Special - Mid-Autumn Festival: Fly Me to The Moon

The History of China

Chris Stewart

History

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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A brief history of Mid-Autumn Festival, and the tale of Hou Yi the Archer & the Ten Suns, and Chang'e & the Moon Fill my heart with song, and let me sing forever more You are all I long for, all I worship and adore Sources: Barlett, Scarlett. The Mythology Bible: The Definitive Guide to Legendary Tales. Masaka, Mori. “Restoring the ‘Epic of Hou Yi’” in Asian Folklore Studies, vol. 52, no. 5. Yang, Lihui, Demin An, and Jessica Anderson Turner. Handbook of Chinese Mythology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an AirWave Media Podcast.
0:06.0	Have you ever gazed in wonder at the Great Pyramid?
0:10.0	Have you marveled at the golden face of Tutankhamun?
0:13.0	Or admired the delicate features of Queen Nefertiti?
0:17.0	If you have, you'll probably like the History of Egypt podcast.
0:22.0	Every week, we explore tales of this ancient culture.
0:26.0	The History of Egypt is available wherever you get your podcasting fix.
0:30.0	Come, let me introduce you to the world of ancient Egypt.
0:46.0	Hello and welcome to the History of China.
0:50.0	Holiday Special for Mid-Autumn.
0:56.0	Fly me to the Moon.
1:00.0	Happy September 10th, 2022, a special day this year,
1:04.0	because it marks one of the major Chinese and East Asian holidays.
1:08.0	Mid-Autumn Festival, known as Zhongxiaojie in Chinese,
1:11.0	Tsusok in Korea, Tsukimi in Japan,
1:14.0	Tetchungtu in Vietnam, and by many other names all over the world.
1:19.0	It is a lunar holiday, celebrating the eighth full moon of the Chinese Lunar Solar Calendar,
1:24.0	which means that it is variably held between mid-September, as in this year,
1:29.0	and as late as early October.
1:31.0	What is the purpose of this holiday?
1:33.0	Why the same is the point of just about any autonomous holiday, of course?
1:36.0	Harvest time.
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