中秋节(英文版)

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,The Mid-Autumn festival,The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in October in Gregorian calendar.,The Mid-Autumn day is a traditional festival in China.At this time, the moon is at its fullest and brightest. Inspired by this rare, beautiful moonlight, People express the best wishes of family reunion and the name “Reunion Festival” is also used. A saying goes, The moon in your hometown is almost always the brightest and roundest. May 20, 2006, the festival with the approval of the state council listed in the first national nonmaterial cultural heritage,list,The origin of the Mid-Autumn festival,Hou Yi shooting sun,According to Chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns circling over it. One day, all 10 suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi, succeeded in shooting down 9of the suns,The Moon Fairy Lady-Chang Er,One day, Hou Yi stole the elixir of life from a goddess. However his beautiful wife Chang Er drank the elixir of life in order to save the people from her husbands tyrannical rule. After drinking it, she found herself floating and flew to the moon. Hou Yi loved his divinely beautiful wife so much, he didnt shoot down the moon.,The Hare - Jade Rabbit,In this legend, three fairy sages transformed themselves into pitiful old men and begged for something to eat from a fox, a monkey and a rabbit. The fox and the monkey both had food to give to the old men, but the rabbit, empty-handed, offered his own flesh instead, jumping into a blazing fire to cook himself. The sages were so touched by the rabbits sacrifice that they let him live in the Moon Palace where he became the “Jade Rabbit”,The Wood Cutter-Wu Kang,Wu Kang was a shiftless fellow who changed apprenticeships all the time. One day he decided that he wanted to be an immortal, so he went to live in the mountains where he importuned an immortal to teach him. First the immortal taught him about the herbs used to cure sickness, but after three days his characteristic restlessness returned and Wu Kang asked the immortal to teach him something else. So the immortal to taught him chess, but after a short while Wu Kangs enthusiasm again waned. Then Wu Kang was given the books of immortality to study. Of course, Wu Kang became bored within a few days, and asked if they could travel to some new and exciting place. Angered with Wu Kangs impatience, the master banished Wu Kang to the Moon Palace telling him that he must cut down a huge cassia tree before he could return to earth. Though Wu Kang chopped day and night, the magical tree restored itself with each blow, and thus he is up there chopping still.,Zhu Yuan Zhang Rebellion,In the 14th century, Zhu Yuan Zhang was plotting to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty started by the Mongolians, The leader of rebellion ordered making special mooncakes ,and hid their messages with the outline of the attack in the mooncakes. On the night of the Mid Autumn Festival,，,the rebels successfully overthrew the government and established the Ming dynasty .The Mid-Autumn Festival is hence also a commemoration of the overthrow of the Mongolians by the Han people.,The Mid-Autumn Festival customs,Enjoying the Moon Cake,Moon cake are in the shape of the moon,it symbolizes reunion, the Mid-Autumn Festival will eat the product. There are many stories about the origin of moon cake, but all the stories, the moon cake is to celebrate the victory of the food.,Family reunin,admiring the bright and round the moon,worshipping the full moon,lighting lantern,firing dragen dances,burning incense,Poems About the Mid-Autumn Festival,As the brilliant moonlight shines over the sea, From far away we share this moment together,海上升明月，天涯共此时,We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart,但愿人长久，千里共婵娟,Blessing About the Mid-Autumn Festival,A happy Mid-Autumn Festival,I wish a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, Family Reunin ,Happiness,Thanks,