1. Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 zhōng qiū jié

2. 中秋节是什么？
中秋节 is one of the most important festivals for Chinese people
The roundness of the full moon, especially in autumn, symbolizes perfection and reunion
月亮 yuè liàng

3. 中秋节是什么时候？ 2011年 九月十二日 2012年 九月三十日
中秋节 is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month
2011年 九月十二日
2012年 九月三十日
Each year the date changes

4. 后 羿 Hòu Yì the Archer
Hou 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.

5. 嫦娥 cháng é
the Moon Lady
Chang E, Hou Yi’s wife, somehow swallows the potion of immortality, causing her to float up and fly to the moon.

6. 玉兔 yù tù
Jade Rabbit
When Chang 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.

7. Moon Cakes
Moon Cakes that are traditionally eaten during the Moon Festival.
Moon cakes usually have fillings of fruit or nut paste. Egg yolks inside also signify more good luck.

8. 吃 (verb) 月饼 (object) yuè bǐng
中国人怎么过中秋节 ?
吃 (verb) 月饼 (object) yuè bǐng

9. Time for thanksgiving with Family
In older times, the Mid-autumn signals the end of working in the fields for the year. It is the time for family members to come home and be together again.
These days, families spend Moon Festival together at home or in parks.

10. 跟谁过中秋节? 怎么过？
中国人每年
跟家人
一起过中秋节

11. 中国人怎么过中秋节 ?
团圆 (reunion)
tuán yuán
月圆人圆
yuè yuán rén yuán

12. 做(verb)灯笼(object) zuò dēng lóng
To make lanterns. Public spaces are decorated with lanterns

13. 赏(verb)月(object) shǎng yuè
People take advantage of the autumn weather, to appreciate/watch the moon and enjoy the brightest full moon of the year

14. Happy Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节快乐 zhōng qiū jié kuài lè