用英文介绍中秋节的起源和习俗

用英文介绍中秋节的起源和习俗
中秋节是什么？
What is Mid- Autumn Festival?
To the Chinese, Mid-Autumn Festival means family reunion and peace.
The festival is celebrated when the moon is believed to be the biggest
and fullest. To the Chinese, a full moon is a symbol of prosperity,
happiness, and family reunion.
对中国人来说，中秋节意 味着团聚、平安。人们觉得，中秋节的月亮最大、最圆。
满月象征着繁荣、幸福和团圆。
中国人怎么过中秋？
How the Chinese Celebrate Mid- Autumn？
Many traditional and meaningful celebrations are held in most
households in China, and China's neighboring countries. The main
traditions and celebrations include eating mooncakes, having dinner
with family, gazing at and worshipping the moon, and lighting lanterns.
大部分中国家庭以及中国的邻国都会举行许多传统的庆祝活动，主要庆祝方式包< br>括吃月饼，吃团圆饭，赏月和点灯笼。

中秋节起源版本一
Why Mid-Autumn Festival is Celebrated and How it Started？
Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of over 3,000 years, dating back to
moon worship in the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC). It’s such an
important festival that many poems were written about it, stories and
legends about the festival are widespread, and its origins have been
guessed at and explained by generations of Chinese.
中秋节有三千多年历史，可以追溯到商代时对月亮 的崇拜。因为中秋节的重要地
位，历代诗人都会为中秋节写诗，关于中秋节的故事、传奇在民间广为流传 ，中
秋节的起源也被历代中国人探究。

The term 周礼),
written in the Warring States Period (475–221 BC). But the term>
“中秋”一词最早出现在战国时期《周礼》一书中，但是该词 只和时间和季节有
关，当时还没有中秋节。
In the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD), it was popular to appreciate the
moon. Many poets liked to create poems related to the moon when
appreciating it. There is a legend that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang
Dynasty visited the Moon Palace in his dream and heard a wonderful
song.
唐代时赏月风靡，诗人在赏月之 时佳作连连。据传，唐玄宗曾在梦中去往月宫并
听到优美的歌声。
In the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127 AD), the 15th day of the 8th
lunar month was established as the
北宋时期，农历八月十五才被正式确立为中秋节，从那以后，为月亮献祭盛行，
从那以后便成为 风俗。
中秋节起源版本二
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls
每年农历八月十五日，是传统的中秋佳节。这时是一年秋季的中期，所以被称为
中秋。

在这天，每个家庭都团聚在一起，一家人共同观赏象征丰裕、和谐和幸运的圆月。
此时，大人们吃着美味的月饼，品着热腾腾的香茗，而孩子们则在一旁拉着兔子
灯尽情玩耍。

The festival has a long history. In ancient China， emperors followed the
rite of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and to the moon in autumn.
Historical books of the Zhou Dynasty had had the word
Later aristocrats and literary figures helped expand the ceremony to
common people. They enjoyed the full， bright moon>
中秋节有悠久的历史，和其它传统节日一样，也是慢慢发展形 成的，古代帝王有
春天祭日，秋天祭月的礼制，早在《周礼》一书中，已有“中秋”一词的记载。

后来贵族和文人学士也仿效起来，在中秋时节，对着天上又亮又圆一轮皓月，观
赏祭拜 ，寄托情怀，这种习俗就这样传到民间，形成一个传统的活动，一直到了
唐代，这种祭月的风俗更为人们 重视，中秋节才成为固定的节日，《唐书·太宗
记》记载有“八月十五中秋节”，这个节日盛行于宋朝， 至明清时，已与元旦齐
名，成为我国的主要节日之一。

The Mid- Autumn Festival probably began as a harvest festival. The
festival was later given a mythological flavour with legends of Chang-E，
the beautiful lady in the moon.
中秋节最早可能是一个 庆祝丰收的节日。后来，月宫里美丽的仙女嫦娥的神话故
事赋予了它神话色彩。
中秋节还有哪些习俗呢？
赏月

admire the full moon
watch the full moon to celebrate the festival
碧空如洗，圆月如盘。人们在尽情赏月之际，会情不自禁地想念远游在外、客居
异乡的亲人。
中国人历来把家人团圆、亲友团聚，共享天伦之乐看得极其珍贵，历来有“花好
月圆人团聚”之 谓。

点灯笼

light lanterns
中秋之夜 ，天清如水，月明如镜，可谓良辰之美景，然而对此人们并未满足，于
是便有燃灯以助月色的风俗。

玩花灯
play with lanterns scaldfish
中秋玩花灯主要只是在家庭、儿童之间进行的，多集中在南方。

祭月
offering sacrifice to the moon
中秋祭月仪式是一种古老的祭祀礼仪，表达人们祈求月神降福人间的一种美好心
愿。