【Answer to Win Gift】What is the unique way to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan?

What is the unique way to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan?

     The Mid-Autumn Festival traditionally falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. It is called the Mid-Autumn Festival because it falls in the middle of the three months of autumn. It celebrates the full moon and is considered a symbol of reunion. This year, it falls on September 29th in the Gregorian calendar. The common customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival include family members having dinner together, sharing mooncakes, eating pomelos, admiring the moon, barbecuing, and carrying lanterns.

     In Taiwan, barbecue has become a way of celebration. We can’t call it a perfect Moon Festival without having a barbecue. The reason is very interesting. At that time, a Taiwanese company launched a new barbecue sauce and released an advertisement with a catchy slogan: When one family grills, ten thousand families smell the aroma. With the captivating line spread like wildfire, the company convinced Taiwanese people that barbecuing is a must-do for the Moon Festival.

     Taiwan's Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations may vary between different regions and families. In addition to traditional moon-viewing, mooncake-tasting, and other rituals, barbecue has become a unique celebration in Taiwan to add to the fun and joyful atmosphere. These activities also reflect the diversity and vitality of Taiwanese culture.

台灣慶祝中秋節的獨特方式

中秋節傳統上是在中國農曆八月十五日舉行。它之所以被稱為中秋節，是因為它落在秋天三個月中的中間。這個節日慶祝滿月，被視為團圓的象徵。今年根據格里高利曆，中秋節將於9月29日舉行。中秋節的常見習俗包括家人共聚一堂共享團圓晚餐、分食月餅和柚子、賞月、烤肉以及提燈籠。

在台灣，烤肉已成為慶祝中秋節的一種方式。如果沒有烤肉，我們就不能稱之為完美的中秋節。原因非常有趣。當時，一家台灣公司推出了一款新的烤肉醬，並發布了一個引人入勝的廣告口號：「一家烤肉，萬家香。」這句迷人的口號迅速傳播開來，使台灣人相信烤肉是中秋節必做的活動之一。

台灣的中秋節慶祝方式在不同地區和家庭間可能有所不同。除了傳統的賞月、品嚐月餅和其他儀式外，烤肉已成為台灣獨特的慶祝方式，增添了樂趣和歡樂氛圍。這些活動也反映了台灣文化的多樣性和活力。

Answer to win gift:

What is Taiwan’s unique ceremony to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? How does it become popular?

Please send your answer to ei0003@mail.wzu.edu.tw by September 30 along with your student ID and name. The top three students who provide the correct answer will receive a gift. The result will be announced in the early October on the college website.

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