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Chinese Moon Festival 中秋节 (zhong qiu jie)

Lilly Piz (彭利安), Lea Milando (麦俐莉), Julia Fritz-Endres ( 费莉雅 ), Madeline Guth (高美林). Chinese Moon Festival 中秋节 (zhong qiu jie). The Legend of The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival - 中秋节. instead of "man in the moon" it is the Jade 兔子 (rabbit) in the 月 Chang E and Hou Yi both wanted to be immortal

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Chinese Moon Festival 中秋节 (zhong qiu jie)

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  1. Lilly Piz (彭利安), Lea Milando (麦俐莉), Julia Fritz-Endres (费莉雅), Madeline Guth (高美林) Chinese Moon Festival 中秋节 (zhong qiu jie)

  2. The Legend of The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival - 中秋节 • instead of "man in the moon" it is the Jade 兔子 (rabbit) in the 月 • Chang E and Hou Yi both wanted to be immortal • Chang E receives a pill of immortality from the emperor and Hou Yi steals it • Chang E then tries to capture Hou Yi as she flies towards the 月 • Hou Yi spits out the outer shell of the pill - it becomes a 兔子 and she turns into a toad • 月 is most beautiful (漂亮) during Mid-Autumn

  3. The Legend of 月饼 • The Han people's army sent the message to overthrow the Mongol's Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) by writing it on the paper wrapped around mooncakes (月饼) • The rumor was spread that eating 月饼 was the only way to cure a new winter disease • The message read "uprising, at the night of 中秋节", and 大家吃月饼 ever since

  4. Mooncakes 月饼 (yue bing) • During the 中秋节大家一边吃月饼, 一边看 full, 漂亮的月 • early on during dynasty times 月饼 were served as sacrifices to the 月 • 今天在中秋节people will give 月饼 to one another as presents/gifts • 月饼 are symbolic of wanting to be together during the 中秋节

  5. Mooncakes 月饼 (yue bing) (Cont.) • 十三个月饼 are placed in a pyramid • these 十三个月饼 represent the 13 moons that make up a "complete" year • often they are filled with lotus seed paste, almonds, orange peel, walnut, ham, or a salted duck's egg yolk

  6. Round Things - 圆东西 (yuan dong xi) • 圆东西 = reunion, wholeness (like 月) • another important 圆东西 is the watermelon 西瓜 (xi gua) • different types of fruits: 葡萄 pu tao (grapes), 苹果 ping guo (apples), dates, oranges, pomelos, peaches, pears, pomegranates, as well as nuts Tang-Yuan • boiled water calthrop (type of nut)

  7. Round Things - 圆东西 (yuan dong xi) • paper lanterns in the shape of various favorable animals • pumpkin • river snails • persimmons (which are like big tomatoes) • other traditional 吃反include: cooked taro (potato-like tubers), duck, and duck wine

  8. Works Cited http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture/mid-autumn-festival-food.htm http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture/history-and-origin.htm David. “Mid Autumn Festival.” chinatravel.com. chinatravel.com, 1998. Web. 30 Sept. 2012. <http://www.chinatravel.com/facts/chinese-culture-and-history/chinese-festivals/traditional-chinese-festival/middle-autumn-festival.htm>. “Mid-Autumn Festival.” Chinavoc.com. Chinavoc, 2001-2007. Web. 30 Sept. 2012. <http://www.chinavoc.com/festivals/Midautumn.htm>. Moey, S C. Chinese Feasts & Festivals A Cookbook. Singapore: Periplus Edition, 2006. Print. Simonds, Nina, Leslie Swartz, and The Children’s Museum, Boston. Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats. N.p.: Gulliver Books Harcourt, Inc., 2002. Print. "Chinese People Celebrating Moon Festival." Buzzle. N.p., 2012. Web. 30 Sept. 2012. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/chinese-people-celebrating-moon-festival.html>. "Concierge-com-chiangMai." Organic Pink Lady for a Beautiful Life. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2012. <http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8grgRkSLyKU/SM_1wdt5OeI/AAAAAAAAAj8/h2sEChmmI4s/s400/ concierge-com-chiangMai.jpg>. "Moon Cake." Chinesehour.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2012. <http://blog.chinesehour.com/ wp-content/uploads/2007/09/moon_cake.jpg>. "2012 Chinese New Year - The Chinese Lantern Festival." Chinese Fortune Calendar. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2012. <http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/LanternFestival.htm>.

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