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Autumn Moon Festival: Storytime with Carol Gwo

September 14, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

$7.95 – $10.95
View Venue Website, 239 NW Everett St, Portland, OR 97209 + Google Map

Most cultures have a harvest festival and China is no exception. Zhong Qiu Jie (中秋节), the Autumn Moon Festival, has roots back to ancient times and is an important traditional Chinese holiday. Traditionally taking place on the fifteenth day of the eight month of the lunar calendar, the Autumn Moon Festival is usually on or close to the time of the “Harvest Moon” when the moon appears at its fullest during the autumnal equinox.

Chinese storytellers have many tales about the Moon Palace and the inhabitants of the moon. One of the most endearing characters of many moon stories is a short-tailed rabbit that pounds the elixir of immortality with a mortar and pestle under a grove of cassia trees.

The most popular inhabitant of the moon stories is the goddess Chang Er. Her tale is a sad one in which she mistakenly swallowed a magic solution of immortality and rose up to inhabit the moon. Her husband, Hou Yi, is fated to govern the solar realm. They only meet when the moon is full. Visit Lan Su’s Garden Shop for more books on Chinese stories and festivals.

Chinese Story Time is for all ages; families with children between the age of four and ten years will especially love this activity.

Venue

Lan Su Chinese Garden
239 NW Everett St
Portland, OR 97209
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Phone
503-228-8131
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Organizer

Lan Su Chinese Garden
Phone:
503-228-8131
Email:
info@lansugarden.org
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