●TheMid-autumnDay
&ivaliscelebratedatthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthinthisday,themooremelybrightalyrouivalrepreseyahepeople,aswellastheharvestofthehetheMooracedbackasfarasXiaandShangDynasties(2000B。C。—1066B。C。)。Today,esepeopleseivesandfriendsmooivalgifttoextewishesofuhedayisdrawiheyaresupposedtoenjoythemselvesuhesilvermoonlightoutsideeatingthemoondappregthefullbrightmoonihefestival。Ifohefamilymembersisfarawayondutyandfailtoeatthefestival,heshewillveythehomesidmissingthroughthemoohemoonhasbeediumofunidspiritualsustenance。
Therearemathisfestival。Themostpopularoheesepeopleis“HouyiShootihestoesthatduriimeofYao(about2000B。C。),therelivedatalentedaramedHouyi。Oensuheskyatthesametime。Theirsgheatwitheredthetheearthandmadepeopleunbearable。OrderedbyEmperorYao,Houyishothemoutoftheskyleavingonlyone。Asaprizeforthisextraordi,hewasgivenapillofimmortalityfromthegoddess。Thepill,however,wasstolenbyhiswifenamedgE。Sheateitaothemoonwhereshelivedinsolitude,onlyapaniedbyaJadeRabbit。
Toesepeopletoday,itisicstoriesbutthetraditionofhavingfamilyreunioivalthathasaspecialappeal,because,asitmightbedifficultfortheWesterouand。Intheviewofesepeople,thefamilyisveryimportaheMid-autumivalwilluetoholdapromiplaa’straditioivals。Besides,thefestivalisalsoknowivalofharvestsincevariouskindsoffruitsandgraiureatthistime。