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1、word资料下载可编辑Mid-autumnFestival（中秋节）TheMid-AutumnFestival(ChineseMoonFestival)isanimportanttraditionalfestivitysecondonlytotheSpringFestival.Celebratedonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonthinChineselunarcalendar,theMoonFestivalusuallycomessometimebetweenthesecondweekofSeptemberandthesecondweekofOctober.Mid-Au

2、tumndayisatimewhenpeoplecelebratetheharvest,enjoythegetting-togetherwithfamiliesandfriendsandappreciategoodfoodandthemostbeautifulmoon.Chineseancestorstooktheseventh,eighthandninthlunarmonthsasautumnand15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthastheMoonDaywhichwasconsideredthebestdayoftheyeartoenjoythebeautiful

3、,roundandbrightmoon.Aharvestfestival,MoonDayisatimeforrelaxationandcelebrationandmostimportantly,reunionoffamilies.Inthepast,foodofferingswereplacedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard.Specialfoodforthefestivalincludedmooncakesandcookedtaro,ediblesnailsfromthetaropatchesorricepaddiescookedwithsweetbasil,a

4、ndwatercaltrope,atypeofwaterchestnutresemblingblackbuffalohorns.Somepeopleinsistedthatcookedtarobeincludedbecauseatthetimeofcreation,tarowasthefirstfooddiscoveredatnightinthemoonlight.TraditionTheMid-AutumnFestivalisatraditionalfestivityforboththeHanandminoritynationalities.Thecustomofworshippingt

5、hemooncanbetracedbackasfarastheancientXiaandShangDynasties(2000B.C.-1066B.C.).IntheZhouDynasty(1066B.C.-221B.C.),peopleheldceremoniestogreetwinterandworshipedthemoonwhenevertheMid-AutumnFestivalsetin.ItbecameprevalentintheTangDynasty(618-907A.D.)thatpeopleenjoyedandworshipedthefullmoon.IntheSouthe

6、rnSongDynasty(1127-1279A.D.),however,peoplesentroundmooncakestotheirrelativesasgiftsinexpressionoftheirbestwishesoffamilyreunion.Atnighttheylookedupatthefullsilvermoonorwentsightseeingtocelebratethefestival.SincetheMing(1368-1644A.D.)andQingDynasties(1644-1911A.D.),thecustomofMid-AutumnFestivalcel

7、ebrationbecameunprecedentedpopular.Togetherwiththecelebrationthereappearedsomespecialcustomsindifferentpartsofthecountry,suchasburningincense,plantingMid-Autumntrees,lightingLanternsontowersandfiredragondances.Wh