文档介绍：Mid-Autumn Festival
中秋节
mooncake
The round shape of mooncake symbolizes not only the moon but also the unity of tMid-Autumn Festival
中秋节
mooncake
The round shape of mooncake symbolizes not only the moon but also the unity of the family.
The Legend
There are two legends which claim to explain the tradition of eating mooncakes.
Chang’e flies to the moon.
Hou Yi shot 9 suns.
Chang’e met Hou Yi and they got married.
Hou Yi went to the Kunlun Mountains to look for an elixir [i'liksə]of life.
House Yi gave the elixir to Chang’e.
Chang’e drank the elixir and flew to the moon.
Hou Yi sacrificed the moon.
Hou Yi shoots down nine suns.
后羿射日
Chang’e flies to the moon.
嫦娥奔月
Zhu Yuanzhang and Mooncake
朱元璋与月饼
Reunion
The most important thing is looking at the moon. On that day, the moon looks brighter and rounder.
We call this moon the full moon.
Appreciate the Moon
The Poems
但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。
May the people live forever, and share the moon shine across vast distances together.
The Poems
As the moon rises above the sea, we share the same time though we are far apart.
Happy Mid-Autumn Day!