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1、TheMid-AutumnFestivalInChinesedichotomy,thesunisyang(positive,active,ormale)andthemoonisyin(negative,passive,orfemale).AccordingtothebookZhouLi(RitesofZhou),theChouemperors(1066-256BC)hadthecustomofprayingtothemoononthe15thnightoftheeighthlunarmonth.IntheQingdynasty,therewereasunaltar
2、ineasternPekingandamoonaltarinwesternPeking;atthetimeofeveryautumnalequinox,theemperorofferedsacrificesandprayedtothemoonatthemoonaltar.BeforeswitchingtotheGregoriancalendarofficiallyin1911,theChinesehadusedalunarcalendarsincetimeimmemorial;andeventoday,theChinesestillcelebratetheirtr
3、aditionalfestivalsbythelunarcalendar.Ineachlunarmonth,thefirstday(thenewmoon)andthe15thday(thefullmoon)aremajorevents;andthe15thdayofthefirstmonth(theLanternFestival)andthe15thdayoftheeighthmonth(Mid-AutumnFestival,September9ththisyearontheGregoriancalendar)arethelargestcelebrationsbe
4、sidestheLunarNewYearandtheDragonBoatFestival.TheChineseCupidiscalled"theoldmanunderthemoon"(るρ)andusesaredthreadtotieaman'sandwoman'sfeettogethertomakethemmanandwife--betheyfromhostilefamiliesorwidelyseparatedplaces.ThemostlunaticmortalinChinesehistorycouldhavebeenthegreatpoetLiPo(A
5、.D.701-762),whoonceinvitedthemoontohaveadrinkwithhimandhisshadowtoformabandofthree.Lifinallydrownedinalakeinanefforttocatchthemoonwhenhewasdrunkonenight.OtherChineselegendsaboutthemoonabound.LegendsoftheMoonMooncakesgobestwithoolongorjasminetea.HouYiwasagreatarcherandarchitect,whoshot
6、downnineextrasunsthathadsuddenlyappearedintheskyandthuskepttheearthfrombeingscorched.HealsobuiltapalaceofjadefortheGoddessoftheWesternHeaven.Forthis,hewasrewardedwithapillcontainingtheelixirofimmortality,butwithstringsattached--hemustfastandprayforayearbeforetakingit.Hiswife,ChangO,wh
7、osebeautywassurpassedonlybyhercuriosity,discoveredandswallowedthepillandinnotimesoaredtothemoonandbecameapermanentresidentthere.Uponreachingthemoon,ChangO,indismay,coughedupthepill,whichturnedintoajaderabbitthat,dayandnight,poundsoutacelestialelixirfortheimmortals.Anotherpermanentluna
8、rresi
