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Mid-AutumnFestivalcontents1Abstract2Origin3Legend4socialcustomsMid-autumnDay

Mid-autumnDayisaChinesefestival.Itcomesonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthlunarmonth.Onthatdayweusuallyeatabigdinnerandeatmooncakes.Therearemanykindsofmooncakes.Theyaresmallroundcakeswithmeat,nutsorsomethingsweetinside.Eating

mooncakeshasbeenourcustom.Familiesstayingoutsideintheopenairhaveabigdinnerandmooncakes.Themostimportantthingislookingatthemoon.Onthatday,themoonlooksbrighterandrounder.Wecallthismoonthefullmoon.Onthatday,familiesgettogether,sowecallthisdayGetting–togetherDay.

AbstractTheNameOf

Mid-AutumnFestival

InChina,everyseasonisdividedintoMeng(孟),Zhong(仲),Ji(季)threeparts,sotheMid-AutumnFestival

alsocallsZhongqiu(仲秋).

August15th,themoonisrounderandbrighterthanthatintheothermonths,soit’scalled“YueXi(月夕)”.Thisnight,peoplelookupthebrightmoon,willnaturallylookforwardtofamilyreunion.Peoplewhoarefarawayfromhome,alsotakethiswaytoexpresstheirthoughtsofhomeandfamilyaffection.Therefore,theMid-AutumnFestival,alsoknownas“Reunion.“(团圆节)

TheMid-AutumnFestivalisatraditionalfestivity(庆典)forboththeHanandminoritynationalities.Thecustomofworshipping（崇拜）themooncanbetracedback（追溯到）asfarastheancientXiaandShangDynasties(2000B.C.-1066B.C.).IntheZhouDynasty(1066B.C.-221B.C.),peopleholdceremoniestogreetwinterandworshipthemoon.Itbecomesveryprevalent（盛行）intheTangDynasty(618-907A.D.)thatpeopleenjoyandworshipthefullmoon.IntheSouthernSongDynasty(1127-1279A.D.),however,peoplesendroundmooncakestotheirrelativesasgiftsinexpressionoftheirbestwishesoffamilyreunion（团聚）.Whenitbecomesdark,theylookupatthefullsilvered(银色的)moonorgosightseeingonlakestocelebratethefestival.SincetheMing(1368-1644A.D.)andQingDynasties(1644-1911A.D.),thecustomofMid-AutumnFestivalcelebrationbecomesunprecedented(前所未有的)popular.Togetherwiththecelebrationthereappearsomespecialcustomsindifferentpartsofthecountry,suchasburningincense,plantingMid-Autumntrees,lightinglanternsontowersandfiredragondances.However,thecustomofplayingunderthemoonisnotsopopularasitusedtobenowadays,butitisnotlesspopulartoenjoythebrightsilveredmoon.Wheneverthefestivalsetsin（到来）,peoplewilllookupatthefullsilveredmoon,drinkingwinetocelebratetheirhappylifeorthinkingoftheirrelativesandfriendsfarfromhome,andextending（给予，提供）alloftheirbestwishestothem.

origin"Zhong

Qiu

Jie",whichisalsoknownastheMid-AutumnFestival,iscelebratedonthe15thdayofthe8thmonthofthelunarcalendar.Itisatimeforfamilymembersandlovedonestocongregateandenjoythefullmoon-anauspicioussymbolofabundance,harmonyandluck.AdultswillusuallyindulgeinfragrantmooncakesofmanyvarietiespipingagoodcupofhotChinesetea,whilethelittleonesrunaroundwiththeirbrightly-litlanterns.

农历八月十五日是中国的传统节日——中秋节。在这天，每个家庭都团聚在一起，一家人共同观赏象征丰裕、和谐和幸运的圆月。此时，大人们吃着美味的月饼，品着热腾腾的香茗，而孩子们则在一旁拉着兔子灯尽情玩耍。

TheLegendofMid-autumnFestival

Accordingtolegend,inancienttime,oneyear,tensunsappearedinthesky,thewaterintheplanetdried,peoplecouldn’tliveanylonger.Theearthwassavedwhenastrongarcher,HouYi,succeededinshootingdown9ofthesuns.Sohebecomefamousandhavehisapprentices(徒弟).CHANG‘ETheMoon

Goddess

Oneday,Hou

yi

wentoutwithhisstudent!OnestudentcalledPeng

Meng,heknewthatHouYi‘swife,Chang

E,hassomethingthatcanletpeoplebecomeimmortal!(神仙)Peng

Mengwantedtobeaimmortal,soheusedaknife,andsaidtoChangEifshedoesn'tgivehimthatthing,shewilldie!

ChangE

didn'twantPeng

Mengtobeaimmortalandsheatethatthingandbecame

immortal.ChangEFliesToTheMoonThenwewilltellyouainterestingstoryabouttherabbitofChang-E!Accordingtolegend,therearethreegodsintothreepooroldman,seekingfoodtoafox,amonkeyandarabbit,thefoxandthemonkeyhadfoodtorelieve(救助),onlyhelplessrabbit.ThenRabbitsaid:“Youcaneatthemeatofmine!”Thenleapintothefire,fairywasdeeplymovedandtakenontherabbittothepalacetoaccompaniedChangE,andrammingelixir(长生不老药).玉兔捣药

相传有三位神仙变成三个可怜的老人，向狐狸、猴子、兔子求食，狐狸与猴子都有食物可以济助，唯有兔子束手无策。后来兔子说：“你们吃我的肉吧！”就跃入烈火中，将自己烧熟，神仙大受感动，把兔子送到月宫内，成了玉兔。陪伴嫦娥,并捣制长生不老药。.

ANOTHERLEGENDThereareahighfivehundredZhang（=3.3meters）laurelinsidethelegendmoon.DuringHan

dynasty,therwasapersonwhoiscalledWuGang,hewasabsorbedinhowtobeaimmortal.Thereforetheemperorbecameangryandlethim

resideinthepalaceofthemoon,madehimcutdowncinnamoninthepalaceofthemoon,andsaid:“Ifyoucancutdownthiscinnamon,Iwillgiveyoumagic”.ButeverytimeWuGangchops(砍),theaxe（斧子）getsawaybutthetreewoundhealsrightaway,

ThenWuGangchopscinnamondayafterday,andcannotcutsdownthecinnamoninthepalaceofthemoon.传说月亮里有一棵高五百丈的月桂树。汉朝时有个叫吴刚的人，醉心于仙道而不专心学习，因此天帝震怒，把他居留在月宫，令他在月宫伐桂树，并说：“如果你砍倒桂树，就可获仙术。”但吴刚每砍一斧，斧起而树创伤就马上愈合，日复一日，吴刚伐桂的愿望仍未达成，因此吴刚在月宫常年伐桂，始终砍不倒这棵树,因而后世的人得以见到吴刚在月中无休无止砍伐月桂的形象。吴刚伐桂thecustomofMid-AutumnFestivaleatmoon-cake(吃月饼)moonwalk(走月亮)firethetowerlight(点塔灯)fireDouxiang(烧斗香)Worshipmoonputtheskylights(放天灯)planttheMid-Autumn(树中秋)enjoythemoon(赏月)eatmoon-cake(吃月饼)

Ancientmooncakewaseatenasasacrifice(祭品)intheMid-AutumnFestival,duetothepassageoftime,themooncakehasbeenalienated(异化)intotheMid-AutumnFestivalfoodandgifts.ThecustomofeatingmooncakefestivalappearedintheTangDynasty.DifferentKindsofMooncakesNowadays,themooncakesaremadeinallkindsofshapes.Theroundshapeofmooncakesjustsymbolizesnotonlythemoonbutalsotheunityofthefamily.

fireDouxiang(烧斗香)enjoythemoon(赏月)

EnjoythemoonisthemostpopularactivityintheMid-autumnFestival.Thecustomofscholarstocelebratethemoonfestivalcomesfrom

sacrificingthemoon,serioussacrificebecameanamusement.Moonactivitiesbegan

duringWeiandJinDynasties.,but

itcannotbeacustom.untilTangDynasty.EnjoyingthesightofthemoonbecamepopularattheMid-AutumnFestival,What”s

more,they

asloreadmanypoems.Durin