yongding, fujian: the full moon brings people together and children share the joy of childhood
2024-09-16
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on september 13, chengdong kindergarten in yongding district held a mid-autumn festival themed event titled "the full moon brings reunion and children share this moment." (photo by xiong chuan)
as a traditional festival in my country, the mid-autumn festival carries a wealth of historical and cultural information. during this festival, we admire the moon, eat moon cakes, and carry lanterns. each custom contains profound cultural connotations. these traditional customs are an important carrier for cultivating children's cultural confidence.
the sweet fragrance of osmanthus fills the air, and the autumn breeze brings a refreshing coolness. on september 13, chengdong kindergarten in yongding district held a unique mid-autumn festival theme event of "the full moon, family reunion, and childlike hearts at this time". in the carefully decorated campus, the children gathered together to participate in this cultural feast. in the theme event "how much do you know about mid-autumn culture", the teachers introduced the origin and traditional customs of the mid-autumn festival to the children through vivid and interesting explanations and interactive questions and answers. the poetry and gesture dance "ancient moon" brought everyone's thoughts into the beautiful night of the full moon and family reunion. the manual activities were even more exciting. under the guidance of the teachers, the children made clay moon cakes, clay lanterns, mid-autumn handmade small round fans, etc., and experienced the fun of traditional handicrafts. the children not only exercised their hands-on ability and creativity, but also subtly felt the traditional atmosphere and cultural heritage of the mid-autumn festival.
under the guidance of the teacher, the children made clay moon cakes, clay lanterns, mid-autumn festival handmade small round fans and other crafts. (photo by xiong chuan)
"before, i only knew that we eat mooncakes during the mid-autumn festival. now i know why the mooncakes are round and why we need to reunite during the mid-autumn festival," said fan siting, a senior class student at chengdong kindergarten in yongding district, happily.
during the activity, teachers used exquisite ppt courseware to tell children the origin, customs and stories of the mid-autumn festival in a colorful way, so that children can understand that the mid-autumn festival means the reunion of the full moon, and it has the meaning of expressing lovesickness and praying for a good harvest. by painting the moon, drawing moon rabbits, making moon cakes, and pasting the moon to add love to the mid-autumn festival, children can not only experience the charm of traditional culture in person, but also enhance their sense of identity and pride in national culture in a subtle way.
the event site. (photo by xiong chuan)
"mid-autumn festival is a traditional festival in my country, carrying profound cultural connotations. we hold such an event to let children know the origin of mid-autumn festival and its cultural customs, so that children can more intuitively experience the unique charm of our traditional culture and enhance their cultural confidence." lai jufang, a kindergarten teacher at chengdong kindergarten in yongding district.
(xiong chuan | hu meidong, editor of china daily fujian news bureau)
source: china daily
