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1、........Mid-autumnFestival（中秋节）TheMid-AutumnFestival(ChineseMoonFestival)isanimportanttraditionalfestivitysecondonlytotheSpringFestival.Celebratedonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonthinChineselunarcalendar,theMoonFestivalusuallycomessometimebetweenthesecondweekofSeptemberandthesecondweekofOctob

2、er.Mid-Autumndayisatimewhenpeoplecelebratetheharvest,enjoythegetting-togetherwithfamiliesandfriendsandappreciategoodfoodandthemostbeautifulmoon.Chineseancestorstooktheseventh,eighthandninthlunarmonthsasautumnand15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthastheMoonDaywhichwasconsideredthebestdayoftheye

3、artoenjoythebeautiful,roundandbrightmoon.Aharvestfestival,MoonDayisatimeforrelaxationandcelebrationandmostimportantly,reunionoffamilies.Inthepast,foodofferingswereplacedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard.Specialfoodforthefestivalincludedmooncakesandcookedtaro,ediblesnailsfromthetaropatchesor

4、ricepaddiescookedwithsweetbasil,andwatercaltrope,atypeofwaterchestnutresemblingblackbuffalohorns.Somepeopleinsistedthatcookedtarobeincludedbecauseatthetimeofcreation,tarowasthefirstfooddiscoveredatnightinthemoonlight.TraditionTheMid-AutumnFestivalisatraditionalfestivityforboththeHanand

5、minoritynationalities.ThecustomofworshippingthemooncanbetracedbackasfarastheancientXiaandShangDynasties(2000B.C.-1066B.C.).IntheZhouDynasty(1066B.C.-221B.C.),peopleheldceremoniestogreetwinterandworshipedthemoonwhenevertheMid-AutumnFestivalsetin.ItbecameprevalentintheTangDynasty(618-907

6、A.D.)thatpeopleenjoyedandworshipedthefullmoon.IntheSouthernSongDynasty(1127-1279A.D.),however,peoplesentroundmooncakestotheirrelativesasgiftsinexpressionoftheirbestwishesoffamilyreunion.Atnighttheylookedupatthefullsilvermoonorwentsightseeingtocelebratethefestival.SincetheMing(1368-1644

7、A.D.)andQingDynasties(1644-1911A.D.),thecustom参考.资料........ofMid-AutumnFestivalcelebrationbecameunprecedentedpopular.Togetherwiththecelebrationthereappearedsomespecialcustomsindifferentpartsofthecountry,suchasburningincense,plantingMid-Autumntrees,lightingLanternsontowersandfiredrago