专题10 中秋节Mid-Autumn Festival 课件（视频+音频+语法填空）-高中英语中国文化和西方文化精品阅读课课件

Mid-Autumn Festival, or Mid-autumn Day, is the second grandest festival in China after the Chinese New Year. It is named so for that it is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, which is always in the middle of the autumn season in China. Chinese Moon Festival The day is also known as the Moon Festival, as at that time of the year the moon is believed to be at its fullest and brightest and Chinese always worship the moon(拜月) and appreciate the full moon(赏月) on that day. Time for Family Reunion In Chinese culture, full moon symbolizes reunion, so that they reunite with their families for celebrations. They worship the moon together, appreciate the moon together, enjoy reunion dinner and even share one mooncake to celebrate the reunion. [V-T]If one thing symbolizes another, it is used or regarded as a symbol of it. 象征 [V-T]If people are reunited, or if they reunite, they meet each other again after they have been separated for some time. 重聚 When is Mid-Autumn Festival? – Sep. 29th, 2023 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of 8th month in Chinese lunar calendar. In Gregorian calendar, it usually falls in September or early October. People in mainland China enjoy one day off on the festival day which is usually connected with the weekend to be a 3-day holiday. If it falls adjacent to China National Day on October 1st, the holiday will be 8 days long, celebrated together. In Hong Kong and Macau, people also enjoy one day off. However, it is not scheduled on the festival day, but the following day and it is usually not connected with the weekend. In Taiwan, the one day holiday falls on the festival day. How do Chinese celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? – Top Activities & Traditions Eat Mooncakes– the Most Popular Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Activity This is the most popular Mid-Autumn Festival activity. Mooncakes are cookies with various fillings like nuts, read bean paste, lotus root paste, egg yolk, meat, and fruit, etc. They ar