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1、Unit8TheUniversePartB东坡居士Mid-autumnfestivelcontentsAbstractOriginLegendMooncakesMoonThejoyousMid-AutumnFestivalwascelebratedonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthmoon，aroundthetimeoftheautumnequinox（秋分）.TheMid-autumnFestivalisalittlelikeThanksgiving.Itiscelebratedattheendof
2、theharvestseason.Mid-autumnFestivalMid-autumnfestivalcelebrationsdatebackmorethan2000years.Inancienttimes,Chineseemperorsprayedtoheavenforaprosperousyear.Theychosethemorningofthe15thdayofthesecondlunarmonthtoworshipthesunandtheeveningofthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmo
3、nthtoholdaceremonyinpraiseofthemoonoriginCHANG'E-TheMoonGoddessTheLegendofMid-autumnDayAccordingtolegend,inancienttime,oneyear,tensunsappearedinthesky,thewaterintheplanetdried,peoplecouldn’tliveanylonger.Theearthwassavedwhenastrongarcher,HouYi,succeededinshootingd
4、own9ofthesuns.Yistoletheelixiroflifebuttosavethepeoplefromhistyrannicalrule,hiswife,Chang-Edrankit.ThusstartedthelegendoftheladyinthemoontowhomyoungChinesegirlswouldprayattheMid-AutumnFestival.Inthe14thcentury,theeatingofmooncakesat"ZhongQiuJie"wasgivenanewsignifi
5、cance.ThestorygoesthatwhenZhuYuanZhangwasplottingtooverthrowtheYuandynastystartedbytheMongolians,therebelshidtheirmessagesintheMid-Autumnmooncakes.ZhongQiuJieishencealsoacommemorationoftheoverthrowoftheMongoliansbytheHanpeople.ANOTHERLEGENDOnthisday,Chinesefamilie
6、sgettogether.Theytellthestoryaboutaladywholivedinthemoon.Theygiveeachothersmallroundmooncake.Somemooncakeshaveayelloweggyolkinthemiddle.Theyolklookslikeabright,fullmoon.mooncakesItissaid"HouYi"missedhiswife,sohemademooncakes.Itlookslikethemoon.Therearemanykindsofm
7、ooncakes.Theyaresmallroundcakeswithmeat,nutsorsomethingsweetinside.Nowadays,themooncakesareinallkindsofshapes.Themooncakessometimeslookliketheroundbrightmoon.DifferentKindsofMooncakeThemostimportantthingislookingatthemoon,Onthatday,themoonlooksbrighterandrounder.W
8、ecallthismoonthefullmoon.TheendThanks
