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葛敏初中英语名师工作室祝大家中秋节快乐!Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
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To the Chinese, the Mid-Autumn Festival means family reunion and peace. The festival is celebrated when the moon is believed to be the biggest and fullest. To the Chinese, a full moon is a symbol of prosperity, happiness, and family reunion.
对中国人来说，中秋节意味着团聚、平安。人们觉得，中秋节的月亮最大、最圆。满月象征着繁荣、幸福和团圆。
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the moon worship Festival, celebrated on August 15 of the lunar calendar every year. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has folk customs such as sacrificing the moon, appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes, playing lanterns, appreciating osmanthus, drinking osmanthus wine and so on. The Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes people's reunion like the full moon. In order to place the feeling of missing hometown and relatives, and pray for harvest and happiness, it has become a colorful and precious cultural heritage.
中秋节，又称拜月节，在每年的农历八月十五庆祝。中秋节自古便有祭月、赏月、吃月饼、玩花灯、赏桂花、饮桂花酒等民俗，流传至今，经久不息。中秋节以月之圆兆人之团圆，为寄托思念故乡，思念亲人之情，祈盼丰收、幸福，成为丰富多彩、弥足珍贵的文化遗产。
Many traditional and meaningful celebrations are held in most households in China, and China's neighboring countries. The main traditions and celebrations include eating mooncakes, having dinner with family, admiring and worshipping the moon, and lighting lanterns.
大部分中国家庭以及中国的邻国都会举行许多传统的庆祝活动，主要庆祝方式包括吃月饼，吃团圆饭，赏月和点灯笼。
中秋节起源
The origin of the Mid Autumn Festival
Why do we celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival? The festival was originated from the moon worship to celebrate the harvest in autumn season about 3,000 years ago.
我们为什么要庆祝中秋节?中秋节起源于大约3000年前，人们为了庆祝秋收而拜月。
The Mid Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, shaped in the early Tang Dynasty and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. The Mid Autumn Festival is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and the Chinese areas of the world. The Mid Autumn Festival, the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival are known as the four traditional festivals in China.
中秋节起源于上古时代，普及于汉代，定型于唐朝初年，盛行于宋朝以后。中秋节是流行于中国及世界华人地区的传统文化节日。中秋节与春节、清明节、端午节并称为中国四大传统节日。
活动与传统
Activities & Traditions
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Admire the Full Moon
In traditional Chinese culture, the moon on the festival night is believed to be the fullest and brightest of the whole year, symbolizing family reunion. Even a family member is not home, he or she is appreciating the same moon with other families, seeming like they are together.
在中国传统文化中，中秋节晚上的月亮被认为是一年中最圆最亮的，象征着家庭团聚。即使一个家庭成员不在家，他或她与其他家庭成员共赏同一轮月亮，就好像他们是在一起一样。
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Eat Mooncakes
This is the most popular Mid-Autumn Festival activity. Mooncakes are cookies with various fillings like nuts, red bean paste, lotus root paste, egg yolk, meat, and fruit, etc. They are usually round to symbolize the full moon and family reunion.
这是中秋节最受欢迎的活动。月饼是一种有各种馅料的饼干，比如坚果、豆沙、莲蓉、蛋黄、肉类和水果等。它们通常是圆的，象征着满月和家庭团圆。
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Worship the Moon
This tradition has been 3,000 years old. On the night, people set a table with mooncakes and other sacrifices towards the moon, make wishes, offer incense and kowtow to the moon. Afterwards, the families will share the sacrifices.
这个传统已经有3000年的历史了。在这天晚上，人们会对着月亮摆上一桌月饼和其他祭品，许愿、上香、磕头。之后，家人会共享祭品。
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Enjoy Family Reunion Dinner
During the festival, all families try their best to go home and enjoy a big feast. In addition to mooncakes, other popular dishes for the reunion dinner include osmanthus cake, osmanthus wine, crab, duck, taro, and pumpkin.
在节日期间，所有的家庭尽他们最大的努力回家享受一顿大餐。除了月饼，其他受欢迎的团圆饭包括桂花糕、桂花酒、蟹、鸭、芋头和南瓜。
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Osmanthus Wine
Around the festival, the Osmanthus is always in full blossom, making it a good time to make and drink osmanthus wine. It is light yellow with strong osmanthus fragrance and grape similar flavor, tasting sweet, sour and soft.
节日前后，桂花怒放，是制作和饮用桂花酒的好时机。桂花呈淡黄色，花香浓郁，有点像葡萄的味道，尝起来又甜又酸又软。
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Make and Hang Festival Lanterns
This is an activity popular in Guangdong and Hong Kong areas, favored especially by kids. In other places of China, people also set Kongming lanterns to make best wishes.
制作和悬挂节日灯笼这是一项在广东和香港地区很流行的活动，尤其受到孩子们的喜爱。在中国的其他地方，人们也会放孔明灯来表达美好的祝愿。
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