中秋节日英文介绍

The Mid-Autumn Festival Mid-Autumn is a traditional festival in Chinese. It's also called Autumn festive, August festival or Reunion festival and so on. It's often on August 15th in lunar calendar every year. At that night the moon is usually round and bright. We enjoyed the moon while eating moon-cakes which are the special food for this festival. We looked back on the past and looked forward to the future together. 中秋节是中国的传统节日。它也被人们叫做八月节或团圆节等等。通常是每年的农历八月十五这一天。那一天晚上的月亮又圆又。我们一边吃着象征这个节日的特殊食物--月饼一边赏月。我们一起回首过去并展望未来。

英文：

The Mid Autumn Festival is one of the four major traditional festivals in China.

On August 15 of the lunar calendar, it originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, shaped in the early years of the Tang Dynasty and prevailed after the Song Dynasty.

There are folk customs such as sacrificing the moon, appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes, playing with lanterns, appreciating osmanthus, drinking osmanthus wine and so on.

中文：

中秋节是中国四大传统节日之一，每年农历的八月十五，起源于上古时代，普及于汉代，定型于唐朝初年，盛行于宋朝以后。

有祭月、赏月、吃月饼、玩花灯、赏桂花、饮桂花酒等民俗。

别称：

中秋节有许多别称：古时有秋分夕月（拜月）的活动，故称“月夕”或“祭月节”。因节期在八月十五，所以称“八月节”、“八月半”。

因中秋节的主要活动都是围绕“月”进行的，所以又俗称“月节”；中秋节月亮圆满，象征团圆，因而又叫“团圆节”。

中秋节月亮圆满，家人团聚，出嫁的女儿回家团圆，因此又称“团圆节”、“女儿节”。在广府地区，中秋节俗称“月光诞”。仲秋时节各种瓜果成熟上市，因称“果子节”。

侗族称为“南瓜节”，仫佬族称为“后生节”等。

The Mid-Autumn Festival, dating back to ancient China, pays homage to the moon and good harvest.During the festival, the sharing and eating of round mooncakes among family members signify the completeness and unity of families.