Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节.ppt
Mid-autumn Festival,The Mid-autumn Festival is a little like Thanksgiving.It is celebrated at the end of the harvest season.On thisday,Chinese families get together.They tell the story about a lady who lived in the moon.They give each other small round moon cake.Some moon cakes have a yellow egg yolk in the middle.The yolk looks like a bright,full moon.,Mid-autumn festival celebrations date back more than 2000years.In ancient times,Chinese emperors prayed to heaven for a prosperous year.They chose the morning of the 15th day of the second lunar month to worship the sun and the evening of the 15th day of the eighth lunar month to hold a ceremony in praise of the moon,The Chinese believe that the moon is at its largest and brightest,and Cange at her most beautiful,on the 15th night of the eighth lunar month.Its also cool then,a perfect time to celebrate the harvest;hence the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Harvest Festival,Nowadays,the mooncakes are in all kinds of shapes.,The moon cakes sometimes look like the round bright moon.,Different Kinds of Mooncake,The round shape of moon cakes just symbolizes not only the moon but also the unity of the family.,The Legend of Mid-autumn Day,According to legend,in ancient time,one year,ten suns appeared in the sky,the water in the planet dried,people couldnt live any longer.A hero named Hou Yi decided to solve this problem.So he climbed to the top of Kunlun mountain,took full advantage of his power to shoot down nine extra suns.People respected and loved Hou Yi because of his great contributions.Many yong people came to regard Hou Yi as their teacher.There were also some student with evil thoughts,Peng Meng,was one among those.,Soon,Hou Yi married a beautiful and kindhearted wife named Change.People are envious of this happy couple.One day,Hou Yi went to the Kunlun Mountain to visit friends,he encountered the Queen in heaven by chance,the Queen gave him a parcel of elixir as a present.It is said that taking this medicine by half,people can live forever,taking this medicine,people can instantly become immortal.However,Hou Yi could not bear leaving his wife,so he temporarily gave the elixir to Chang E.Chang E put the elixir in a box at her dressing table.Unexpectedly;it was seen by Peng Meng.Three days later,after HouYi went out for hunting,Peng Meng pretended illness and stayed at home.,After everyone was gone,Peng Meng burst into the inner room which located at the backyard with a sword in his hand,threatened Chang E to hand over elixir.Change knew she was not strong enough to defeat Peng Meng,so she turned round to open the box,took up the elixir.As soon as she swallowed the elixir,her body floated off the ground,flew out of the window to the heavens.As Change worried about her husband,she just flew to the moon which is the nearest planet from the earth and became the Goddess of moon.,In the evening,Hou Yi returned home,the maid cried and told what had happened.Houyi felt shocked and angry,he wanted to kill the rascal,but Peng Meng escaped in earlier time.Hou Yi looked up into the sky distressedly and called the name of his beloved wife.Then he was surprised to find that the moon was especially bright and clear,and there was a swaying figure exactly like his wife.As if Change waited to see her husband every day before the moon.People have heard about the news of the Moon immortality,they furnished incense table in the next month,worshiped the goddess of the moon and pray for good fortune and peace.Since then,the custom of praying to the Moon Goddess in the Mid-Autumn Festival spread.,ChangE,ThanksgivingOn the forth Thursday of NovemberThe USA,CanadaGives thanks to the GodFamilies get together and have a big meal(turkey,pumpkin pie),Mid autumn FestivalOn 15th August(lunar calendar)ChinaIn ancient times,the king held ceremonies to offer sacrifices to the sun in spring and the moon in autumnFamilies get together to eat moon cakes and something else.People look up at the full silver moon and think of the dear ones far away.,talk turkey:打开天窗说亮话，说实话have a turkey on ones back1 吸毒 2 喝醉酒swell like a turkey cock气势汹汹地发作,月下独酌李白,花间一壶酒，独酌无相亲。举杯邀明月，对影成三人。月既不解饮，影徒随我身。暂伴月将影，行乐须及春。我歌月徘徊，我舞影零乱。醒时同交欢，醉后各分散。永结无情游，相期邈云汉。,Drinking Alone in the Moonlight,An arbor of flowers and a kettle of wine;Alas!In the bowers,no companion is mine.Then the moon sheds her rays on my goblet and me.And my shadow betrays(显露)were a party of three.Thou the moon cannot swallow her share of the grog（酒会）,And my shadow must follow wherever I joy,Yet their friendship Ill borrow and gaily carouse（痛饮）,And laugh away sorrow while spring-time allows.See the moon how she glances response to my song;See my shadow-it dances so lightly along!While sober I feel,you are both my good friends;While drunken I reel（眩晕）,our companionship end,But well soon have a greeting without a goodbye,At our next merry meeting away in the sky.,水调歌头,明月几时有，把酒问青天。不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年。我欲乘风归去，又恐琼楼玉宇，高处不胜寒。起舞弄清影，何似在人间。转朱阁，低绮户，照无眠。不应有恨，何事长向别时圆？人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺，此事古难全。但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。http:/,Tune:“prelude to the Melody of Water”,On the night of the Mid-autumn Festival of 1076,I drank happily till dawn and wrote this in my cups while thinking of Ziyou.How long will the bright moon appear?Wine-cup in hand,I ask the sky.I do not know what time of year It would be tonight in the palace on high.Riding the wind,there I would fly,Yet I fear the crystal palace would beFar too high and cold for me.I rise and dance,with my shadow I play.,On high as on earth,would it be as gay?The moon goes round the mansion redThrough gauze-draped windows soft to shedHer light upon the sleepless bed.Against man she should have no spite.Why then when people art is she oft full and bright?Men have sorrow and joy,they part or meet again;The moon may be bright or dim,she may wax or wane.There has been nothing perfect since the olden days.So let us wish that man Will live long as he can!Though miles apart,well share the beauty she displays.,
