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1、Mid-autumnFestivalTheMid-autumnFestivalisalittlelikeThanksgiving.Itiscelebratedattheendoftheharvestseason.Onthisday,Chinesefamiliesgettogether.Theytellthestoryaboutaladywholivedinthemoon.Theygiveeachothersmallroundmooncake.Somemooncakeshaveayelloweggyolkinthemiddle.Theyolklookslikeabr
2、ight,fullmoon.Mid-autumnfestivalcelebrationsdatebackmorethan2000years.Inancienttimes,Chineseemperorsprayedtoheavenforaprosperousyear.Theychosethemorningofthe15thdayofthesecondlunarmonthtoworshipthesunandtheeveningofthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthtoholdaceremonyinpraiseofthemoonTheChin
3、esebelievethatthemoonisatitslargestandbrightest,andCang’eathermostbeautiful,onthe15thnightoftheeighthlunarmonth.It’salsocoolthen,aperfecttimetocelebratetheharvest;hencetheMid-AutumnFestivalisalsocalledtheHarvestFestivalNowadays,themooncakesareinallkindsofshapes.Themooncakessometimeslo
4、okliketheroundbrightmoon.DifferentKindsofMooncakeTheroundshapeofmooncakesjustsymbolizesnotonlythemoonbutalsotheunityofthefamily.TheLegendofMid-autumnDayAccordingtolegend,inancienttime,oneyear,tensunsappearedinthesky,thewaterintheplanetdried,peoplecouldn’tliveanylonger.AheronamedHouYid
5、ecidedtosolvethisproblem.SoheclimbedtothetopofKunlunmountain,tookfulladvantageofhispowertoshootdownnineextrasuns.PeoplerespectedandlovedHouYibecauseofhisgreatcontributions.ManyyongpeoplecametoregardHouYiastheirteacher.Therewerealsosomestudentwithevilthoughts,PengMeng,wasoneamongthose.
6、Soon,HouYimarriedabeautifulandkindheartedwifenamedChang’e.Peopleareenviousofthishappycouple. Oneday,HouYiwenttotheKunlunMountaintovisitfriends,heencounteredtheQueeninheavenbychance,theQueengavehimaparcelofelixirasapresent.Itissaidthattakingthismedicinebyhalf,peoplecanliveforever,takin
7、gthismedicine,peoplecaninstantlybecomeimmortal. However,HouYicouldnotbearleavinghiswife,sohetemporarilygavetheelixirtoChangE.ChangEputtheelixirinaboxatherdressingtable.Unexpectedly;itwasseenbyPengMeng.Threedayslater,afterHouYiwentoutforhunting,PengMengpretendedillnessandstayedathome.A
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