Mid-Autumn Festival Experienced in Chinese Class in Latvia University of Agriculture
当地时间10月4日，正值中秋佳节来临之际，拉脱维亚大学孔子学院下设拉脱维亚农业大学教学点在汉语课上也体验了一把中秋节。
首先，汉语教师志愿者为学生们介绍了“中秋节”三个汉字的意义及写法。随后播放了介绍中秋节的视频，讲解了中秋节的由来、“嫦娥奔月”的神话故事，不仅介绍了中秋节的传统习俗，还讲解了现代中国人的新式中秋-多种新颖的月饼馅儿以及烧烤赏月等等，同时还介绍了周边文化圈内其他也有中秋节的国家及习俗，带领学生通过对比、拓展的方法，从各方面了解中秋节。
伴随着“明月几时有”的旋律，汉语教师志愿者与学生们手握中拉两国国旗及月饼合影留念，最后共同品尝月饼。学生们第一次品尝月饼，感到非常开心，纷纷称赞月饼的精致与美味。
Local time on October 4th, in the traditional Chinese festival on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The students in Chinese class in Latvia University of Agriculture experienced the Mid-Autumn Festival at that day.
Experiencing from the introduction of meaning and writing of characters- “中秋节”. Then playing the video of the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival as well as the story of moon goddess-Chang’e. Not only introduced the traditional custom, but also the innovative modern celebrate way of Mid-Autumn Festival, such as BBQ while admiring the full moon, and a variety of moon cake stuffing and so on. It also introduced the peripheral cultural circle in other countries’ custom of Mid-Autumn Festival. By introducing though comparison, expansion methods, students can know the Mid-Autumn Festival from various aspects.
With wonderful melody-“when will the moon be bright”, Chinese volunteer teacher and students held two countries’ flags and took a group photo to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival. The last part was eating the moon cakes , it was the first time for students to eat the moon cake, they are constantly praising their good taste and fancy appearance .