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What has the author Zhongqiu Yao written?
Zhongqiu Yao has written: 'Zheng fu de ben fen' -- subject(s): Social conditions, Politics and government, Economic conditions
What actors and actresses appeared in Ku guo - 1981?
The cast of Ku guo - 1981 includes: Xun Bao as Lin Rao Bingjie Han as Fan Zhu Zhongqiu Huang as Shangguan Jian Xiong Xiao as Lin Qiang
What is the Mooncake Festival about?
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Zhongqiu Festival is a popular harvest festival celebrated by the Chinese and other peoples of east and southeast Asia. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties. The festival dates back over 3,000 years to moon worship in China's Shang Dynasty. Farmers celebrate the end of the summer harvesting season with this festival. Traditionally, Chinese family members and friends will gather to admire the bright mid-autumn harvest moon, and eat moon cakes and pomelos together.
Why must Chinese celebrate mooncake festival?
The Mooncake Festival is also known as The Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, or in Chinese, Zhongqiu Jie (中秋节). It is probably the most important holiday for the Chinese after Chinese New Year. Celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon of the year, it is a night for many people to sit out and gaze at the moon as it also at it's roundest and brightest. For farmers, it's their last day of the summer harvest. For most normal people it's a day they come out to worship the moon god and thank the heavens (which the moon is a representation) and earth. They will pray to the moon god for good fortune, family unity as well as protection. There is no requirement and the Chinese do not HAVE to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. They just choose to as many western society choose to celebrate Easter or Christmas.
Thanksgiving is an annual celebration but just what is it actually a celebration of?
It shows how you will appreciate things.Detailed :Traditionally "Thanksgiving" is a type of harvest festival that can be traced back in any culture to ancient times when celebrations were held after harvesting; this can also include trade markets. See: Chinese Moon Festival "Zhongqiu Jie " (中秋節) - (c.2170 BC) - the oldest documented harvest festival.Historically speaking:The first "Thanksgiving" festivals in North America were practiced by all native cultures as fall festivals, gatherings, dances (pow-wows).The first European "Thanksgiving" in North America was given by 600 Spanish settlers that landed in St. Augustine Florida September 8th, 1565.The first "Official Thanksgiving" festival was part of The Virgina Charter 1607; the charter required a 'day of thanksgiving' - this can be seen as the first officially chartered day of such celebration in North America.The Continental Congress (the predecessor of the US Government) made a decree of such a celebration in 1777; the first national charter of such a celebration in North America.
What is Thanksgiving day a celebration of?
When the pilgrims first came to America during the winter many starved and died. The Indians showed them how to plant crops here and when the harvest came in a celebration was held that later became Thanksgiving.
