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1、Mid-Autumn Festival,contents,1 Abstract,2 Origin,3 Legend,4 social customs,Mid-autumn Day Mid-autumn Day is a Chinese festival. It comes on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month .On that day we usually eat a big dinner and eat moon cakes. There are many kinds of moon cakes. They are small roun
2、d cakes with meat, nuts or something sweet inside . Eating moon cakes has been our custom. Families staying outside in the open air have a big dinner and moon cakes. The most important thing is looking at the moon. On that day, the moon looks brighter and rounder. We call this moon the full moon. On
3、 that day, families get together, so we call this day Getting together Day.,Abstract,The Name Of Mid-Autumn Festival,In China, every season is divided into Meng(孟), Zhong(仲), Ji(季) three parts,so the Mid-Autumn Festival also calls Zhongqiu(仲秋). August 15th, the moon is rounder and brighter than that
4、 in the other months, so its called “Yue Xi(月夕)” .This night, people look up the bright moon, will naturally look forward to family reunion. People who are far away from home, also take this way to express their thoughts of home and family affection. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as
5、 “Reunion.“(团圆节),The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festivity(庆典) for both the Han and minority nationalities. The custom of worshipping（崇拜） the moon can be traced back（追溯到） as far as the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties (2000 B.C.-1066 B.C.). In the Zhou Dynasty(1066 B.C.-221 B.C.), people hol
6、d ceremonies to greet winter and worship the moon . It becomes very prevalent（盛行） in the Tang Dynasty(618-907 A.D.) that people enjoy and worship the full moon. In the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 A.D.), however, people send round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of their bes
7、t wishes of family reunion（团聚）. When it becomes dark, they look up at the full silvered(银色的) moon or go sightseeing on lakes to celebrate the festival. Since the Ming (1368-1644 A.D. ) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911A.D.), the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration becomes unprecedented(前所未有的) popu
8、lar. Together with the celebration there appear some special customs in different parts of the country, such as burning incense, planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances. However, the custom of playing under the moon is not so popular as it used to be nowadays, b
9、ut it is not less popular to enjoy the bright silvered moon. Whenever the festival sets in（到来）, people will look up at the full silvered moon, drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home, and extending（给予，提供） all of their best wishes to them.,
10、origin,“Zhong Qiu Jie“, which is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is a time for family members and loved ones to congregate and enjoy the full moon - an auspicious symbol of abundance, harmony and luck. Adults will usuall
11、y indulge in fragrant moon cakes of many varieties piping a good cup of hot Chinese tea, while the little ones run around with their brightly-lit lanterns.,农历八月十五日是中国的传统节日中秋节。在这天，每个家庭都团聚在一起，一家人共同观赏象征丰裕、和谐和幸运的圆月。此时，大人们吃着美味的月饼，品着热腾腾的香茗，而孩子们则在一旁拉着兔子灯尽情玩耍。,The Legend of Mid-autumn Festival,According to
12、legend, in ancient time, one year, ten suns appeared in the sky, the water in the planet dried, people couldnt live any longer.,The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi, succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns. So he become famous and have his apprentices(徒弟) .,CHANGE The Moon Goddess,One d
13、ay, Hou yi went out with his student! One student called Peng Meng ,he knew that Hou Yis wife,Chang E, has something that can let people become immortal! (神仙) Peng Meng wanted to be a immortal, so he used a knife, and said to Chang E if she doesnt give him that thing ,she will die! Chang E didnt wan
14、t Peng Meng to be a immortal and she ate that thing and became immortal .,Chang E Flies To The Moon,Then we will tell you a interesting story about the rabbit of Chang-E!,According to legend, there are three gods into three poor old man, seeking food to a fox, a monkey and a rabbit, the fox and the
15、monkey had food to relieve(救助), only helpless rabbit. Then Rabbit said: “You can eat the meat of mine!” Then leap into the fire, fairy was deeply moved and taken on the rabbit to the palace to accompanied Chang E, and ramming elixir(长生不老药).,玉兔捣药 相传有三位神仙变成三个可怜的老人，向狐狸、猴子、兔子求食，狐狸与猴子都有食物可以济助，唯有兔子束手无策。后来
16、兔子说：“你们吃我的肉吧！”就跃入烈火中，将自己烧熟，神仙大受感动，把兔子送到月宫内，成了玉兔。陪伴嫦娥,并捣制长生不老药。,.,ANOTHER LEGEND,There are a high five hundred Zhang （= 3.3 meters） laurel inside the legend moon. During Han dynasty, ther was a person who is called Wu Gang , he was absorbed in how to be a immortal .Therefore the emperor became angry and let him reside in the palace of the moon, made him cut down cinnamon in the palace of the moon , and said: “If you can cut down this cinnamon, I will give you m
