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1、ZhongQiuJie,whichisalsoknownastheMid-AutumnFestival,iscelebratedonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonthofthelunarcalendar.Becauseofitsassociationwithmoocakesandlightedlanterns,thisfestivalisalsocalledtheMooncakeorLanternFestival。中秋節(jié),是中國的一個(gè)古老節(jié)日,因?yàn)榘嗽率暹@一天是在秋季的正中,所以稱為中秋節(jié)。節(jié)日的特色是吃月餅和提燈籠,所以這個(gè)節(jié)日還叫做月餅節(jié)和燈籠
2、節(jié)。ZhongQiuJieisajoyouscelebrationandtheeighthmonthistraditionallyapopularmonthformarriages.LiketheChineseNewYear,itisatimeforfamilygatherings:itisanoccasionforfamilymemberstogettogetherovermooncakesandfruits.ThefullmoonisespeciallybrightandZhongQiuJieistraditionallyassociatedwithshangyu
3、eor"moonappreciation"parties.中秋節(jié)和農(nóng)歷新年一樣,是一個(gè)家人大團(tuán)圓的節(jié)日。中秋之夜,月亮最圓、最亮,月色也最嬌美。家家戶戶把瓜果、月餅等食物,擺在院中的桌子上,一家人一面賞月一面吃月餅,正是"天上一輪才捧出,人間百姓仰頭看",這是多么美好的圖景。ZhongQiuJieprobablybeganasaharvestfestival.IntheChineseagrariancommunitytheharvestingseasonisaperiodforcelebrationandrejoicing.Thefestivalwaslatergiv
4、enamythologicalflavourwithlegendsofChang-E,thebeautifulladyinthemoon。中秋節(jié)原是豐收的節(jié)日。在古代的農(nóng)業(yè)社會(huì),農(nóng)民在豐收的季節(jié)里,總是大事慶祝一番。這個(gè)節(jié)日之所以成為佳節(jié)也和"嫦娥奔月"這個(gè)美麗的神話有關(guān)。AccordingtoChinesemythologytheearthoncehad10sunscirclingoverit,eachtakingitsturntoilluminateandbringwarmthtotheworld.Butonedayall10sunsappearedtogethe
5、r,scorchingtheearthwiththeirheat.TheearthwassavedwhenastrongarcherHouYi,succeededinshootingdown9ofthesuns.YistoletheelixiroflifebuttosavethepeoplefromhistyrannicalrulehiswifeChang-Edrankit.Shefoundherselffloatingtothemoon.Thusstartedthelegendoftheladyinthemoon,towhomyoungChinesegirlswou
6、ldprayattheMid-AutumnFestival。傳說,古時(shí)候天上有十個(gè)太陽,他們輪流出現(xiàn),照亮大地和給大地帶來溫暖,但有一天,十個(gè)太陽卻一起出現(xiàn),大地上的農(nóng)作物都被烤焦了。這是,有一個(gè)叫后羿的神箭手,把其中九個(gè)太陽射了下來,替萬民消除了災(zāi)難。人們于是把他擁立為王。后羿當(dāng)上皇帝后,沉迷酒色,隨意殺人,成了暴君。他希望長生不老,跑到昆侖山盜取了王母娘娘的不死藥,他的妻子嫦娥怕他長生不老,百姓受苦,把不死之藥偷來吃了,于是她自己就輕飄飄地飛上了月宮。后來,一般婦女每逢中秋拜月,就是向月宮里的嫦娥拜祭。Inthe14thcenturytheeatingofmoon
7、cakesatZhongQiuJiewasgivenanewsignificance.ThestorygoesthatwhenZhuYuanZhangwasplottingtooverthrowtheYuandynastystartedbytheMongolians,therebelshidtheirmessagesinthemid-Autumnmooncakes。Zhu'seffortstooustthe"barbarians"andreturncontrolofthecountrytotheHanpeoplesucceeded,andhebeca