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1、Mid-AutumnFestival1.TheoriginoftheMid-Autumnfestival2.HowtocelebratetheMid-Autumnfestival3.Mooncakes4.PoemsabouttheMid-AutumnfestivalAccordingtoancientChinesecalendar,thelunarAugustwasinthemiddleofautumnandinthemiddleofthismonthwasonthefifteenthday.Thust
2、helunarAugust15thwasnamedastheMid-AutumnDay.LegendTheoriginoftheMid-AutumnFestivalisfullofromanticandmysteriouscolor.ThelegendgoesthatChangE,abeautifullady,swallowedanelixirstolenfromherhusband,Houyi(后羿aherowhokilledninesuns)andflewtothecoldmoon,whereshe
3、livedlonelywithawhiterabbit.EventhoughtherewasWugang,aTaoistwhohadtocutdownalaureltree,whichgrowsfasteachtimehecut,asapunishmentforhisbreakingrulesofJadeEmperor,thetwopersonscouldn’tmeeteachotherexceptthefifteendayoftheeighthlunarmonth.Thus,peopleoftenas
4、sociatethemoonontheMid-AutumnDaywithChangEandWugang,whoaresaidtobeseentalkingwitheachotherunderalaureltreeonthisdaywhenthenightisclearandthemoonisbright.Peoplealsohopetheirmeetingwillbringagoodharvestinthefollowingyear.Itisalwayscelebratedatnightwithmoon
5、cakesasthefullmoonrisesintheclearsky.Sinceancienttimestherehavebeenvariouscustomsforenjoyingthemoon,prayingtothemoonandofferingsacrificestothemoon.Makeorpurchasemooncakes.ThisfoodissynonymouswiththeMid-Autumnfestival.Mooncakescomeinvariousshapesandsizes.
6、Givemooncakestoyourfamily,friendsandco-workers.Youmayalsogiverelativesothergiftssuchasfoodandmoney.Planafamilyreuniondinnerorbarbecueontheeveningofthefullmoon.Thefullmoonisthoughttosymbolizereunion,soitisagoodopportunitytobringfamiliesbacktogether.Eatmoo
7、ncakesandotherfoodsthatareharvestedinthefall.Enjoymoon.AttendaMid-Autumnfestivalinyourcommunityorgotoanareawhereyouwillhaveagoodviewofthemoon.Manypeopleliketogotolakes,riversormountaintops,wheretheyhaveanunobstructedspacethroughwhichtheycanviewthemoon.Ca
8、rryaMid-Autumnlanternwithyouwhileyouwalkandviewthemoon.Theselanternsaremadeofpaperandmayhaveacandleinside.Therearealsoplasticlanternswhichchildrentendtoenjoy.Admirethefullmoonandthinkofrelativeswhomaybeatadistance.Mooncake