M OON F ESTIVAL Estelle Hu Naperville Chinese School
D ATE August 15 on lunar calendar Second month of autumn Mid Autumn Festival
A REAS OF C ELEBRATION Chinese communities in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Areas influenced by Chinese culture – Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Japan and Korea.
L EGEND Chang E flew to the moon Become immortal
O RIGIN Tang Dynasty, 7 th century, started to celebrate Moon Festival. Autumn is a harvest season Celebrate with big harvest with parties, singing, composing poems, enjoying moon cakes and fruits under the bright beautiful moon.
Stories of Moon Festival Narrated by a little girlgirl
L EGEND Overthrown Mongol Empire (Yuan Dynasty), 13 th century
C USTOM Eat moon cakes
C USTOMS Enjoy pomelos
C USTOM Full moon symbolize Reunion
Let’s watch a movie!movie