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1、ThejoyousMid-AutumnFestival,thethirdandlastfestivalfortheliving,wascelebratedonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthmoon,aroundthetimeoftheautumnequinox.Manyreferredtoitsimplyasthe"FifteenthoftheEighthMoon".IntheWesterncalendar,thedayofthefestivalusuallyoccurredsometimebetweent
2、hesecondweekofSeptemberandthesecondweekofOctober.Thisdaywasalsoconsideredaharvestfestivalsincefruits,vegetablesandgrainhadbeenharvestedbythistimeandfoodwasabundant.Withdelinquentaccountssettledpriortothefestival,itwasatimeforrelaxationandcelebration.Foodofferingswere
3、placedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard.Apples,pears,peaches,grapes,pomegranates,melons,orangesandpomelosmightbeseen.Specialfoodsforthefestivalincludedmooncakes,cookedtaro,ediblesnailsfromthetaropatchesorricepaddiescookedwithsweetbasil,andwatercaltrope,atypeofwaterchestnu
4、tresemblingblackbuffalohorns.Somepeopleinsistedthatcookedtarobeincludedbecauseatthetimeofcreation,tarowasthefirstfooddiscoveredatnightinthemoonlight.Ofallthesefoods,itcouldnotbeomittedfromtheMid-AutumnFestival.Theroundmooncakes,measuringaboutthreeinchesindiameterando
5、neandahalfinchesinthickness,resembledWesternfruitcakesintasteandconsistency.Thesecakesweremadewithmelonseeds,lotusseeds,almonds,mincedmeats,beanpaste,orangepeelsandlard.Agoldenyolkfromasaltedduckeggwasplacedatthecenterofeachcake,andthegoldenbrowncrustwasdecoratedwith
6、symbolsofthefestival.Traditionally,thirteenmooncakeswerepiledinapyramidtosymbolizethethirteenmoonsofa"completeyear,"thatis,twelvemoonsplusoneintercalarymoon.OriginTheMid-AutumnFestivalisatraditionalfestivityforboththeHanandminoritynationalities.Thecustomofworshipping
7、themoon(calledxiyueinChinese)canbetracedbackasfarastheancientXiaandShangDynasties(2000B.C.-1066B.C.).IntheZhouDynasty(1066B.C.-221B.C.),peopleholdceremoniestogreetwinterandworshipthemoonwhenevertheMid-AutumnFestivalsetsin.ItbecomesveryprevalentintheTangDynasty(618-90
8、7A.D.)thatpeopleenjoyandworshipthefullmoon.IntheSouthernSongDynasty(1127-1279A.D.),however,peoplesendroundmooncakestotheirrelatives