In my classroom, I have taught several lessons on American holidays, so I figure it is about time that I share some information about Chinese holidays (or festivals, as they call them) with you. This Sunday, September 14th is Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional Chinese Festival. It is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese lunar calendar. This is when the moon is at its fullest and brightest. The festival is to honor the moon, the harvest and family. To celebrate, people will get together with family, gaze up at the moon, and eat mooncakes. While we in the West see “The Man in the Moon”, Chinese people say that there is a woman and a rabbit in the moon. I have copied a version of the traditional stories about Mid-Autumn Festival
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