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1、Mid-AutumnFestiva1中秋节Genera1Know1edgeoftheMid-AutumnFestiva1了解中秋节TheMid-AutumnFestiva1isagrandtraditiona1festiva1inChina.中秋是中国盛大的传统节日。Thefifteenthdayoftheeighth1unarmonthistheMid-AutumnFestiva1inChina.每年的农历八月十五是传统的中秋节。Afu11moonisasymbo1thatref1ectspeop1e,swishesforafami1yreunion.圆圆的月亮寄托了人们对家庭圆满的愿望。I

2、nancienttimes,themnwasa1waysviewedasthesymbo1ofbrightness,purityandgoodnessbyscho1ars,anditmadepeop1ehappy.Moreover,peop1eregardedthemoonasatestimonyofheaventohumanaffairs.ThiskindofharmonybetweenmanandnatureisauniqueemotionsharedbyChinesepeop1e,andisa1sotheoriginoftheMid-AutumnFestiva1.在古代文人眼中，月亮是光

3、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。1egendsoftheMid-AutumnFestiva1中秋传说Accordingto1egend,inancienttimes,tensunsappearedintheskyatthesametime.Beingexposedtothescorchingsun1ightandthesearingheatwasunbearab1eforhumans.ThenaheronamedHouyiemerged.Heshotdownninesuns,creatingba1

4、anceonEarth.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,theQueenMothergavehimtheImmorta1Pi11asareward.Chang,e,thewifeofHouyi,atethee1ixirbymistakeandbecameafairy.Shehadtof1ytothemoonandcannotgobacktotheearth.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。CustomsoftheM

5、id-AutumnFestiva1中秋习俗Worshipingthemoon祭月Sinceancienttimes,insomeareasofGuangdong,peop1ehavefo11owedthecustomofworshipingthettmoongod”onthenightoftheMid-AutumnFestiva1.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。Asoneoftheimportantritua1softheMid-AutumnFestiva1,thecustomofworshipingthemoonhascontinuedfromancientti

6、mesunti1today.Ithasgradua11yevo1vedintoafo1kactivitytoappreciateandpraisethemoon.Thesedays,ithasbecomeanactivityformodernpeop1etoshowtheirdesireforafami1yreunionandhopeforabetter1ife.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。Eatingmooncakes吃月饼Eatingmooncakesisanimportantcust

7、omduringtheMid-AutumnFestiva1.Mooncakeswereorigina11yusedasofferingstoworshipthe“moongod”.1ater,peop1egradua11yregardedeatingmooncakeswiththeirfami1yasasymbo1offami1yunity.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。Duetodifferentdietcustomsindifferentp1aces,therearevarioustypesofmooncakes,inc1

8、udingtraditiona1f1avorsoffivekerne1s,eggyo1k,jujubepaste,sweetbeanpasteandsoon.Today,peop1ehavecreatednewtypesoficecream,durianmooncakesandmoreuniquede1icacies.因各地的饮食习俗不同，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。A1thoughthef1avorsarechanging,themeaningofafami1yreunionremainsembodiedinmooncakes.TheChinesecustomsofeatingmooncakesandtheirexpectationforareunionduringtheMid-AutumnFestiva1remainthesame.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。