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Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节了解中秋节General Knowledgeof the Mid-Autumn FestivalTheMid-Autumn Festivalis agrand traditionalfestival in China.中秋是中国盛大的传统节日The fifteenthday of the eighthlunar monthis the Mid-Autumn FestivalinChina.每年的农历八月十五是传统的中秋节A fullmoon is a symbolthat reflectspeoples wishesfor afamily reunion.圆圆的月亮寄托了人们对家庭圆满的愿望In ancient times,the moonwas alwaysviewed asthe symbolof brightness,purity andgoodness byscholars,and itmade peoplehappy.Moreover,people regardedthe moonas atestimony ofheaven tohumanaffairs.This kindof harmonybetween manand natureisaunique emotionshared byChinesepeople,and isalso theorigin of the Mid-Autumn Festival.在古代文人眼中,月亮是光明、纯洁和美好的象征,带给人们美好的感受人们将月亮看作上天对人事的见证这种人与自然的和谐是中国人特有的情感,也是中秋节的起源中秋传说Legends ofthe Mid-Autumn FestivalAccordingto legend,in ancienttimes,ten sunsappeared inthe skyat the same time.Being exposedtothe scorchingsunlight andthe searingheat wasunbearable forhumans.Then ahero namedHouyiemerged.He shotdown ninesuns,creating balanceon Earth.相传,在远古时代,天上同时出现了十个太阳暴晒和高温使得民不聊生有一名叫后羿的英雄出现,射下了九个太阳,拯救了世界Therefore,the QueenMother gavehim theImmortal Pillas areward.Change,the wifeof Houyi,ate theelixirby mistakeand becamea fairy.She hadto flyto the moon andcannot goback tothe earth.因此,王母娘娘赐予他不死神丹以示嘉奖嫦娥,后羿的妻子,因误食神丹而羽化成仙她只得飞向月亮,自此不能下凡Customs oftheMid-Autumn Festival中秋习俗Worshiping themoon祭月Since ancienttimes,in someareas ofGuangdong,people havefollowed the custom of worshiping themoon god“on thenight oftheMid-Autumn Festival.自古以来,在广东部分地区,人们都有在中秋晚上拜祭月神的习俗As oneoftheimportant ritualsoftheMid-Autumn Festival,thecustomofworshipingthemoonhascontinued fromancienttimesuntil today.It hasgradually evolvedinto afolk activityto appreciateandpraise themoon.These days,it hasbecome anactivity formodern peopleto showtheir desirefor afamily reunion andhope fora betterlife.祭月作为中秋节重要的祭礼之一,从古代延续至今,逐渐演化为民间的赏月、颂月活动,同时也成为现代人渴望团聚、寄托对生活美好愿望的主要形态Eating mooncakes吃月饼Eating mooncakesis animportant customduring theMid-Autumn Festival.Mooncakes wereoriginallyused asofferings toworship themoongod”.Later,people graduallyregarded eating mooncakes withtheirfamily asa symbolof familyunity.吃月饼是中秋节的重要习俗月饼最初是用来祭奉月神的供品,后来家人们一起品尝月饼成了团圆的一大象征Due todifferent dietcustoms indifferent places,there arevarious types of mooncakes,includingtraditional flavorsof fivekernels,egg yolk,jujube paste,sweet beanpaste andso on.Today,people have因各地的饮食习俗不同,created newtypesofice cream,durian mooncakesand moreunique delicacies.月饼的种类五花八门,包括传统的五仁、蛋黄、枣泥、豆沙等口味如今,还演变出了冰激凌、榴莲月饼等等Although theflavors arechanging,the meaningof afamilyreunionremains embodiedin mooncakes.The Chinesecustoms ofeatingmooncakesand theirexpectation fora reunionduring theMid-AutumnFestival remainthesame.虽然月饼的口味在变,但团圆的寓意一直未曾改变中国人吃月饼的习俗和对中秋团圆的期盼也从未改变。