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feature Civil ServiCe Club 14
fasCinating
things about the
Mid-Autumn Festival
the 15th day of the eighth month of the chinese Lunar calendar is
here once again. Most of us are familiar with the story of change.
What about the other stories and traditions associated with this
festival? read on to learn more!
1
folklore has it that during the
Yuan dynasty, han soldiers
were planning to overthrow
the mongols. rebel leader Zhu
Yuanzhang and his adviser Liu 3
bowen conceived a plan to use
mooncakes which the mongols fight! the Vietnamese are big on
did not eat to hide and pass attack! celebrating the mid-Autumn festival
along messages to rally rebels. too. in fact, it is the second most
thousands of mooncakes were Go! important holiday after their new
distributed to residents, all under Year! known as tet trung thu, this
the guise of blessing the longevity holiday is all about the children. in
of the mongol emperor. ancient times, children were thought
to have the closest connections to
families were instructed to wait the sacred and natural world because
till the day of the moon of their innocence and purity.
festival to eat the mooncakes.
the day came and they pried
open the mooncakes. heeding
the message, they then attacked
and overthrew the mongols.
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other than mooncakes, pomelos
the mid-Autumn festival is also Deity
of the moon Yue Laos birthday. the are also enjoyed during this festival.
chinese version of the cupid, Yue they are called 柚子 (you zi) in
mandarin which can also mean
Lao is the god of marriages. instead
of shooting arrows, he ties red strings prayer for a son. the chinese used
around the ankles of two destined to believe that change the moon
lovers together. once he has done goddess would answer their prayers
so, the two will become bound to if they ate pomelos and placed the
rinds on their heads.
each other.
the eat Mooncakes
mid-autumn there are four types of fllings that are found in traditional mooncakes: lotus seed paste;
sweet bean paste; jujube (dates); and fve kernel (fve types of nuts and seeds). these days,
festival in the fllings come in a wide array of favours, from taro paste to durian and pineapple. snow
modern day skin mooncakes are also new additions to the family.
light lanterns
there are many myths about the the streets are often illuminated by beautiful and multi-coloured lanterns. children are
mid-Autumn festival. one thing we can the most excited about this fun activity!
all agree on: it is a day replete with great
food and entertainment! the following enjoy a reunion dinner
activities are how revellers celebrate this the full moon is a symbol of reunion and hence many families in china like to come
meaningful festival. together for a dinner. following that, they will gaze at the moon together.
feature Civil ServiCe Club 14
fasCinating
things about the
Mid-Autumn Festival
the 15th day of the eighth month of the chinese Lunar calendar is
here once again. Most of us are familiar with the story of change.
What about the other stories and traditions associated with this
festival? read on to learn more!
1
folklore has it that during the
Yuan dynasty, han soldiers
were planning to overthrow
the mongols. rebel leader Zhu
Yuanzhang and his adviser Liu 3
bowen conceived a plan to use
mooncakes which the mongols fight! the Vietnamese are big on
did not eat to hide and pass attack! celebrating the mid-Autumn festival
along messages to rally rebels. too. in fact, it is the second most
thousands of mooncakes were Go! important holiday after their new
distributed to residents, all under Year! known as tet trung thu, this
the guise of blessing the longevity holiday is all about the children. in
of the mongol emperor. ancient times, children were thought
to have the closest connections to
families were instructed to wait the sacred and natural world because
till the day of the moon of their innocence and purity.
festival to eat the mooncakes.
the day came and they pried
open the mooncakes. heeding
the message, they then attacked
and overthrew the mongols.
2 4
other than mooncakes, pomelos
the mid-Autumn festival is also Deity
of the moon Yue Laos birthday. the are also enjoyed during this festival.
chinese version of the cupid, Yue they are called 柚子 (you zi) in
mandarin which can also mean
Lao is the god of marriages. instead
of shooting arrows, he ties red strings prayer for a son. the chinese used
around the ankles of two destined to believe that change the moon
lovers together. once he has done goddess would answer their prayers
so, the two will become bound to if they ate pomelos and placed the
rinds on their heads.
each other.
the eat Mooncakes
mid-autumn there are four types of fllings that are found in traditional mooncakes: lotus seed paste;
sweet bean paste; jujube (dates); and fve kernel (fve types of nuts and seeds). these days,
festival in the fllings come in a wide array of favours, from taro paste to durian and pineapple. snow
modern day skin mooncakes are also new additions to the family.
light lanterns
there are many myths about the the streets are often illuminated by beautiful and multi-coloured lanterns. children are
mid-Autumn festival. one thing we can the most excited about this fun activity!
all agree on: it is a day replete with great
food and entertainment! the following enjoy a reunion dinner
activities are how revellers celebrate this the full moon is a symbol of reunion and hence many families in china like to come
meaningful festival. together for a dinner. following that, they will gaze at the moon together.
