英语介绍中节

1、the mid-autumn festival 2：chinese mid-autumn festival is one of the four major traditional festivals.中秋节是中国四大传统节日之一。 1：lunar august 15th（农历八月十五） time：the other three ？春节the spring festival, 元宵节the lantern festival 端午节the dragon boat festival （历史背景）（历史背景）“中秋中秋”一词，最一词，最早见于早见于周礼周礼。根据我国古代历法，根据我国古代历法，农历八

2、月十五日，农历八月十五日，在一年秋季的八月在一年秋季的八月中旬，故称中旬，故称“中中秋秋”。中秋节的盛行始于中秋节的盛行始于宋朝，至明清时，宋朝，至明清时，已与元旦齐名，成已与元旦齐名，成为我国的主要节日为我国的主要节日之一。之一。history backgroundautumn is, first seen in rites. according to ancient chinese calendar, the lunar august 15, mid-year fall in august, so called autumn.mid-autumn festival began in the

3、 prevalence of antiquity, has been par with new years day has become one of chinas major festivals.eating culture 中秋节这一天人们都要吃月饼以示中秋节这一天人们都要吃月饼以示“团圆团圆”。月饼，又。月饼，又叫胡饼、宫饼、月团、丰收饼、团圆饼等，是古代中秋叫胡饼、宫饼、月团、丰收饼、团圆饼等，是古代中秋祭拜月神的供品。祭拜月神的供品。on the mid-autumn festival , people have to eat moon cake to show reunion. m

4、oon cake, also known as hu cake, pie palace, monthly group, harvest cake, reunion cake, are the offerings of ancient moon worship moon.moon cakes中秋节传说中秋节传说hou yi shoots down nine suns.后羿射日后羿射日 according to chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns circling over it. one day, all 10 suns appeared

5、together, scorching the earth with their heat. the earth was saved when a strong archer, hou yi, succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns. yi stole the elixir(长生药） of life to save the people from his tyrannical rule, but his wife, chang-e drank it. thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to

6、whom young chinese girls would pray at the mid-autumn festival. change flies to the moon.嫦娥奔月嫦娥奔月wuyan worships the moon.无盐拜月无盐拜月put the sky lights(放天灯放天灯 ，又称孔明灯，又称孔明灯)中秋诗句中秋诗句the poems 但愿人长久， 千里共婵娟。 may the people live forever, and share the moon shine across vast distances together.the poems as the moon rises above the sea, we share the same time though we are far apart.the poems 春江潮水连海平，春江潮水连海平， 海上明月共潮生。海上明月共潮生。 in spring, the river rises as high as the sea. and with the rivers rise the moon uprises bright.on festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones far away. 每逢