September 12th is a traditional Chinese festival ---- mid-Autumn Festival which originally derived from Zhou Dynasty. In Chinese Lunar Calendar, the festival is on August 15th every year. At night of the day, the moon becomes fullest and roundest that means harvest and gathers. Therefore, famers celebrate their plenteous harvest and people will gather with their families at home in this day.
legend
A beautiful but sad legend is about mid – autumn festival. An immortal couple, Houyi and Chang’e, forced to separate by Jade emperor. Houyi lives in the sun, but Chang’e lives in the moon. They are far from each other and cannot meet each other except August 15th in Chinese lunar calendar. Only in this day, Jade emperor permits Houyi to visit Chang’e. Therefore, the moon becomes most beautiful and lightest in August 15th.Food
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Mooncake is one of most typical food in mid – autumn festival. It is like the moon and means union. Now we have different sorts and shapes of mooncakes, such as round, square, sweet, salty, etc. Moreover, we put different stuffing into mooncake, such as meat, egg, sweetened bean paste, ice cream and so on.
Taro boiling green soy bean is another typical food we eat in mid – autumn festival.
Duck is also typical food in mid – autumn festival. Duck soap or roast duck is a good choice for this festival. But be attention, it has to be whole duck.
Activity
Praying , having dinner with family, watch moon at night….. all of them are traditional activities we could do.
In this special day, I miss my family more than any other time. Luckily, we still live under the same sky, watch the same moon and breathe the same air, and we are always together.
Hope everyone have a wonderful mid-autumn festival!!!
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival DEAR FOOTPRINT OF WATER! How glorious is the image of the FULL MOON on the WATER'S SURFACE!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the information you have placed here on your blog. How wonderful it is to continue to learn about other foods, stories, and cultural practices!
I know the sweetness of missing one's parents at important times in your life. How sweet was the mooncake and the nostalgia this night summoned!
Will you be with your parents next year this time? Where will you be at the next mid-autumn moon?
Ruth, I think mid-autumn festival next year would be same as this year because I will have classes at that time, but next time if you want, you can join our mid- autumn festival party.
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