Moon Festival 中秋节 英文ppt课件

1、Chinese Moon Festival Legends and CustomsHou Yi the ArcherHou Yi the Archer, shooting down the 9 Suns that endangered the Earth with extreme heat. He was rewarded by the Jade Emperor with a potion of immortality. Hou Yi Coloring Picture - Chinese Moon Festival http:/ Jade Emperorhttp:/ Jade Emperor

2、rewards Hou Yi for saving the worldwith a pill (in some legends, an elixir) of immortality.Chiang E, the Moon Ladyhttp:/ E, Hou Yis wife, somehow swallows the potion of immortality, causing her to float up and fly to the moon. Coloring Page of Chiang E, Chinese Moon Festival Jade Rabbithttp:/ Chiang

3、 E arrived on the moon, she coughed out the pill of immortality. This became the Jade Rabbit. Since then Jade Rabbit has worked at its pestle trying to make the potion of immortality with no success. Coloring Page of the Jade Rabbit, Chinese Moon Festival Chiang E, a Toad? In some legends, Chiang E

4、becomes a toad and becomes a princess only during the Full Moon. Coloring Page of Chiang E as a Toad. http:/ Yi and Chang Ehttp:/ Yi, now the sun god, can visit his wife Chiang E only during nights of the full moon. Coloring Page of Hou Yi and Chiang E, Chinese Moon Festival Wu Gang, another Moon Le

5、gendhttp:/ moon legend is that of Wood cutter Wu Gang, who attempted to become immortal. He was punished for his hubris by being required to cut down a tree that magically heals itself after each cut. Coloring page of Wu Gang, Chinese Moon Festival Moon CakesMoon Cakes that are traditionally eaten d

6、uring the Moon Festival.Moon cakes usually have fillings of fruit or nut paste. Egg yolks inside also signify more good luck.Moon Festival Moon Cakes coloring page -http:/ for thanksgiving with Familyhttp:/ olden times, the Mid-autumn signals the end of working in the fields for the year. It is the

7、time for family members to come home and be together again.These days, families spend Moon Festival together at home or in parks.Family enjoying Moon Cakes during the Chinese Moon Festival Coloring Page More Moon Festival Resources Chinese Moon Festival Calendar of Events for the United States and C

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