英语作业：中秋节

TheMid-autumn

Festival10旅管2班：徐婷、徐影、朱依思、吴松婷BaYuejie(八月节),AugustMeeting(八月会),ChasingtheMoonFestival(追月节),WanYueFestival(玩月节),WorshipMoonFestival(拜月节),DaughterFestival(女儿节)AnothernamesofMid-autumnFestival（历史背景）“中秋”一词，最早见于《周礼》。根据我国古代历法，农历八月十五日，在一年秋季的八月中旬，故称“中秋”。中秋节的盛行始于宋朝，至明清时，已与元旦齐名，成为我国的主要节日之一。Historybackground"Autumn"is,firstseenin"Rites."AccordingtoancientChinesecalendar,theLunarAugust15,mid-yearfallinAugust,socalled"autumn."Mid-AutumnFestivalbeganintheprevalenceofantiquity,hasbeenparwithNewYear'sDayhasbecomeoneofChina'smajorfestivals.CultureEatingculture中秋节这一天人们都要吃月饼以示“团圆”。月饼，又叫胡饼、宫饼、月团、丰收饼、团圆饼等，是古代中秋祭拜月神的供品。OntheMid-AutumnFestival,peoplehavetoeatmooncaketoshow"Reunion."Mooncake,alsoknownasHucake,piepalace,monthlygroup,harvestcake,reunioncake,aretheofferingsofancientmoonworshipMoon.FoodMooncakes(马来西亚圣保罗大教堂)马来西亚：华侨华人不忘中秋，马来西亚吃月饼、赏月、提灯笼游行是马来西亚华人世代相传的中秋习俗。Malaysia:OverseasChinesedon’tforgetMid-Autumn。Toeatmooncake,enjoymoon,lanternprocessionisMalaysianChineseMid-AutumnFestivalcustomsfromgenerationtogeneration.(风俗)高山族“赏月”居住在台湾省山区的高山族同胞，每逢中秋明月高悬，穿着民族盛装，围坐在一起载歌载舞，饮酒赏月，共享天伦之乐。Gaoshan“Enjoymoon":LivinginthemountainsofTaiwancompatriotsGaoshan,duringtheMid-Autumnmoonhung,dressedinnationalcostumes,sittingtogethersinginganddancing,drinkingthefullmoon,sharingfamilyhappiness.

高山族中秋节传说HouYishootsdownninesuns.后羿射日

AccordingtoChinesemythology,theearthoncehad10sunscirclingoverit.Oneday,all10sunsappearedtogether,scorchingtheearthwiththeirheat.Theearthwassavedwhenastrongarcher,HouYi,succeededinshootingdown9ofthesuns.Yistoletheelixir(长生药）oflifetosavethepeoplefromhistyrannicalrule,buthiswife,Chang-Edrankit.ThusstartedthelegendoftheladyinthemoontowhomyoungChinesegirlswouldprayattheMid-AutumnFestival.

LegendChang’efliestothemoon.嫦娥奔月Wuyanworshipsthemoon.无盐拜月puttheskylights(放天灯)中秋诗句ThePoems但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。Maythepeopleliveforever,andsharethemoonshineacrossvastdistancestogether.ThePoemsAsthemoonrisesabovethesea,wesharethesametimethoughwearefarapart.ThePoems春江潮水连海平，海上明月共潮生。Inspring,theriverrisesashighasthesea.Andwiththeriver’srisethemoonuprisesbright.

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