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PEAK Presentation
MOON FESTIVAL2013
PEAK Presentation
MOON FESTIVAL
2013
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The Mid-Autumn Festival (zhngqiji ), also known as theMoon Festival, is a popular harvestfestival celebrated by Chinesepeople andVietnamese (yu nnrn ) people (even thoughthey celebrateit differently), datingback over 3,000 years to moon
worship in China's Shang Dynasty(shngcho ).It was first calledZhongqiu Jie in Zhou Dynasty(zhycho ). In Malaysia(m
li xy) and Singapore(xnjip), it is also
sometimes referred to as theLantern Festival or MooncakeFestival.
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It is said that the earth once had ten suns circling
over it, each taking turn to illuminate the earth.
One day, however, all ten suns appeared
together, scorching the earth with their heat.
Houyi(hu y), a strong and tyrannicalarcher, saved the earth by shooting down nine of
the suns. He eventually became King, but grew
to become a despotOne day, Houyi stole the
elixir from a goddess. However, his beautifulwife, Chang'e(chng ), drank it so as to
save the people from her husbands tyrannical
rule. After drinking it, she found herself floating,
and flew to the moon. Houyi loved his divinely
beautiful wife so much, he did not shoot down
the moon. Chang'e flew to the moon grabbing a
rabbit to keep her company. So the Chinese say
that if you look up at the moon to this day you
can sometimes see a rabbit making moon cakes.
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China
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This is a famous story about the moon-cake.During the Yuan dynasty China was ruled by the Mongolian
people. Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty were unhappy,
and decided to have a rebellion without being discovered. The
leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was
drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Backed into
each moon cake was a message with the outline of the attack. On
the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and
overthrew the government. Today, moon cakes are eaten to
commemorate this legend and was called the Moon Cake.Nowadays, there are hundreds varieties of moon cakes on sale a
month before the arrival of Moon Festival.
oon cake
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Different elebrated FormsAll family members try to get
together on this special day. Thosewho can not return home watch thebright moonlight and feel deeplonging for their loved ones
In Guangzhou in South China, ahuge lantern show is a bigattraction for local citizens.Thousands of differently shapedlanterns are lit, forming a fantastic
contrast with the bright moonlightIn East Chia's Zhejiang Province,
watching the flood tide of theQian-tang River during the Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a must
for local peple,
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The Mid-Autumn festival is named"TtTrung Thu" in Vietnamese. It
is also known as Children's
Festivalbecause of the event's
emphasis on children.[
In oldentimes, the Vietnamese believed
that children, being innocent and
pure, had the closest connection to
the sacred and natural world.
Being close to children was seenas a way to connect with animist
spirits and deities.
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One important event before
and during the festival arelion dances. Dances are
performed by both non-
professional children's
groups and trainedprofessional groups. Lion
dance groups perform on
the streets, going to houses
asking for permission to
perform for them. If the host
consents, the "lion" will
come in and start dancing as
a blessing of luck and
fortune for the home. In
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Traditional
toy
Lantern
Fruit carving
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TsukimiThe Japanese Mid-Autumn Festival
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The Mid-Autumn Festival is
named Tsukimi () or
Otsukimi (literally means moon-
viewing) in Japan. Celebrationsof the festival take place on the
15th day of the eight month of the
traditional Japanese Lunisor
calendar (usually takes place in
September of the solar calendar)
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Unlike the Chinese, who eat mooncakes to celebrate
the festival, the Japanese usually eat eating rice
dumplings called Tsukimi dango. The tradition isnow so popular in Japan that some people repeat
the activities for several evenings following the
appearance of the full moon during the eighth
lunisolar month.
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Tsukimi traditions include displaying
decorations made from Japanese pampas
grass (susuki) and eating rice dumplingscalled Tsukimi dango in order to celebrate
the beauty of the moon. Seasonal
produce are also displayed as offerings
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