1. Level 5 Chao-Chun,Fan Instructor: Lyra Riabov
Moon Festival in Taiwan
Level 5
Chao-Chun,Fan
Instructor: Lyra Riabov

2. Introduction Origin of the Moon Festival Lunar Calendar Mythology
The lady – Chang Er
The Hare - Jade Rabbit
The Man – Wu Kang
Festival food
Moon Cake
Pomelo
Conclusion

3. Origin of Chinese Moon Festival
Chinese Time line [
When did Chinese have the first Moon Festival?
Why do Chinese have Moon Festival ?

4. Lunar Calendar Lunar Calendar Solar Calendar A month 29.5306 days
A year 12 months
A year 354 days
Lun month
Solar Calendar
A month days
A year 12 months
A year 365 days
No Lun month

5. 公元 年农历闰月表
1949 闰七月1952 闰五月1955 闰三月1957 闰八月1960 闰六月1963 闰四月1966 闰三月1968 闰七月1971 闰五月1974 闰四月1976 闰八月1979 闰六月1982 闰四月1984 闰十月1987 闰六月1990 闰五月1993 闰三月1995 闰八月1998 闰五月2001 闰四月2004 闰二月2006 闰七月2009 闰五月2012 闰四月2014 闰九月2017 闰六月2020 闰四月

6. Chinese Time Line
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<+ 民國 (Republic, 1912-)
+---清 (Qing/Ch'ing, )
+---明 (Ming, )
+元 (Yuan, )
+金 (Jin/Chin/Juchen, )
+-遼 (Liao, )
+-西夏 (Western Xia/Hsia, )
+--宋 (Song/Sung, )
++五代十國 (Five Dynasties/Ten Kingdoms, )
+---唐 (Tang/T'ang, )
(Sui, ) 隋
(Southern/Northern Dynasties, ) 南北朝
(Sixteen Kingdoms, ) 五胡十六國
(Jin/Chin, ) 晉-+
(Three Kingdoms, ) 三國
(Han, bc ) 漢
(Qin/Ch'in, bc248-bc207) 秦
(Zhou/Chou, bc1121-bc249) 周---->
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7. Why do Chinese have Moon festival?
Family Reunion Day
Full Moon ≡ Whole Family

8. Mythology
Hou Yih and Chang-Er
The Moon Rabbit
Woodcutter

9. Hou Yih shoots them
Ten Suns appear at the same time
God sends medicine

10. Here is Student Po Mon
Po Mon steals the medicine
Chang-Er flies to The Moon
Hou Yih is very sad

11. Festival Food
Moon cake
Pomelo

12. Conclusion
Cultural Tradition
Lunar Calendar
Story
Festival Food

13. The end
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