Introduction to Middle autumn festival

2. Every year, Chinese people celebrate the traditional Mid-
Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth month in
the Chinese lunar calendar.（每年农历八月十五日，中国人
都会庆祝中秋节这一传统节日）
Mid-Autumn Festival

3. It‘s traditional to eat moon
cakes for the Mid-Autumn
Festival. These yummy
treats symbolise reunion and
happiness. （中秋节我国民间
有家家吃月饼的习俗。美味可
口的月饼象征合家团圆、欢聚）
Moon Cake

4. All family members try to get
together on this special day.
（家庭所有成员在这个特别的一
天相聚）
Those who can not return
home watch the bright
moonlight and feel deep
longing for their loved ones.
（那些回不了家的人，看着明亮
的月亮深深的思念他们深爱着的
人）
Reunion

5. There are many beautiful legends
about the moon in China.The most
popular one tells how a goddess(女
神) named Chang'e ascended(登上)
to the moon.
Long long ago , Ten suns burned in
the sky like volcanoes 。Many
people died of hunger and thirst.
A hero named Houyi shot down
nine suns one after another.
Legends

6. The King of Heaven awarded him
with a Longevity（长寿） medicine.
Houyi’s wife named Chang’e, stolen
the medicine.
Chang’e was flying into the moon
on the 15th day of the eighth
lunar（农历） month when the
moon is full and bright，then she
become the goddess of moon.
Legends

7. Now, Mid-Autumn Festival is listed as an official holiday
in China. Many people use this ‘mini-holiday’ to visit family
and friends.（如今，中秋节已被列为国家法定节假日。很多
人会借中秋小长假探访亲朋好友）
Mini-holiday

8. Thank you!