中秋节英文介绍

　　中秋节英文介绍
　　第一种
　　MidautumnDay
　　MidautumnDayisaChinesefestival。ItusuallycomesinSeptemberorOctober。Onthatdayweusuallyeatabigdinnerandmooncakes。ItissaidHouYimissedhiswife，sohemademooncakes。Itlookslikethemoon。Therearemanykindsofmooncakes。Theyaresmallroundcakeswithmeat，nutsorsomethingsweetinside。eatingmooncakeshasbeenourcustom。Familiesstayoutsideintheopenaireatabigdinnerandmooncakes。Themostimportantthingislookingatthemoon，Onthatday，themoonkooksbrighterandrounder。Wecallthismoonthefullmoon。Onthatday，familiesgettogether，together。ThisisMautumnDay。Iloveitverymuch。BecauseonthatdayIcaneatmooncakes。Andmybrothercomesbackhome。Heworksoutsideallyear。OnlythatdayandtheSpringFestival。Hecomesback。SothatdayIamespeciallyhappy。Onthatdaymyfamilygetstogether
　　第一种
　　ThejoyousMidAutumnFestivalwascelebratedonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthmoon，aroundthetimeoftheautumnequinox（秋分）。MFifteenthoftheEighthM。
　　Thisdaywasalsoconsideredasaharvestfestivalsincefruits，vegetablesandgrainhadbeenharvestedbythistimeandfoodwasabundant。Foodofferingswereplacedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard。Apples，pears，peaches，grapes，pomegranates（石榴），melons，orangesandpomelos（柚子）mightbeseen。Specialfoodsforthefestivalincludedmooncakes，cookedtaro（芋头）andwatercaltrope（菱角），atypeofwaterchestnutresemblingblackbuffalohorns。Somepeopleinsistedthatcookedtarobeincludedbecauseatthetimeofcreation，tarowasthefirstfooddiscoveredatnightinthemoonlight。Ofallthesefoods，itcouldnotbeomittedfromtheMidAutumnFestival。
　　Theroundmooncakes，measuringaboutthreeinchesindiameterandoneandahalfinchesinthickness，resembledWesternfruitcakesintasteandconsistency。Thesecakesweremadewithmelonseeds（西瓜子），lotusseeds（莲籽），almonds（杏仁），mincedmeats，beanpaste，orangepeelsandlard（猪油）。Agoldenyolk（蛋黄）fromasaltedduckeggwasplacedatthecenterofeachcake，andthegoldenbrowncrustwasdecoratedwithsymbolsofthefestival。Traditionally，completeyear，thatis，twelvemoonsplusoneintercalary（闰月的）moon。
　　TheMidAutumnFestivalisatraditionalfestivityforboththeHanandminoritynationalities。ThecustomofworshippingthemooncanbetracedbackasfarastheancientXiaandShangDynasties（2000B。C。1066B。C。）。IntheZhouDynasty（1066B。C。221B。C。），peopleholdceremoniestogreetwinterandworshipthemoonwhenevertheMidAutumnFestivalsetsin。ItbecomesveryprevalentintheTangDynasty（618907A。D。）thatpeopleenjoyandworshipthefullmoon。IntheSouthernSongDynasty（11271279A。D。），however，peoplesendroundmooncakestotheirrelativesasgiftsinexpressionoftheirbestwishesoffamilyreunion。Whenitbecomesdark，theylookupatthefullsilvermoonorgosightseeingonlakestocelebratethefestival。SincetheMing（13681644A。D。）andQingDynasties（16441911A。D。），thecustomofMidAutumnFestivalcelebrationbecomesunprecedentedpopular。Togetherwiththecelebrationthereappearsomespecialcustomsindifferentpartsofthecountry，suchasburningincense（熏香），plantingMidAutumntrees，lightinglanternsontowersandfiredragondances。However，thecustomofplayingunderthemoonisnotsopopularasitusedtobenowadays，butitisnotlesspopulartoenjoythebrightsilvermoon。Wheneverthefestivalsetsin，peoplewilllookupatthefullsilvermoon，drinkingwinetocelebratetheirhappylifeorthinkingoftheirrelativesandfriendsfarfromhome，andextendingalloftheirbestwishestothem。
　　MoonCakes
　　Thereisthisstoryaboutthemooncake。duringtheYuandynasty（A。D。12801368）ChinawasruledbytheMongolianpeople。LeadersfromtheprecedingSungdynasty（A。D。9601280）wereunhappyatsubmittingtotheforeignrule，andsethowtocoordinatetherebellionwithoutbeingdiscovered。Theleadersoftherebellion，knowingthattheMoonFestivalwasdrawingnear，orderedthemakingofspecialcakes。Backedintoeachmooncakewasamessagewiththeoutlineoftheattack。OnthenightoftheMoonFestival，therebelssuccessfullyattachedandoverthrewthegovernment。Today，mooncakesareeatentocommemoratethislegendandwascalledtheMoonCake。
　　Forgenerations，mooncakeshavebeenmadewithsweetfillingsofnuts，mashedredbeans，lotusseedpasteorChinesedates（枣子），wrappedinapastry。Sometimesacookedeggyolkcanbefoundinthemiddleoftherichtastingdessert。PeoplecomparemooncakestotheplumpuddingandfruitcakeswhichareservedintheEnglishholidayseasons。
　　Nowadays，therearehundredsvarietiesofmooncakesonsaleamonthbeforethearrivalofMoonFestival
　　第二种
　　MooncakesaretoMidAutumnFestivalwhatmincepiesaretoChristmas。Theseasonalroundcakestraditionallyhaveasweetfillingoflotusseedpasteorredbeanpasteandoftenhaveoneormoresaltedduckeggsinthecentertorepresentthemoon。Andthemooniswhatthiscelebrationisallabout。MidAutumnFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe8thmonth，itisthetimewhenthemoonissaidtobeatitsbrightestandfullest。ThisyearthefestivalfallsonOctober1。
　　Therearetwolegendswhichclaimtoexplainthetraditionofeatingmooncakes。OneTangDynastymythholdsthattheEarthoncehad10sunscirclingit。Onedayall10sunsappearedatonce，scorchingtheplanetwiththeirheat。ItwasthankstoaskillfularchernamedHouYithattheEarthwassaved。Heshotdownallbutoneofthesuns。Ashisreward，theHeavenlyQueenMothergaveHouYitheElixirofImmortality，butshewarnedhimthathemustuseitwisely。HouYiignoredheradviceand，corruptedbyfameandfortune，becameatyrannicalleader。ChangEr，hisbeautifulwife，couldnolongerstandbyandwatchhimabusehispowersoshestolehisElixirandfledtothemoontoescapehisangrywrath。Andthusbeganthelegendofthebeautifulwomaninthemoon，theMoonFairy。
　　ThesecondlegendhasitthatduringtheYuanDynasty，anundergroundgroupledbyZhuYuanZangwasdeterminedtoridthecountryofMongoliandominance。Themooncakewascreatedtocarryasecretmessage。Whenthecakewasopenedandthemessageread，anuprisingwasunleashedwhichsuccessfullyroutedtheMongolians。Ithappenedatthetimeofthefullmoon，which，somesay，explainswhymooncakesareeatenatthistime。
　　MooncakesareusuallystampedwithChinesecharactersindicatingthenameofthebakeryandthetypeoffillingused。Somebakerieswillevenstampthemwithyourfamilynamesothatyoucangivepersonalisedonestofriendsandfamily。Theyareusuallypresentedinboxesoffourwhichindicatethefourphasesofthemoon。Traditionalmooncakesaremadewithmeltedlard，buttodayvegetableoilismoreoftenusedintheinterestsofhealth。
　　Mooncakesarenotforthedietconsciousastheyareloadedwithcalories。ThebestwaytowashdownoneofthesestickycakesiswithacupofChinesetea，especiallyJasmineorChrysanthemumtea，whichaidsthedigestion。
　　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。