She was accompanied by her siblings Helios and Eos, the sun and dawn respectively. Selene: The moon goddess in ancient Greek mythology was famous for pulling the moon across the sky in her silver chariot drawn by two winged horses. The Central Weather Bureau says the moon will look larger a. The rare occurrence of a super moon, a blood moon, and a blue moon all happening simultaneously was seen last night by millions of people all over the world. People set up open-air altars facing the moon while the Goddess’ favourtie - fruits and cakes are offered. Taiwan is expected to see a rare red supermoon on the night after the Mid-Autumn Festival. She is worshipped during the Mid-Autumn Festival in China and Vietnam. Here are a few mythical stories of the moon from different traditions.Ĭhang’e: The Chinese goddess of the moon, consumed the potion of immortality that was gifted to her husband, Houyi, following which she flew to the heavens and became a permanent resident on the moon. With the sun being a steady source of light, rising and setting day after day, it was the everchanging shape of the moon that made people fear and worship it. While developments in technology have equipped us with such information, in ancient times people had only their imaginations to rely on.
In China, it's a reunion time for families, a little like Thanksgiving.
BLOOD MOON SUPERMOON MIDAUTUMN FESTIVAL FULL
It is also celebrated by many other Asian countries, such as Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Sunday, September 27th, 2015 is a full moon, and the date of this year’s Chinese Moon Festival (also called Mid-Autumn Festival) which is also celebrated in Vietnam and Japan (and elsewhere in Asia, too) with moon gazing and the eating of special foods, such as round white dumplings in Japan or in China, the famous moon cakes. It is the second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year. The moon appears red because the sun is completely obscured by the earth. Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu Jie () in Chinese, is also called the Moon Festival or the Mooncake Festival. Tonight’s full moon is the closest the moon has been to earth in almost 69 years and will be this close again only in 2034. In China, this month's rare lunar event also converges with a mid-autumn moon festival, prompting the budget air carrier Spring Airlines to offer scenic 'moon-viewing' flights from September 26 - 28. A blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse, which is when the Earth lines up exactly between the moon and the sun.
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