Autumn Festival（中秋节）作文-Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋节）作文1200字.docx

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1、Mid-AutumnFestival（中秋节）作文

2、Mid-AutumnFestival（中秋节）作文1200字　　ThejoyousMid-AutumnFestivalwascelebratedonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthmoonaroundthetimeoftheautumnequinox.Manyreferredtoitsimplyasthe"FifteenthoftheEighthMoon".　　Thisdaywasalsoconsideredasaharvestfest

3、ivalsincefruitsvegetablesandgrainhadbeenharvestedbythistimeandfoodwasabundant.Foodofferingswereplacedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard.Applespearspeachesgrapespomegranatesmelonsorangesandpomelosmightbeseen.Specialfoodsforthefestivalincludedmooncakescookedtaroan

4、dwatercaltropeatypeofwaterchestnutresemblingblackbuffalohorns.Somepeopleinsistedthatcookedtarobeincludedbecauseatthetimeofcreationtarowasthefirstfooddiscoveredatnightinthemoonlight.OfallthesefoodsitcouldnotbeomittedfromtheMid-AutumnFestival.　　Theroundmoonc

5、akesmeasuringaboutthreeinchesindiameterandoneandahalfinchesinthicknessresembledWesternfruitcakesintasteandconsistency.Thesecakesweremadewithmelonseedslotusseedsalmondsmincedmeatsbeanpasteorangepeelsandlard.Agoldenyolkfromasaltedduckeggwasplacedatthecentero

6、feachcakeandthegoldenbrowncrustwasdecoratedwithsymbolsofthefestival.Traditionallythirteenmooncakeswerepiledinapyramidtosymbolizethethirteenmoonsofa"completeyear"thatistwelvemoonsplusoneintercalarymoon.uUlsdaE　　TheMid-AutumnFestivalisatraditionalfestivityfo

7、rboththeHanandminoritynationalities.ThecustomofworshippingthemooncanbetracedbackasfarastheancientXiaandShangDynasties.IntheZhouDynastypeopleholdceremoniestogreetwinterandworshipthemoonwhenevertheMid-AutumnFestivalsetsin.ItbecomesveryprevalentintheTangDynas

8、tythatpeopleenjoyandworshipthefullmoon.IntheSouthernSongDynastyhoweverpeoplesendroundmooncakestotheirrelativesasgiftsinexpressionoftheirbestwishesoffamilyreunion.Whenitbecomesdarktheylookupatthefullsilvermoonorgosightseeingonlakestocelebratethefestival.Sin

9、cetheMingandQingDynastiesthecustomofMid-AutumnFestivalcelebrationbecomesunprecedentedpopular.TogetherwiththecelebrationthereappearsomespecialcustomsindifferentpartsofthecountrysuchasburningincenseplantingMid-