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