Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu Jie or 中秋节 in Chinese, is also called the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival. It is the second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year. It is also celebrated by many other Asian countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Vietnam and the Philippines etc.
Mid-Autumn Festival is a celebration of the rice harvest and many fruits. Ceremonies are held both to give thanks for the harvest and to encourage the harvest-giving light to return again in the coming year.
The full moon is the symbol of family reunions in Chinese culture. It is said, sentimentally, that “the moon on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival is the brightest, the biggest and the most beautiful”.
Chinese people usually set a table outside their houses and sit together to admire the full moon while enjoying tasty mooncakes. As the legend said the Moon Festival night the Moon lady Chang’e and her YuTuzi (Jade rabbit) will appear from the Moon shadow.
In Chinese class, students learned the mythical story, made lanterns, and Yutu (Jade rabbit). The Stage 3 students presented amazing Chinese Moon Festival art work by using their paper cutting skills taught by Ms. Ji.
In the class, children also enjoyed nut free Mooncakes.
We appreciated our wonderful Chinese parents support to let their children bring Mooncakes to the class, they are:
- Macayla and Samantha Lee
- Zachary and Alexis Le
- Kahlan and Chase Mahar
- Jamie and Zoe Le
