion of immortality.

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the Moon Lady

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Chang E, Hou Yi’s wife, somehow swallows the potion of immortality, causing her to float up and fly to the moon.

嫦娥 cháng é

Jade Rabbit

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When Chang E arrived on the moon, she coughed out the pill of immortality. This became the Jade Rabbit.

Since then Jade Rabbit has worked at its pestle trying to make the potion of immortality with no success.

玉兔 yù tù

Moon CakesMoon Cakes that are traditionally eaten during the Moon Festival.

Moon cakes usually have fillings of fruit or nut paste. Egg yolks inside also signify more good luck.

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中国人怎么过中秋节 ?

吃 (verb) 月饼 (object) yuè bǐng

Time for thanksgiving with Family

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In older times, the Mid-autumn signals the end of working in the fields for the year. It is the time for family members to come home and be together again.

These days, families spend Moon Festival together at home or in parks.

跟谁过中秋节 ? 怎么过？

中国人每年跟家人一起过中秋节

中国人怎么过中秋节 ?

团圆 (reunion)

tuán yuán

月圆人圆yuè yuán rén yuán

做 (verb) 灯笼 (object)

zuò dēng lóngTo make lanterns. Public spaces are decorated with lanterns

赏 (verb)月 (object) shǎng

yuè People take advantage of the autumn weather, to appreciate/watch the moon and enjoy the brightest full moon of the year

Happy Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节快乐

zhōng qiū jié kuài lè