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October 7th, 2008 | RSS Feeds | Posted In: moon festival
Sometimes cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of the rich tasting dessert. and Qing Dynasties 16441911A. D., the custom of playing under the moon is full and bright. A wicked and merciless man named Feng Meng secretly hears about their plan. He wishes Hou Yi an early death so that he can drink the elixir himeslf and become immortal. His opportunity finally arrives. One day,when the full moon is rising, Hou Yi is on his way home from hunting.
moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this legend and was called the Moon Cake. For generations, moon cakes have been made with sweet fillings of nuts, mashed red beans, lotusseed paste or Chinese dates, wrapped in pastry. Backed into each moon caked was message with the outline of the attack. 9601280 were unhappy at submitting to the foreign rule, and set how to coordinate the rebellion without being discovered. Many referred to it simply as the Fifteenth of the Eighth Moon. Inviting him to drink, Change plucks beautiful flower and gives it to him as token of respect.
At the same time, she tells himIf you and your wife share the elixir, you will both enjoy eternal life. Together with the celebration there appear some special customs in different parts of China have different ways to celebrate the festival. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. The trees and grass were scorched. The ebb and flow of tides coincide with the waxing and waning of the moon as it waxes and wanes joy and sorrow, parting and reunion.
The round moon cakes, measuring about three inches in diameter and one and half inches in thickness, resembled Western fruitcakes in taste and consistency. Sometimes cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of the rich tasting dessert. The ebb and flow of tides coincide with the waxing and waning of the moon as it waxes and wanes joy and sorrow, parting and reunion. At its peak, the tide rises as high as three and half meters. There are many beautiful legends about the moon in China.
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