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1、........Mid-autumnFestival(中秋节)TheMid-AutumnFestival(ChineseMoonFestival)isanimportanttraditionalfestivitysecondonlytotheSpringFestival.Celebratedonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonthinChineselunarcalendar,theMoonFestivalusuallycomessometimebetweenthesecondweekofSeptemberan
2、dthesecondweekofOctober.Mid-Autumndayisatimewhenpeoplecelebratetheharvest,enjoythegetting-togetherwithfamiliesandfriendsandappreciategoodfoodandthemostbeautifulmoon.Chineseancestorstooktheseventh,eighthandninthlunarmonthsasautumnand15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthasthe
3、MoonDaywhichwasconsideredthebestdayoftheyeartoenjoythebeautiful,roundandbrightmoon.Aharvestfestival,MoonDayisatimeforrelaxationandcelebrationandmostimportantly,reunionoffamilies.Inthepast,foodofferingswereplacedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard.Specialfoodforthefestival
4、includedmooncakesandcookedtaro,ediblesnailsfromthetaropatchesorricepaddiescookedwithsweetbasil,andwatercaltrope,atypeofwaterchestnutresemblingblackbuffalohorns.Somepeopleinsistedthatcookedtarobeincludedbecauseatthetimeofcreation,tarowasthefirstfooddiscoveredatnight
5、inthemoonlight..学习参考.........TraditionTheMid-AutumnFestivalisatraditionalfestivityforboththeHanandminoritynationalities.ThecustomofworshippingthemooncanbetracedbackasfarastheancientXiaandShangDynasties(2000B.C.-1066B.C.).IntheZhouDynasty(1066B.C.-221B.C.),peoplehel
6、dceremoniestogreetwinterandworshipedthemoonwhenevertheMid-AutumnFestivalsetin.ItbecameprevalentintheTangDynasty(618-907A.D.)thatpeopleenjoyedandworshipedthefullmoon.IntheSouthernSongDynasty(1127-1279A.D.),however,peoplesentroundmooncakestotheirrelativesasgiftsinexp
7、ressionoftheirbestwishesoffamilyreunion.Atnighttheylookedupatthefullsilvermoonorwentsightseeingtocelebratethefestival.SincetheMing(1368-1644A.D.)andQingDynasties(1644-1911A.D.),thecustomofMid-AutumnFestivalcelebrationbecameunprecedentedpopular.Togetherwiththecelebr
8、ationthereappearedsomespecialcustomsindifferentpartsofthecountry,suchasburningincense,plantingMid-Autumntrees,lightingLanternsontowersandfiredrag