Tsukimi

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TSUKIMI??

• Moon Viewing
• Harvest Moon Festival

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HISTORY

• It began as a celebration of a bountiful harvest
  by farmers.
• In the Heian period, the custom of viewing the
  moon, was introduced to Japan. This was
  influenced by Chinas mid-autumn festivals.
• Before long, Japanese aristocrats began viewing
  the moon on their boats, where they composed
  beautiful poetry.

ACTIVITY FIND A WORD OR PHRASE WITH THE SAME
MEANING AS
WATCHING
FALL
TRADITION
SOON
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• - Anonymous

Presenter Notes
Moon after moon, there are so many moons to
be viewed, but as for   a MOON-VIEWING moon there
is none other than this moons moon!

Month after month, there are so many moons to be
viewed. But as for the moon-viewing moon, there
is none other than this months moon.

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Please write a few sentences to explain Japanese
moon viewing customs.

• USEFUL WORDS
• tradition rabbits dumplingsrice
  flour poems celebrate full moon lunar pampas
  grass (?)calendar decorate gatheringchestnut
  taro dishes
• E.g. My family celebrates Tsukimi by decorating
  the house with pampas grass.
• E.g. My family eats dumplings and taro.

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AUTUMN FESTIVALS

• LUNAR

• HARVEST

• China Zhongqiu Jié (???)
• Hong Kong Jung-chau Jit (???)
• Taiwan Zhongqiu Jié (???)
• Vietnam T?t Trung Thu
• Singapore, Malaysia Zhongqiu Jié (???), Lantern
  Festival, Mooncake Festival
• South and North Korea Chuseok (??)

• Russia and Eastern Europe Dozynki (???????)
• USA, Canada Thanksgiving
• Germany, Austria Erntedankfest
• Israel Sukkot

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Erntedankfest Germany Austria
Chuseok North South Korea
Dozynki Russia Eastern Europe
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Singapore, 2018
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IDIOMS EXPRESSIONS
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over the moon

• to be very happy or delighted about something

Your sentence ___________________________________
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_________________________
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once in a blue moon

• once in awhile
• rarely seldom
• not often
• E.g. I only eat fugu or pufferfish once in a
  blue moon because it is expensive.
• Your sentence ___________________________________
  _______________________________________

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many moons ago

• a long time ago
• E.g. I last visited Bangkok many moons ago. It
  has changed a lot since then.

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ask for the moon

• to make unreasonable demands
• E.g. The pop star asks for the moon when she
  travels. She insists on flying by private jet,
  with caviar and the finest champagne onboard.

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honeymoon

• a vacation after a wedding to celebrate the
  marriage
• honeymoon perioda length of time at the start
  of something new when mistakes may be overlooked
  grace period

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promise (somebody) the moon

• to say you will do way more than you can achieve
• to promise much more than you can deliver
• over-promise
• E.g. He promised me the moon, but none of his
  promises came true.

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to the moon and back

• to show how much you care about someone
• E.g. I love you to the moon and back.
• E.g. I would go to the moon and back to make you
  my wife.

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Quiz

• After their wedding, Jun and Keira spent 2 weeks
  in Hawaii for their _____________.
• I was ______ the moon when I found out that I was
  accepted into my favorite university.
• Mr. Lee __________ our company the moon, but he
  hasnt met any of the deadlines for his project.