用英语介绍中秋节
Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as lunar festival, Lunar birthday, Yuexi, Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu Festival, moon worship Festival, moon Festival, moon Festival, Reunion Festival, etc., is a traditional Chinese folk festival.
Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popular in the Han Dynasty, stereotyped in the Tang Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is the synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, which contains the festival custom factors, mostly have ancient origins.
The Mid-Autumn Festival to the moon round meanders reunion, as sustenance missing home, missing loved ones, hope for harvest, happiness, become a rich and colorful, precious cultural heritage.
中秋节,又称祭月节、月光诞、月夕、秋节、仲秋节、拜月节、月娘节、月亮节、团圆节等,是中国民间传统节日。
中秋节起源于上古时代,普及于汉代,定型于唐代。中秋节是秋季时令习俗的综合,其所包含的节俗因素,大都有古老的渊源。
中秋节以月之圆兆人之团圆,为寄托思念故乡,思念亲人之情,祈盼丰收、幸福,成为丰富多彩、弥足珍贵的文化遗产。
中秋节习俗
1、观潮
在古代,浙江一带除中秋赏月外,观潮可谓是又一中秋盛事。中秋观潮的风俗由来已久,早在汉代枚乘的《七发》赋中就有了相当详尽的记述。汉以后,中秋观潮之风更盛。明朱廷焕《增补武林旧事》和宋吴自牧《梦粱录》也有观潮记载。
2、猜谜
中秋月圆夜在公共场所挂着许多灯笼,人们都聚集在一起,猜灯笼身上写的谜语,因为是大多数年轻男女喜爱的活动,同时在这些活动上也传出爱情佳话,因此中秋猜灯谜也被衍生了一种男女相恋的形式。