中秋習(xí)俗英文
中秋習(xí)俗英文
Moon Cakes
There is an interesting story about the moon-cake. During the Yuan dynasty, China was ruled by the Mongolian, who were very cruel to people. The people were so angry that some brave guys planned to rebel without being discovered. When the Moon Festival was drawing near, they made plenty of special cakes, in which there was a message note drawn with the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attached and overthrew the government. After that, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this legend.
Nowadays, there are varieties of moon cakes on sale. As a traditional custom, people send round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of their best wishes of family reunion. Together with the celebration there are also some other special customs in different parts of China, such as burning incense(熏香), planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances.
However, in our mind, the first and foremost thing in Mid-autumn day is to stay with your family, look up at the full silver moon, and enjoy the supreme happiness of life.
Thank you!
the custom of playing under the moon is not so popular as it used to be
nowadays, but it is not less popular to enjoy the bright silver moon. Whenever the festival sets in, people will look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home, and extending all of their best wishes to them.
風(fēng)俗-(簡(jiǎn)述)
(Practices throughout the Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
The 15th day of the 8th lunar month
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The joyous Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox(秋分). Many referred to it simply as the "Fifteenth of the Eighth Moon".
This day was also considered as a harvest festival since
fruits, vegetables and grain had been harvested by this time and food was abundant. Food offerings were placed on an altar set up in the courtyard.
Apples, pears, peaches, grapes, pomegranates(石榴), melons, oranges and pomelos(柚子) might be seen. Special foods for the festival included moon cakes, cooked taro(芋頭)and water caltrope(菱角), a type of water chestnut resembling black buffalo horns. Some people insisted that cooked taro be included because at the time of creation, taro was the first food discovered at night in the moonlight. Of all these foods, it could not be omitted from the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The round moon cakes, measuring about three inches in diameter and one and a half inches in thickness, resembled Western fruitcakes in taste and
consistency. These cakes were made with melon seeds(西瓜子), lotus seeds(蓮籽), almonds(杏仁), minced meats, bean paste, orange peels and lard(豬油). A golden yolk(蛋黃) from a salted duck egg was placed at the center of each cake, and the golden brown crust was decorated with symbols of the festival. Traditionally, thirteen moon cakes were piled in a pyramid to symbolize the thirteen moons of a "complete year," that is, twelve moons plus one intercalary(閏月的) moon.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festivity for both the Han and minority nationalities. The custom of worshipping the moon can be traced back 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 hold ceremonies to greet winter and worship the moon whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival sets in. It becomes very prevalent 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 best wishes of family reunion. When it becomes dark, they look up at the full silver 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 popular. Together with the celebration there appear some special customs in different parts of the country, such as burning incense(熏香), 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, but it is not less popular to enjoy the bright silver moon. Whenever the festival sets in, people will look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home, and extending all of their best wishes to them.
Moon Cakes
There is this story about the moon-cake. during the Yuan
dynasty (A.D. 1280-1368) China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty (A.D. 960-1280) were unhappy at submitting to the foreign rule, and set how to coordinate the rebellion without being
discovered. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Backed into each moon cake was a message with the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attached and overthrew the government.
Today, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this legend and was called the Moon Cake.
For generations, moon cakes have been made with sweet fillings of nuts,
mashed red beans, lotus-seed paste or Chinese dates(棗子), wrapped in a pastry. Sometimes a cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of the rich tasting dessert. People compare moon cakes to the plum pudding and fruit cakes which are served in the English holiday seasons.
Nowadays, there are hundreds varieties of moon cakes on sale a month before the arrival of Moon Festival
Mid-autumn Day falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month(農(nóng)歷). On that night the moon is brighter and fuller than any other night. In China, Mid-autumn Day is a time for family reunions (團(tuán)圓).
On this day, many families enjoy watching the full moon. Some families will bake(烘) cakes, called “moon cakes.” Then, each member of the family will eat a piece of cake to show their unity(團(tuán)圓). Some moon cakes are made of wheat flour (面粉), sugar and lotus seed powder (蓮子粉). They're delicious! In ancient China, poets considered the moon as a symbol of brightness(光明), purity(純潔), and goodness(善良). They wrote many beautiful poems about the moon. The most popular one was a story about a lady on the moon(嫦娥). She flew to the moon and lived in the Moon Palace (月宮).
中秋節(jié)習(xí)俗英文簡(jiǎn)介
Different Celebrated Forms
For thousands of years， the Chinese people have related the vicissitudes of life to changes of the moon as it waxes and wanes; joy and sorrow， parting and reunion. Because the full moon is round and symbolizes reunion， the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the festival of reunion. All family members try to get together on this special day. Those who can not return home watch the bright moonlight and feel deep longing for their loved ones.
Today， festivities centered about the Mid-Autumn Festival are more varied. After a family reunion dinner， many people like to go out to attend special perfomances in parks or on public squares.
People in different parts of China have different ways to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. In Guangzhou in South China， a huge lantern show is a big attraction for local citizens. Thousands of differently shaped lanterns are lit， forming a fantastic contrast with the bright moonlight.
Note
vicissitudes： n.興衰，變遷 symbolize： v.象征 lantern： n.燈籠
In East China's Zhejiang Province， watching the flood tide of the Qian-tang River during the Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a must for local peple， but also an attraction for those from other parts of the country. The ebb and flow of tides coincide with the waxing and waning of the moon as it exerts a strong gravitational pull. In mid autumn， the sun， earth and moon send out strong gravitational forces upon the seas. The mouth of the Qiantang River is shaped lik a bugle. So the flood tide which forms at the narrow mouth is particularly impressive. Spectators crowd on the river bank， watching the roaring waves. At its peak， the tide rises as high as three and a half meters.
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