Moon Festival. Zhōng!qiū!jié! Created by Miss Panda Chinese 2015 Miss Panda Chinese Panda blog Graphics: The!3AM!Teacher!

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1 Moon Festival Zhōngqiūjié Created by Miss Panda Chinese Panda blog Graphics: The3AMTeacheropenclipart

2 Trace & Color Words in Chinese Notes = Yuè liàng = moon. = Yuè = moon, planet moon; month. = liàng = bright.

3 Connect Numbers in Chinese: 1 ~ 10

4 Count the Rabbits?shùshukànyǒujǐzhǐtùzǐ? Yī èr sān sì wǔ liu` qī Yǒu zhǐtùzǐ liù bā jiǔ shí

5 Rabbits like to eat. = Tùzǐxǐhuānchī Notes =tùzǐ rabbit(s) =xǐhuān tolike =chī toeat =hóngluóbo carrot(s)

6 Moon Festival Phrase Search Zhǎoyīzhǎoquānyīquān search and circle yuèliàngtmoon YuèbǐngTmooncake yuèqiú planetmoon Mǎnyuè fullmoon; onetmonthold yīyuètjanuary jiǔyuètseptember tàiliàng toobright hǎoqiú strike(baseball)

7 Moon Festival Phrase Search Zhǎoyīzhǎoquānyīquān search and circle yuèliàngtmoon YuèbǐngTmooncake yuèqiú planetmoon Mǎnyuè fullmoon; onetmonthold yīyuètjanuary jiǔyuètseptember tàiliàng toobright hǎoqiú strike(baseball)

8 Instruction: Use your sharp eyes and circle the phrases in the Treasure Phrase List below. ~ Designed by Miss Panda Chinese ~ o yuè liàng moon (x2) o yuè bing moon cake..(x2) o yù tù Jade Rabbit.(x1) o zhōng qiū jié Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Festival..(x2) o tài kōng rén astronaut.(x1) 2014 Miss Panda Chinese - Chinese Culture Fun Sheet Serie - Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

9 Instruction: Use your sharp eyes and circle the phrases in the Treasure Phrase List below. ~ Designed by Miss Panda Chinese ~ o yuè liàng moon (x2) o yuè bing moon cake..(x2) o yù tù Jade Rabbit.(x1) o zhōng qiū jié Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Festival..(x2) o tài kōng rén astronaut.(x1) 2014 Miss Panda Chinese - Chinese Culture Fun Sheet Serie - Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

10 The Mid-Autumn Festival, the Moon Fairy, and Mooncakes The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival TheChineseMidTAutumnFes_valor ZhōngQiūJié ()occursonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunar montheachyear(fallinginseptemberoroctoberonour familiarsolarcalendar).becausethisholidayisbasedon thelunarcalendar,whereitfallsonthesolarcalendar variesfromyeartoyear.forexample,in2012themidt AutumnFes_valfellonSeptember30th.In2013,itwas onseptember19thandin2014wasonseptember8th. Thisyear2015themoonfes_valfallsonSeptember27th. Asthefes_valiscelebratedatthemidpointofthelunar month(alsothemiddleofautumn),itiscalledthemidt AutumnFes_val=(tradi_onal)= (simplified)=zhōngqiūjié(pinyin).themidtautumn Fes_valisalsoknownasthe MoonFes_val asitis observedduringabright,fullmoon.

11 The story of the Mid-Autumn Festival TherearemanyfolktalessurroundingtheMidTAutumn Fes_val.HereisapopularversionamongChinesechildren: Along_meagoinChinathereweretensunsinthesky. BecauseofthisitwasveryhotTheblazingsunsdriedup theriversandtherewasaseriousdrought.peoplewere runningoutofwatertodrinkandthecropsinthericefields werewithering.afamousarcher,hòuyì,wassummonedto shootdown9ofthesunsinthesky.hediditsuccessfully andwasrewardeda pilloftheimmortality. Hòuyìwent homeandgavethepreciouspilltohiswife,cháng é,for safekeeping.avisitorofthearcher s,however,heardabout thispillandwantedtostealitfromhiswife.asthevisitor wasabouttostealthepillfromherchángéswallowedit. AyershetookthepillChángéfeltlighterandlighter.Then shestartedtofloat.sheflewallthewaytothemoon. WhenChángégottothemoonshecoughedupthepilland thepillbecamearabbit.therabbitwastheonly companionchángétthemoonfairythadonthemoonand isnamedthe JadeRabbit.

12 WhenChinesepeopletalkaboutthe ladyin themoon,theyaretalkingabout Chángé,==Cháng'é,theMoonFairy. Who s who in the story Thefamousarcher Hòuyì Themoonfairy Chángé Thejaderabbit Yùtù

13 Here come the Mooncakes Mooncakesareoutinthemarketweeksbefore themidtautumnfes_val.theyareaseasonalgiy amongfriends,familyandbusinesspartners. Mooncakesareavailableatbakeriesand restaurants.whenyouseethemooncakesfor saleitisasignthatthemidtautmnfes_valis coming.therearevariousfillingsinthe mooncakes.thetradi_onaloneshavesweet fillingssuchasredbeanpaste,lotusseedpaste, andchinesedatepaste.youwillalsoseethe aboveflavorswithoneortwosaltyduckeggyolks inside.theyaredeliciousbutalsohighincalories. Withthecurrentawarenessonhealthyea_ngwe nowseesmallersizedmooncakesandlowcalorie fillingsofgreentea,mochi,andevenfruit. Pickyourfavoritefillingsforyourmooncakes: Redbeanpaste Hóngdòu= Lotusseedpaste Liánzǐ=() Chinesedatepaste Zǎoní=() Eggyolk Dànhuáng=

14 Did you know there is a legend about the Chinese using mooncakes to deliver secret messages? AtonepointtheChinesewereruledbytheMongolians andwantedtooverthrowtheirforeignrulers.whenthe MidTAutumnfes_valcametheyinsertedsecretplans insidetheirmooncakes.whenthesemooncakeswere deliveredandeatenallthememberswhoreceivedthe messagesfoughtagainstthemongoliansaccordingtothe secretplan.thechinesesuccessfullyoverthrewtheir MongolianrulersandestablishedtheMingdynasty (1368T1644AD).

15 Family Tradition Along_meagoinChina,fallwastheseasonforharvestand, followingthat,the_meforpeopleworkingoutoftownto returnhometobewiththeirfamilies.thistradi_onof travelinghometovisitfamilyremainstothisday.because ofthis,themidtautumnfes_valisthoughtofasa_mefor familyreunion.familymemberswhoworkindifferentci_es orprovincesgohomeandenjoyanabundantfamilydinner. Ayerthedinnerfamilieswillhavemooncakesandgo outsidetoappreciatethemoonintheiryardorinthepark. Thisisalsothe8meforthechildrentolookatthemoon andseeiftheycanseetheshadowofthemoonfairyor thejaderabbit.withthelandingoftheastronautsonthe moonweallknowthereisnomoonfairybutthebeau_ful, enchan_ngstoryofthemoonladys_llhasitscharmin Chineseculture. Pomelo Hats DoyouknowpomelosaretheseasonalfruitfortheMidT AutumnFes_val?SomeChinesechildrenputthepeelofthis largefruitontheirheadlikeahatforfun. CanyoufindpomelosandmooncakesinanAsianmarket nearyou?whynotcheckoutthebigmoontonightandsee ifyoucanfindanyinteres_ngshadows?happymidtautumn Fes_val.#

16 Moon Festival Phrase Search Anwer Key AnswerKey: p.4 p.5

17 Moon Festival Phrase Search Answer Key Instruction: Use your sharp eyes and circle the phrases in the Treasure Phrase List below. ~ Designed by Miss Panda Chinese ~ o yuè liàng moon (x2) o yuè bing moon cake..(x2) o yù tù Jade Rabbit.(x1) o zhōng qiū jié Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Festival..(x2) o tài kōng rén astronaut.(x1) 2014 Miss Panda Chinese - Chinese Culture Fun Sheet Serie - Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

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