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MOON FESTIVAL2013

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MOON FESTIVAL

2013


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The Mid-Autumn Festival (zhngqiji ), also known as theMoon Festival, is a popular harvestfestival celebrated by Chinesepeople andVietnamese (yu nnrn ) people (even thoughthey celebrateit differently), datingback over 3,000 years to moon

worship in China's Shang Dynasty(shngcho ).It was first calledZhongqiu Jie in Zhou Dynasty(zhycho ). In Malaysia(m

li xy) and Singapore(xnjip), it is also

sometimes referred to as theLantern Festival or MooncakeFestival.
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It is said that the earth once had ten suns circling

over it, each taking turn to illuminate the earth.

One day, however, all ten suns appeared

together, scorching the earth with their heat.

Houyi(hu y), a strong and tyrannicalarcher, saved the earth by shooting down nine of

the suns. He eventually became King, but grew

to become a despotOne day, Houyi stole the

elixir from a goddess. However, his beautifulwife, Chang'e(chng ), drank it so as to

save the people from her husbands tyrannical

rule. After drinking it, she found herself floating,

and flew to the moon. Houyi loved his divinely

beautiful wife so much, he did not shoot down

the moon. Chang'e flew to the moon grabbing a

rabbit to keep her company. So the Chinese say

that if you look up at the moon to this day you

can sometimes see a rabbit making moon cakes.


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This is a famous story about the moon-cake.During the Yuan dynasty China was ruled by the Mongolian

people. Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty were unhappy,

and decided to have a rebellion without being discovered. The

leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was

drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Backed into

each moon cake was a message with the outline of the attack. On

the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and

overthrew the government. Today, moon cakes are eaten to

commemorate this legend and was called the Moon Cake.Nowadays, there are hundreds varieties of moon cakes on sale a

month before the arrival of Moon Festival.

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Different elebrated FormsAll family members try to get

together on this special day. Thosewho can not return home watch thebright moonlight and feel deeplonging for their loved ones

In Guangzhou in South China, ahuge lantern show is a bigattraction for local citizens.Thousands of differently shapedlanterns are lit, forming a fantastic

contrast with the bright moonlightIn East Chia's Zhejiang Province,

watching the flood tide of theQian-tang River during the Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a must

for local peple,


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The Mid-Autumn festival is named"TtTrung Thu" in Vietnamese. It

is also known as Children's

Festivalbecause of the event's

emphasis on children.[

In oldentimes, the Vietnamese believed

that children, being innocent and

pure, had the closest connection to

the sacred and natural world.

Being close to children was seenas a way to connect with animist

spirits and deities.


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One important event before

and during the festival arelion dances. Dances are

performed by both non-

professional children's

groups and trainedprofessional groups. Lion

dance groups perform on

the streets, going to houses

asking for permission to

perform for them. If the host

consents, the "lion" will

come in and start dancing as

a blessing of luck and

fortune for the home. In


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Traditional

toy

Lantern

Fruit carving


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TsukimiThe Japanese Mid-Autumn Festival


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The Mid-Autumn Festival is

named Tsukimi () or

Otsukimi (literally means moon-

viewing) in Japan. Celebrationsof the festival take place on the

15th day of the eight month of the

traditional Japanese Lunisor

calendar (usually takes place in

September of the solar calendar)


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Unlike the Chinese, who eat mooncakes to celebrate

the festival, the Japanese usually eat eating rice

dumplings called Tsukimi dango. The tradition isnow so popular in Japan that some people repeat

the activities for several evenings following the

appearance of the full moon during the eighth

lunisolar month.


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Tsukimi traditions include displaying

decorations made from Japanese pampas

grass (susuki) and eating rice dumplingscalled Tsukimi dango in order to celebrate

the beauty of the moon. Seasonal

produce are also displayed as offerings

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