中秋节初中英语作文中秋节的传说.doc

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1、中秋节初中英语作文中秋节的传说　　MooncakesaretoMid-AutumnFestivalwhatmincepiesaretoChristmas.Theseasonalroundcakestraditionallyhaveasweetfillingoflotusseedpasteorredbeanpasteandoftenhaveoneormoresaltedduckeggsinthecentertorepresentthemoon.Andthemooniswhatthiscelebrationisallabout.Mid-AutumnFe

2、stivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe8thmonth，itisthetimewhenthemoonissaidtobeatitsbrightestandfullest.　　Therearetwolegendswhichclaimtoexplainthetraditionofeatingmooncakes.OneTangDynastymythholdsthattheEarthoncehad10sunscirclingit.Onedayall10sunsappearedatonce，scorchingtheplanetwiththe

3、irheat.ItwasthankstoaskillfularchernamedHouYithattheEarthwassaved.Heshotdownallbutoneofthesuns.Ashisreward，theHeavenlyQueenMothergaveHouYitheElixirofImmortality，butshewarnedhimthathemustuseitwisely.HouYiignoredheradviceand，corruptedbyfameandfortune，becameatyrannicalleader.Chan

4、g-Er，hisbeautifulwife，couldnolongerstandbyandwatchhimabusehispowersoshestolehisElixirandfledtothemoontoescapehisangrywrath.Andthusbeganthelegendofthebeautifulwomaninthemoon，theMoonFairy.　　ThesecondlegendhasitthatduringtheYuanDynasty，anundergroundgroupledbyZhuYuanZangwasdetermi

5、nedtoridthecountryofMongoliandominance.Themooncakewascreatedtocarryasecretmessage.Whenthecakewasopenedandthemessageread，anuprisingwasunleashedwhichsuccessfullyroutedtheMongolians.Ithappenedatthetimeofthefullmoon，which，somesay，explainswhymooncakesareeatenatthistime.Mooncakesare

6、usuallystampedwithChinesecharactersindicatingthenameofthebakeryandthetypeoffillingused.Somebakerieswillevenstampthemwithyourfamilynamesothatyoucangivepersonalisedonestofriendsandfamily.Theyareusuallypresentedinboxesoffourwhichindicatethefourphasesofthemoon.Traditionalmooncakes

7、aremadewithmeltedlard，buttodayvegetableoilismoreoftenusedintheinterestsofhealth.Mooncakesarenotforthediet-consciousastheyareloadedwithcalories.ThebestwaytowashdownoneofthesestickycakesiswithacupofChinesetea，especiallyJasmineorChrysanthemumtea，whichaidsthedigestion.　　中秋节吃月饼就像西方

8、人圣诞节吃百果馅饼一样，是必不可少的。圆圆的月饼中通常包有香甜的莲子馅或是红豆馅，馅的中央还会加上一个金黄的咸鸭蛋黄来代表