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1.Turn in U1B.2 character writing 2. Get ready for culture notes vocab quiz
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二零一二年十月五日星期五
Mid-Autumn Festival
中秋节 zhōng qiū jié
中秋节是什么? 中秋节 is one of the most
important festivals for
Chinese people
The roundness of the full
moon, especially in autumn,
symbolizes perfection and
reunion
月亮 yuè liàng
中秋节是什么时候?
中秋节 is celebrated on the
15th day of the eighth lunar
month
2011年 九月十二日
2012年 九月三十日
Each year the date changes
后 羿 Hòu Yì the Archer
Hou Yi the Archer, shooting down the 9 Suns that endangered the Earth with extreme heat. He was rewarded by the Jade Emperor with a potion of immortality.
http://www.childbook.com/Chinese-Moon-Festival-Coloring-Pages-Pictures-s/295.htm
the Moon Lady
http://www.childbook.com/Chinese-Moon-Festival-Coloring-Pages-Pictures-s/295.htm
Chang E, Hou Yi’s wife, somehow swallows the potion of immortality, causing her to float up and fly to the moon.
嫦娥 cháng é
Jade Rabbit
http://www.childbook.com/Chinese-Moon-Festival-Coloring-Pages-Pictures-s/295.htm
When Chang E arrived on the moon, she coughed out the pill of immortality. This became the Jade Rabbit. Since then Jade Rabbit has worked at its pestle trying to make the potion of immortality with no success.
玉兔 yù tù
Moon Cakes
Moon Cakes that are traditionally eaten during the Moon Festival. Moon cakes usually have fillings of fruit or nut paste. Egg yolks inside also signify more good luck.
http://www.childbook.com/Chinese-Moon-Festival-Coloring-Pages-Pictures-s/295.htm
中国人怎么过中秋节 ?
吃 (verb) 月饼 (object) yuè bǐng
Time for thanksgiving with Family
http://www.childbook.com/Chinese-Moon-Festival-Coloring-Pages-Pictures-s/295.htm
In older times, the Mid-autumn signals the end of working in the fields for the year. It is the time for family members to come home and be together again. These days, families spend Moon Festival together at home or in parks.
跟谁过中秋节? 怎么过?
中国人每年
跟家人
一起过中秋节
中国人怎么过中秋节 ?
团圆 (reunion)
tuán yuán
月圆人圆 yuè yuán rén yuán
做(verb)灯笼(object)
zuò dēng lóng
To make lanterns.
Public spaces are
decorated with
lanterns
赏(verb)月(object) shǎng yuè
People take advantage
of the autumn weather,
to appreciate/watch the
moon and enjoy the
brightest full moon of
the year
Happy Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节快乐
zhōng qiū jié kuài lè
再见(zài jiàn)
作业 Homework 作业 Homework
1. Study U1B.1 vocab Matching quiz next week! 2. Finish up Mid-Autumn Festival questions Due: 10/8
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