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1、专业技术资料分享Mid-autumnFestival（中秋节）TheMid-AutumnFestival(ChineseMoonFestival)isanimportanttraditionalfestivitysecondonlytotheSpringFestival.Celebratedonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonthinChineselunarcalendar,theMoonFestivalusuallycomessometimebetweenthesecondweek

2、ofSeptemberandthesecondweekofOctober.Mid-Autumndayisatimewhenpeoplecelebratetheharvest,enjoythegetting-togetherwithfamiliesandfriendsandappreciategoodfoodandthemostbeautifulmoon.Chineseancestorstooktheseventh,eighthandninthlunarmonthsasautumnand15thday

3、oftheeighthlunarmonthastheMoonDaywhichwasconsideredthebestdayoftheyeartoenjoythebeautiful,roundandbrightmoon.Aharvestfestival,MoonDayisatimeforrelaxationandcelebrationandmostimportantly,reunionoffamilies.Inthepast,foodofferingswereplacedonanaltarsetupi

4、nthecourtyard.Specialfoodforthefestivalincludedmooncakesandcookedtaro,ediblesnailsfromthetaropatchesorricepaddiescookedwithsweetbasil,andwatercaltrope,atypeofwaterchestnutresemblingblackbuffalohorns.Somepeopleinsistedthatcookedtarobeincludedbecauseatth

5、etimeofcreation,tarowasthefirstfooddiscoveredatnightinthemoonlight.TraditionTheMid-AutumnFestivalisatraditionalfestivityforboththeHanandminoritynationalities.ThecustomofworshippingthemooncanbetracedbackasfarastheancientXiaandShangDynasties(2000B.C.-106

6、6B.C.).IntheZhouDynasty(1066B.C.-221B.C.),peopleheldceremoniestogreetwinterandworshipedthemoonwhenevertheMid-AutumnFestivalsetin.ItbecameprevalentintheTangDynasty(618-907A.D.)thatpeopleenjoyedandworshipedthefullmoon.IntheSouthernSongDynasty(1127-1279A.

7、D.),however,peoplesentroundmooncakestotheirrelativesasgiftsinexpressionoftheirbestwishesoffamilyreunion.Atnighttheylookedupatthefullsilvermoonorwentsightseeingtocelebratethefestival.SincetheMing(1368-1644A.D.)andQingDynasties(1644-1911A.D.),thecustomof

8、Mid-AutumnFestivalcelebrationbecameunprecedentedpopular.Togetherwiththecelebrationthereappearedsomespecialcustomsindifferentpartsofthecountry,suchasburningincense,plantingMid-Autumntrees,lightingLanternsontowersandfiredragondances.Whati