中秋节的来历英语版本

中秋节的来历英语版本中秋节的来历英语版ThejoyousMid-AutumnFestivalwascelebratedonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthmoon,aroundthetimeoftheautumnequinox（秋分）.Manyreferredtoitsimplyasthe“FifteenthoftheEighthMoon”.农历 8 月 15 日是中国的中秋节，接近秋分时节。很多人将中秋节简单的理解为与“8 月 15 的月亮”相关。Thisdaywasalsoconsideredasaharvestfestivalsincefruits,vegetablesandgrainhadbeenharvestedbythistimeandfoodwasabundant.Foodofferingswereplacedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard.Apples,pears,peaches,grapes,pomegranates（石榴），melons,orangesandpomelos（柚子）mightbeseen.Specialfoodsforthefestivalincludedmooncakes,cookedtaro（芋头）andwatercaltrope（菱角），atypeofwaterchestnutresemblingblackbuffalohornsSomepeopleinsistedthatcookedtarobeincludedbecauseatthetimeofcreation,tarowasthefirstfooddiscoveredatnightinthemoonlight.Ofallthesefoods,itcouldnotbeomittedfromtheMid-AutumnFestival.Theroundmooncakes,measuringaboutthreeinchesindiameterandoneandahalfinchesinthickness,resembledWesternfruitcakesintasteandconsistency.Thesecakesweremadewithmelonseeds（西瓜子），lotusseeds（莲籽），almonds（杏仁），mincedmeats,beanpaste,orangepeelsandlard（猪油）.Agoldenyolk（蛋黄）fromasaltedduckeggwasplacedatthecenterofeachcake，andthegoldenbrowncrustwasdecoratedwithsymbolsofthefestival.Traditionally，thirteenmooncakeswerepiledinapyramidtosymbolizethethirteenmoonsofa“completeyear”， thatis，twelvemoonsplusoneintercalary（闰月的）moon.uUlsdaETheMid-AutumnFestivalisatraditionalfestivityforboththeHanandminoritynationalities.ThecustomofworshippingthemooncanbetracedbackasfarastheancientXiaandShangDynasties（2000B.C.-1066B.C.）.IntheZhouDynasty（1066B.C.-221B.C.），peopleholdceremoniestogreetwinterandworshipthemoonwhenevertheMid-AutumnFestivalsetsin.ItbecomesveryprevalentintheTangDynasty(618-907A.D.)thatpeopleenjoyandworshipthefullmoon.IntheSouthernSongDynasty(1127-1279A.D.),however,peoplesendroundmooncakestotheirrelativesasgiftsinexpressionoftheirbestwishesoffamilyreunion.Whenitbecomesdark,t...