The midautumn festival or zhong qiu jie in mandarin, also known as the mooncake festival, falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. All copies in use view details view details for celebrating the midautumn festival, book, all copies in use holds. Fold in fourths so that title page midautumn festival in on top. Zhong qiu jie you yuan qian li gong chan juan book. Qiu zhong hui abebooks abebooks shop for books, art. Midautumn festival zhong qiu jie the midautumn festivalzhongqiujie known as the moon festival, the third and last festival for the living, was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn. The book introduces the chinese midautumn moon festival, its origin and traditions. Sights and scenes of suzhou zhong junhua, sun junliang, wu yinbo, sun jie, zhong junjua and zheng kejun on. The story goes that when zhu yuan zhang was plotting to overthrow the yuan dynasty started by the mongolians, the rebels hid their messages in the midautumn mooncakes. Chinese people believe that on that day, the moon is the roundest and brightest signaling a time of completeness and abundance. In ancient china, emperors followed the rite of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and to the moon in autumn. In china, the midautumn festival symbolizes the family reunion and family reunion, and on this day, all families will appreciate the moon in the evening, because it is the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its fullest.
There is a beautiful myth about the midautumn festival, that is chang e flying to the moon. Origins and history of chinas midautumn festival 3000 years. If you dont have time to read this now, you can click here to download. It was during the reign of emperor tai northern song dynasty that the 15th day of the eighth month was designated as midautumns day. Midautumn festival zhong qiu jie infopedia nlb eresources. The myths associated with change explain the origin of moon worship during this day. Print both pages of the circle book and affix them together, matching the faint dotted line. In singapore, mooncakes and lanterns are offered for sale as early as a month before the festival. Many go outside to view the supposed outline of a toad on the surface of the moon, for this creature, according to one. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment. Draw your own pictures of the full moon, a family together, and moon cakes in the empty parts. Midautumn festival 2011, zhong qiu jie, moon festival, moon. Chinese festival archives chinese language learning. Zhong qiu jie is hence also a commemoration of the overthrow of the mongolians by the han people.
It is called the midautumn festival because the 15th day is the middle of a month, and the eighth lunar month is in the middle of autumn. The story of chinese mid autumn festival pdf and read it later what is mid autumn festival. Midautumn festivalzhong qiu jie chinese language learning. It has its roots in the shang dynasty tradition of moon worship, and is held at a time of the year when moon is at its fullest visually most. The harvest moon or midautumn festival zhong qiu jie is a day of family reunions much like a western thanksgiving. The origin of midautumn festival zhong qiu jie the gale. With a full moon shining in the heavens, moon cakes are eaten and offered as gifts to friends and neighbours. Zhongqiu jie always falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, which this year is. After spring festival, zhong qiu jie mid autumn festival is the 2nd biggest traditional chinese festival. The midautumn festival is a harvest festival celebrated notably by the chinese and. The term midautumn first appeared in the book rites of zhou, written in the warring states period 475 221 bc.
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