Mid-Autumn Festival
Transcript: - happy One day, Hou Yi took his disciples out hunting. Peng Meng didn't join them. - look http://lms.aplus-is.com/mandarin/mod/resource/view.php?id=7612 Mid-Autumn Festival At that time, people far away will look up at the moon and miss their hometown and family - moon Qìngzhù zhōngqiū jié Hou Yi took his wife's favorite foods and offer them up to her altar. It became a memorial ceremony for Chang-E yuèbǐng The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is China’s traditional mid-autumn festival. Zhongqiuūshì shénme? The Chinese moon cake has many varieties. There are sweet salty meat and vegetable fillings. It is carved with various decorative patterns and words, good looking and delicious. With sword in hand, he rushed over Chang-E's quarters and forced her to give him the elixir Later on, Hou Yi met and marries a kind and beautiful woman named Chang-E. They lived a happy life together dài Girl: Zhōngqiū jié kuàilè. (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.) Boy:Wǒ dài le yìxiē píngguǒ. (I brought some apples.) Nǐmen yào chī píngguǒ ma?(Do you want to eat some apples?) Girl:Hǎo a.(Okay.) Boy:Wǒmen qù kàn yuèliang ba. (Let’s go look at the moon.) - bring le–particle for past tense yìxiē–some qù–go ba–a particle indicating a suggestion (shall we?) According to traditional custom, the Chinese people enjoy fruits and moon cakes while admiring the moon. ten suns rose to the sky... all at the same time MORE VOCABS!!! Zhōngqiū jié Once upon a time... ...in ancient China Legend of the Mooncake Festival: - orange As the moon cake is round, symbolizing reunion. It is sometimes called “reunion cake”. Upon realizing what happened to his wife, Hou Yi was grief stricken. He shouted Chang-E's name to the skies. He was amazed to see a swaying shadow on the moon that was exactly his wife. The elixir would cause a person to immediately ascend to heaven and become immortal people couldn't bear it plants and crops The Story of Chang-E sources: Since people consider the full moon as the symbol of reunion and satisfaction. as soon as she drank it, she flew out the window ascending towards the heavens. Chang-E's great love for her husband drew her towards the nearest celestial body, the moon yuèliang Not being able to bear the thought of parting with Chang-E, Hou Yi asked her to keep the elixir hidden. As she kept the elixir away, Peng Meng saw it. - eat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival - it is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese peoples. The festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, during a full moon, which is in late September or early October in the Gregorian calendar, close to the autumnal equinox One day, a strong man named Hou Yi took his bow and arrow and went up to Kunlun Mountain. With his superhuman strength, he shot down nine of the ten suns. He then ordered the remaining one to rise and set according to the right time. Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival - moon cake Zhongqiuū jié de chuánshuo: chī the story of Chang-E spread. With it, the custom of worshiping the moon spread as well knowing that she wouldn't be able to fight him, Chang-E took the elixir and drank it immediately http://lms.aplus-is.com/mandarin/mod/resource/view.php?id=7611 - Mid-Autumn Festival píngguǒ They have the custom of admiring the moon and eating moon cakes. What is Mid-Autumn Festival? GOOGLE IMAGES kàn group one of IV- Archdiocese of Jaro Vocabulary Cháng'é de gùshì The festival is also called the festival for reunion. view conversation - apple kuàilè júzi On the night, the whole family will sit together to admire the moon and eat moon cakes filled with happiness for harvest and family reunion. http://lms.aplus-is.com/mandarin/mod/resource/view.php?id=7613 On hearing about his accomplishment, people far and wide came to him to learn from him. One of these people was named Peng Meng. One day, as Hou Yi passing by Kunlun Mountain, he came upon Empress Wang Mu, the queen of heaven and handed him an elixir