中秋节英文介绍

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第一种

Mid-autumn Day

Mid-autumn Day is a Chinese festival. It usually comes in September or October .On that day we usually eat a big dinner and mooncakes. It is said "Hou Yi" missed his wife, so he made mooncakes. It looks like the moon. There are many kinds of mooncakes. They are small round cakes with meat, nuts or something sweet inside . eating mooncakes has been our custom. Families stay outside in the open air eat a big dinner and mooncakes. The most important thing is looking at the moon, On that day, the moon kooks brighter and rounder. We call this moon the full moon. On that day, families get together, so we call this day getting –together. This is Mid –autumn Day. I love it very much. Because on that day I can eat mooncakes. And my brother comes back home. He works outside all year. Only that day and the Spring Festival. He comes back. So that day I am especially happy. On that day my family gets together

◆第一种

The joyous Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon，around the time of the autumn equinox（秋分）. Many referred to it simply as the “Fifteenth of the Eighth Moon”.

This day was also considered as a harvest festival since fruits，vegetables and grain had been harvested by this time and food was abundant. Food offerings were placed on an altar set up in the courtyard. Apples，pears，peaches，grapes，pomegranates（石榴），melons，oranges and pomelos（柚子）might be seen. Special foods for the festival included moon cakes，cooked taro（芋头）and water caltrope（菱角），a type of water chestnut resembling black buffalo horns. Some people insisted that cooked taro be included because at the time of creation，taro was the first food discovered at night in the moonlight. Of all these foods，it could not be omitted from the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The round moon cakes，measuring about three inches in diameter and one and a half inches in thickness，resembled Western fruitcakes in taste and consistency. These cakes were made with melon seeds（西瓜子），lotus seeds（莲籽），almonds（杏仁），minced meats，bean paste，orange peels and lard（猪油）. A golden yolk（蛋黄）from a salted duck egg was placed at the center of each cake，and the golden brown crust was decorated with symbols of the festival. Traditionally，thirteen moon cakes were piled in a pyramid to symbolize the thirteen moons of a “complete year，” that is，twelve moons plus one intercalary（闰月的）moon.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festivity for both the Han and minority nationalities. The custom of worshipping the moon can be traced back as far as the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties（2000 B.C.-1066 B.C.）. In the Zhou Dynasty（1066 B.C.-221 B.C.），people hold ceremonies to greet winter and worship the moon whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival sets in. It becomes very prevalent in the Tang Dynasty（618-907 A.D.）that people enjoy and worship the full moon. In the Southern Song Dynasty（1127-1279 A.D.），however，people send round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of their best wishes of family reunion. When it becomes dark，they look up at the full silver moon or go sightseeing on lakes to celebrate the festival. Since the Ming（1368-1644 A.D. ）and Qing Dynasties（1644-1911A.D.），the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration becomes unprecedented popular. Together with the celebration there appear some special customs in different parts of the country，such as burning incense（熏香），planting Mid-Autumn trees，lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances. However，the custom of playing under the moon is not so popular as it used to be nowadays，but it is not less popular to enjoy the bright silver moon. Whenever the festival sets in，people will look up at the full silver moon，drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home，and extending all of their best wishes to them.

Moon Cakes

There is this story about the moon-cake. during the Yuan dynasty（A.D. 1280-1368）China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty（A.D. 960-1280）were unhappy at submitting to the foreign rule，and set how to coordinate the rebellion without being discovered. The leaders of the rebellion，knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near，ordered the making of special cakes. Backed into each moon cake was a message with the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival，the rebels successfully attached and overthrew the government. Today，moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this legend and was called the Moon Cake.

For generations，moon cakes have been made with sweet fillings of nuts，mashed red beans，lotus-seed paste or Chinese dates（枣子），wrapped in a pastry. Sometimes a cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of the rich tasting dessert. People compare moon cakes to the plum pudding and fruit cakes which are served in the English holiday seasons.

Nowadays，there are hundreds varieties of moon cakes on sale a month before the arrival of Moon Festival

◆第二种

Mooncakes are to Mid-Autumn Festival what mince pies are to Christmas. The seasonal round cakes traditionally have a sweet filling of lotus seed paste or red bean paste and often have one or more salted duck eggs in the center to represent the moon. And the moon is what this celebration is all about. Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month, it is the time when the moon is said to be at its brightest and fullest. This year the festival falls on October 1.

There are two legends which claim to explain the tradition of eating mooncakes. One Tang Dynasty myth holds that the Earth once had 10 suns circling it. One day all 10 suns appeared at once, scorching the planet with their heat. It was thanks to a skillful archer named Hou Yi that the Earth was saved. He shot down all but one of the suns. As his reward, the Heavenly Queen Mother gave Hou Yi the Elixir of Immortality, but she warned him that he must use it wisely. Hou Yi ignored her advice and, corrupted by fame and fortune, became a tyrannical leader. Chang-Er, his beautiful wife, could no longer stand by and watch him abuse his power so she stole his Elixir and fled to the moon to escape his angry wrath. And thus began the legend of the beautiful woman in the moon, the Moon Fairy.

The second legend has it that during the Yuan Dynasty, an underground group led by Zhu Yuan Zang was determined to rid the country of Mongolian dominance. The moon cake was created to carry a secret message. When the cake was opened and the message read, an uprising was unleashed which successfully routed the Mongolians. It happened at the time of the full moon, which, some say, explains why mooncakes are eaten at this time.

Mooncakes are usually stamped with Chinese characters indicating the name of the bakery and the type of filling used. Some bakeries will even stamp them with your family name so that you can give personalised ones to friends and family. They are usually presented in boxes of four which indicate the four phases of the moon. Traditional mooncakes are made with melted lard, but today vegetable oil is more often used in the interests of health.

Mooncakes are not for the diet-conscious as they are loaded with calories. The best way to wash down one of these sticky cakes is with a cup of Chinese tea, especially Jasmine or Chrysanthemum tea, which aids the digestion.

中秋节吃月饼就像西方人圣诞节吃百果馅饼一样，是必不可少的。圆圆的月饼中通常包有香甜的莲子馅或是红豆馅，馅的中央还会加上一个金黄的咸鸭蛋黄来代表月亮。而月亮正是中秋节庆祝的主题。每年农历8月15日人们一起庆祝中秋，据说这一天的月亮是一年中最亮最圆的。今年的中秋节恰好是阳历的10月1日（中国的国庆日）。

关于吃月饼这个传统的来历有两个传说。一个是唐朝的神话故事，说的是当时地球被10个太阳包围着。有一天10个太阳同时出现在天空中，巨大的热量几乎把地球烤焦了。多亏一位名叫后羿的神箭手射下了9个太阳，地球才被保住。为了奖励后羿，王母娘娘赐给后羿一种长生不老药，但是王母警告他必须正当使用。然而后羿没有理会王母娘娘的警告，他被名利冲昏了头脑，变成了一个暴君。后羿美丽的妻子嫦娥对他的暴行再也不能袖手旁观，于是她偷走了后羿的长生不老药，飞到月亮上逃避后羿的狂怒。从此就有了关于月宫仙子嫦娥，这个月亮上的美丽女人的传说。

第二个传说讲的是在元朝，朱元璋领导的起义军计划起义来摆脱蒙古族的统治。他们用月饼来传递密信。掰开月饼就可以找到里面的密信，起义军通过这种方式成功的发动了起义，赶走了元朝的统治者。这场起义发生在八月十五之时，于是中秋节吃月饼的习俗便在民间传开来。

Mid-autumn Day

Mid-autumn Day is a Chinese festival. It usually comes in September or October .On that day we usually eat a big dinner and mooncakes. It is said "Hou Yi" missed his wife, so he made mooncakes. It looks like the moon. There are many kinds of mooncakes. They are small round cakes with meat, nuts or something sweet inside . eating mooncakes has been our custom. Families stay outside in the open air eat a big dinner and mooncakes. The most important thing is looking at the moon, On that day, the moon kooks brighter and rounder. We call this moon the full moon. On that day, families get together, so we call this day getting –together. This is Mid –autumn Day. I love it very much. Because on that day I can eat mooncakes. And my brother comes back home. He works outside all year. Only that day and the Spring Festival. He comes back. So that day I am especially happy. On that day my family gets together

Mid-autumn Day is a Chinese festival. It usually comes in September or October .On that day we usually eat a big dinner and mooncakes. It is said "Hou Yi" missed his wife, so he made mooncakes. It looks like the moon. There are many kinds of mooncakes. They are small round cakes with meat, nuts or something sweet inside .

The Moon Festival or Mid –autumn Festival is one of the three major traditional festivals celebrated by Chinese people. Like harvest time in other countries, the Mid-autumn Festival actually began as a thanksgiving celebration, honoring the Soil God and the Crop God.

The

joyous

Mid-Autumn

Festival,

the

third

and

last

festival

for

the

living,

was

celebrated

on

the

fifteenth

day

of

the

eighth

moon,

around

the

time

of

the

autumn

equinox.

Many

referred

to

it

simply

as

the

"Fifteenth

of

the

Eighth

Moon".

In

the

Western

calendar,

the

day

of

the

festival

usually

occurred

sometime

between

the

second

week

of

September

and

the

second

week

ofOctober.

This

day

was

also

considered

a

harvest

festival

since

fruits,

vegetables

and

grain

had

been

harvested

by

this

time

and

food

was

abundant.

With

delinquent

accounts

settled

prior

to

the

festival

,

it

was

a

time

for

relaxation

and

celebration.

Food

offerings

were

placed

on

an

altar

set

up

in

the

courtyard.

Apples,

pears,

peaches,

grapes,

pomegranates

,

melons,

oranges

and

pomelos

might

be

seen.

Special

foods

for

the

festival

included

moon

cakes,

cooked

taro,

edible

snails

from

the

taro

patches

or

rice

paddies

cooked

with

sweet

basil,

and

water

caltrope,

a

type

of

water

chestnut

resembling

black

buffalo

horns.

Some

people

insisted

that

cooked

taro

be

included

because

at

the

time

of

creation,

taro

was

the

first

food

discovered

at

night

in

the

moonlight.

Of

all

these

foods,

it

could

not

be

omitted

from

the

Mid-Autumn

Festival.

The

round

moon

cakes,

measuring

about

three

inches

in

diameter

and

one

and

a

half

inches

in

thickness,

resembled

Western

fruitcakes

in

taste

and

consistency.

These

cakes

were

made

with

melon

seeds,

lotus

seeds,

almonds,

minced

meats,

bean

paste,

orange

peels

and

lard.

A

golden

yolk

from

a

salted

duck

egg

was

placed

at

the

center

of

each

cake,

and

the

golden

brown

crust

was

decorated

with

symbols

of

the

festival.

Traditionally,

thirteen

moon

cakes

were

piled

in

a

pyramid

to

symbolize

the

thirteen

moons

of

a

"complete

year,"

that

is,

twelve

moons

plus

one

intercalary

moon.

Origin

The

Mid-Autumn

Festival

is

a

traditional

festivity

for

both

the

Han

and

minority

nationalities.

The

custom

of

worshipping

the

moon

(called

xi

yue

in

Chinese)

can

be

traced

back

as

far

as

the

ancient

Xia

and

Shang

Dynasties

(2000

B.C.-1066

B.C.).

In

the

Zhou

Dynasty(1066

B.C.-221

B.C.),

people

hold

ceremonies

to

greet

winter

and

worship

the

moon

whenever

the

Mid-Autumn

Festival

sets

in.

It

becomes

very

prevalent

in

the

Tang

Dynasty(618-907

A.D.)

that

people

enjoy

and

worship

the

full

moon.

In

the

Southern

Song

Dynasty

(1127-1279

A.D.),

however,

people

send

round

moon

cakes

to

their

relatives

as

gifts

in

expression

of

their

best

wishes

of

family

reunion.

When

it

becomes

dark,

they

look

up

at

the

full

silver

moon

or

go

sightseeing

on

lakes

to

celebrate

the

festival.

Since

the

Ming

(1368-1644

A.D.

)

and

Qing

Dynasties

(1644-1911A.D.),

the

custom

of

Mid-Autumn

Festival

celebration

becomes

unprecedented

popular.

Together

with

the

celebration

there

appear

some

special

customs

in

different

parts

of

the

country,

such

as

burning

incense,

planting

Mid-Autumn

trees,

lighting

lanterns

on

towers

and

fire

dragon

dances.

However,

the

custom

of

playing

under

the

moon

is

not

so

popular

as

it

used

to

be

nowadays,

but

it

is

not

less

popular

to

enjoy

the

bright

silver

moon.

Whenever

the

festival

sets

in,

people

will

look

up

at

the

full

silver

moon,

drinking

wine

to

celebrate

their

happy

life

or

thinking

of

their

relatives

and

friends

far

from

home,

and

extending

all

of

their

best

wishes

to

them.

Moon

Cakes

Mid-autumn

Day

is

a

Chinese

festival.

It

usually

comes

in

September

or

October

.On

that

day

we

usually

eat

a

big

dinner

and

mooncakes.

It

is

said

"Hou

Yi"

missed

his

wife,

so

he

made

mooncakes.

It

looks

like

the

moon.

There

are

many

kinds

of

mooncakes.

They

are

small

round

cakes

with

meat,

nuts

or

something

sweet

inside

.

eating

mooncakes

has

been

our

custom.

Families

stay

outside

in

the

open

air

eat

a

big

dinner

and

mooncakes.

The

most

important

thing

is

looking

at

the

moon,

On

that

day,

the

moon

kooks

brighter

and

rounder.

We

call

this

moon

the

full

moon.

On

that

day,

families

get

together,

so

we

call

this

day

getting

–together.

middle autumn festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early Tang Dynasty and prevailed in the Song Dynasty. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had become one of the traditional Chinese festivals with the same reputation as the Spring Festival。

Influenced by Chinese culture, Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival for some countries in East and Southeast Asia, especially for local Chinese and overseas Chinese. Since 2008, Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national legal holiday。