英语中秋节简介

The Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-Autumn is a traditional festival in Chinese. It's also called Autumn festive, August festival or Reunion festival and so on. It's often on August 15th in lunar calendar every year. At that night the moon is usually round and bright. We enjoyed the moon while eating moon-cakes which are the special food for this festival. We looked back on the past and looked forward to the future together. 中秋节是中国的传统节日。它也被人们叫做八月节或团圆节等等。通常是每年的农历八月十五这一天。那一天晚上的月亮又圆又。我们一边吃着象征这个节日的特殊食物--月饼一边赏月。我们一起回首过去并展望未来。

英文：The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Eve, the Autumn Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the August Festival, the August Festival, the Moon-chasing Festival, the Playing Festival, the Moon-worshipping Festival, the Daughter's Day or the Festival of Reunion, is a traditional cultural festival popular in many ethnic groups in China and in various countries in the Chinese character cultural circle, on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month The festival is scheduled for sixteen in August.

中文：中秋节，又称月夕、秋节、仲秋节、八月节、八月会、追月节、玩月节、拜月节、女儿节或团圆节，是流行于中国众多民族与汉字文化圈诸国的传统文化节日，时在农历八月十五;因其恰值三秋之半，故名，也有些地方将中秋节定在八月十六。

英文：The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early Tang Dynasty, prevailed in the Song Dynasty, to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, has become one of the traditional Chinese festivals with the Spring Festival. Influenced by Chinese culture, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival for overseas Chinese in East and Southeast Asia, especially in the local areas. Since 2008, the Mid Autumn Festival has been listed as a national statutory holiday. In May 20, 2006, the State Council was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

中文：中秋节始于唐朝初年，盛行于宋朝，至明清时，已成为与春节齐名的中国传统节日之一。受中华文化的影响，中秋节也是东亚和东南亚一些国家尤其是当地的华人华侨的传统节日。自2008年起中秋节被列为国家法定节假日。2006年5月20日，国务院列入首批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。

英文：Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has the custom of offering sacrifices to the moon, appreciating the moon, worshipping the moon, eating moon cakes, appreciating osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine and so on, which has been circulated for a long time. The Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes the reunion of people by the full moon. It is a rich and precious cultural heritage for people who miss their hometown, their loved ones and hope for a bumper harvest and happiness. Mid Autumn Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival and Tomb Sweeping Day are also known as the four traditional festivals in China.

中文：中秋节自古便有祭月、赏月、拜月、吃月饼、赏桂花、饮桂花酒等习俗，流传至今，经久不息。中秋节以月之圆兆人之团圆，为寄托思念故乡，思念亲人之情，祈盼丰收、幸福，成为丰富多彩、弥足珍贵的文化遗产。中秋节与端午节、春节、清明节并称为中国四大传统节日。

英文：

The Mid Autumn Festival is one of the four major traditional festivals in China.

On August 15 of the lunar calendar, it originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, shaped in the early years of the Tang Dynasty and prevailed after the Song Dynasty.

There are folk customs such as sacrificing the moon, appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes, playing with lanterns, appreciating osmanthus, drinking osmanthus wine and so on.

中文：

中秋节是中国四大传统节日之一，每年农历的八月十五，起源于上古时代，普及于汉代，定型于唐朝初年，盛行于宋朝以后。

有祭月、赏月、吃月饼、玩花灯、赏桂花、饮桂花酒等民俗。

别称：

中秋节有许多别称：古时有秋分夕月（拜月）的活动，故称“月夕”或“祭月节”。因节期在八月十五，所以称“八月节”、“八月半”。

因中秋节的主要活动都是围绕“月”进行的，所以又俗称“月节”；中秋节月亮圆满，象征团圆，因而又叫“团圆节”。

中秋节月亮圆满，家人团聚，出嫁的女儿回家团圆，因此又称“团圆节”、“女儿节”。在广府地区，中秋节俗称“月光诞”。仲秋时节各种瓜果成熟上市，因称“果子节”。

侗族称为“南瓜节”，仫佬族称为“后生节”等。