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中秋节小常识 6 FACTS ABOUT THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL YOU SHOULD KNOW   但是，中秋节的意义远不止于美味的月饼，本文介绍了关于中秋节你不得不知道的六个小常识。 The time has come to stuff ourselves with mooncakes soon. And with the kinds of selections we’re getting when it comes to snow skin and traditional mooncakes, it’s going to be hard to keep the kilos down. But the mid-autumn festival is so much more than just delectable round goodies. Here’s what you have to know about this meaningful time. 1 节日名称的由来 Why It’s Called Mid-Autumn 中秋节，顾名思义，是在秋季中过的节日。 It’s because the festival is supposed to happen smack in the middle of autumn – hence its name. 2 每年没有确切的日期 Its date changes every year. 中秋节是农历的八月十五。通常在 9 月和 10 月之间。2019年的中秋节是9月13日，星期五。 The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. It usually falls between September and October. This year, it falls on 13 September. 3 中秋节是家庭团聚的日子 An Occasion for Family Reunion 中国人的团圆饭通常是在除夕，但其实中秋节也是家人团聚的节日。最幸福的事莫过于看着一张张熟悉的面孔，欢声笑语，共进晚餐。 We all know the Chinese’s reunion dinner is on Chinese New Year Eve, but did you know Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for families to get together too? Nothing like a good dinner around the table with chats and laughter. And familiar faces. 4 月饼的象征意义 There’s a Symbolism in Eating Mooncakes 圆圆的月饼象征着团团圆圆。互送月饼表达了最美好的祝愿和对家人的爱。 The roundness symbolises togetherness and completeness. Giving mooncakes express best wishes and family love. 5 都有哪些地方庆祝中秋？ Where Is The Festival Celebrated? 不仅是中国，包括马来西亚、日本、越南以及菲律宾在内的邻国也共度中秋节。 Our fellow neighbours also partake in the mid-autumn festivities – Malaysia, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines. 6 3000年的历史 3,000 Years History 中秋节起源于约3000年前周朝（公元前1046-256年）的拜月仪式。'中秋'二字最早见于汉代成书（公元前202年-公元220年）的《周礼》。历代的中秋节，人们都在月光下载歌载舞，赏月、祭月、拜月。 Mid-Autumn Festival is originated from the moon worship ceremony about 3,000 years ago in Zhou Dynasty (1046 - 256 BC). The earliest record of Chinese character “Mid-Autumn” is in the Rites of Zhou compiled in the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD). In the successive dynasties, there had been customs such as singing and dancing under the moonlight, and worshipping the moon. 自初唐以来（公元618-907年），中秋赏月、玩月颇为盛行。到宋朝（公元960-1279年），正式定八月十五为中秋节。明清时期（公元1368-1911年）时，中秋节已与春节齐名，成为中国的主要节日之一。 The customs of appreciating the moon became more and more popular in the early Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 AD). It was not until the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279 AD) that the Mid-Autumn Festival became an official holiday. By the time of the Ming and Qing (1368 - 1911 AD) Dynasties, it had enjoyed equal popularity with Chinese New Year and became one of the main festivals in China. |
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