A presentation about Autumn Moon Festival/ Trung Thu.

1. Autumn Moon
Festival
Moon Cakes Lanterns

2. Autumn Moon Festival History
 The Autumn Moon Festival falls on the
fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month of
the Chinese calendar , which is in
September or early October in the
Gregorian calendar. It is also called the
Mid-Autumn Festival since it generally
comes in the middle of fall. At this
time, the moon is at its fullest and
brightest, making it an ideal time to
celebrate the abundance of the
summer's harvest, and remembering the
lore of Chang E, the mythical Moon
Goddess of Immortality.

3. A Holiday Celebrated by Many
 It’s a holiday that is celebrated by
Chinese, Taiwanese and Vietnamese
people.

4. A Time for Family
 The Moon Festival is a time for family
reunions. In the evening, family
members gather to have a delicious
dinner.

5. Traditional Food
 The traditional
food of the Moon
Festival is the
moon cake, of
which there are
many different
varieties.

6.  The fillings of the
moon cake can be
of a meat, a
varieties of
nuts, red bean or
lotus seed paste
and usually contain
a salted egg yolk
on the inside which
suppose to
resemble the
moon.

7. Why Mooncake?
 Moon Cake Symbolizes
 The yolk symbolizes the moon.
 Moon Cakes are round like the moon.
 The circle (shape of the Moon Cake) is a symbol of harmony.
 The round shape also stands for family unity
 The round shape symbolizes the cycle of life
 Connects the past, present, and future
 Long life and good health
 In the Yuan Dynasty, China was once harshly ruled by the
Mongols. The people devised a plan to revolt against them.
To deliver the message, their written plan was secretly
embedded in moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the people revolted
and drove out the Mongols. Since then, moon cakes have
become a popular staple of the Moon Festival.

8. Cultural and Regional
Customs
 Eating mooncakes.
 Matchmaking. In some parts of
China, dances are held for young men and
women to find partners. "One by one, young
women are encouraged to throw their
handkerchiefs to the crowd. The young man
who catches and returns the handkerchief
has a chance of romance."
 Carrying brightly lit lanterns, lighting lanterns
on towers, floating sky lanterns.
 Burning incense in reverence to deities
including Chang'e
 Fire Dragon Dances.
 Moon rabbit is a traditional icon.

9.  Different types of fruits, along with taro
roots and peanuts, are displayed near
a window in the home, where one can
see and enjoy the bright moon.
Children might then enjoy a lantern
parade around the neighborhood.

10. Lanterns lots of it

11. Autumn Moon Festival

12. Kids with lanterns.