英语介绍：中秋节

TheMid-autumnFestival组员:2：ChineseMid-AutumnFestivalisoneofthefourmajortraditionalfestivals.中秋节是中国四大传统节日之一。1：lunarAugust15th（农历八月十五）Time：theotherthree？春节TheSpringFestival,元宵节theLanternFestival端午节theDragonBoatFestivalTheOrigin故事起源OneofthefourtraditionalChinesefestivals.TheSpringFestival,Tomb-sweepingDay,Dragon-boatFestivalThe15thdayoftheeighthChina’slunarmonthEmperorsprayedtoHeavenforaprosperousyear.Farmerswereoverwhelmedwithjoywhentheyhadaharvest.中国四大传统节日之一，其它三个节日是春节，清明节，端午节，我们将之定期是中国农历八月十五日。旧社会时，在这一天，君王等统冶阶级祁求一年好运，农民等低层社会人们也庆祝（历史背景）“中秋”一词，最早见于《周礼》。根据我国古代历法，农历八月十五日，在一年秋季的八月中旬，故称“中秋”。中秋节的盛行始于宋朝，至明清时，已与元旦齐名，成为我国的主要节日之一。HistorybackgroundAutumnis,firstseeninRites.AccordingtoancientChinesecalendar,theLunarAugust15,mid-yearfallinAugust,socalledautumn.Mid-AutumnFestivalbeganintheprevalenceofantiquity,hasbeenparwithNewYear'sDayhasbecomeoneofChina'smajorfestivals.中秋节传说HouYishootsdownninesuns.后羿射日AccordingtoChinesemythology,theearthoncehad10sunscirclingoverit.Oneday,all10sunsappearedtogether,scorchingtheearthwiththeirheat.Theearthwassavedwhenastrongarcher,HouYi,succeededinshootingdown9ofthesuns.Yistoletheelixir(长生药）oflifetosavethepeoplefromhistyrannicalrule,buthiswife,Chang-Edrankit.ThusstartedthelegendoftheladyinthemoontowhomyoungChinesegirlswouldprayattheMid-AutumnFestival.Chang’efliestothemoon.嫦娥奔月WuGangcutsthelaurel.吴刚伐桂Wuyanworshipsthemoon.无盐拜月中秋诗句ThePoems•但愿人长久，•千里共婵娟。•Maythepeopleliveforever,andsharethemoonshineacrossvastdistancestogether.ThePoems•Asthemoonrisesabovethesea,wesharethesametimethoughwearefarapart.ThePoems•春江潮水连海平，•海上明月共潮生。•Inspring,theriverrisesashighasthesea.Andwiththeriver’srisethemoonuprisesbright.Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneveronethinksofone'sdearonesfaraway.每逢佳节倍思亲Customs风俗EatingCulture中秋节这一天人们都要吃月饼以示“团圆”。月饼，又叫胡饼、宫饼、月团、丰收饼、团圆饼等，是古代中秋祭拜月神的供品。OntheMid-AutumnFestival,peoplehavetoeatmooncaketoshowReunion.Mooncake,alsoknownasHucake,piepalace,monthlygroup,harvestcake,reunioncake,aretheofferingsofancientmoonworshipMoon.Mooncakes广告之后不再回来谢谢观赏！Wouldyouliketogoandadmirethebeautyofthemoonwithmetonight?