中秋节的故事用英语 第1篇

Mooncakes are to Mid-Autumn Festival what mince pies are to Christmas.

The seasonal round cakes traditionally have a sweet filling of lotus seed paste or red bean paste and often have one or more salted duck eggs in the center to represent the moon.

And the moon is what this celebration is all about.

Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month，it is the time when the moon is said to be at its brightest and fullest.

There are two legends which claim to explain the tradition of eating mooncakes.

One Tang Dynasty myth holds that the Earth once had 10 suns circling it.

One day all 10 suns appeared at once，scorching the planet with their heat.

It was thanks to a skillful archer named Hou Yi that the Earth was saved.

He shot down all but one of the suns.

As his reward，the Heavenly Queen Mother gave Hou Yi the Elixir of Immortality，but she warned him that he must use it wisely.

Hou Yi ignored her advice and，corrupted by fame and fortune，became a tyrannical leader.

Chang-Er，his beautiful wife， could no longer stand by and watch him abuse his power so she stole his Elixir and fled to the moon to escape his angry wrath.

And thus began the legend of the beautiful woman in the moon，the Moon Fairy.

The second legend has it that during the Yuan Dynasty，an underground group led by Zhu Yuan Zang was determined to rid the country of Mongolian dominance.

The moon cake was created to carry a secret message.

When the cake was opened and the message read，an uprising was unleashed which successfully routed the Mongolians.

It happened at the time of the full moon，which，some say，explains why mooncakes are eaten at this time.

Mooncakes are usually stamped with Chinese characters indicating the name of the bakery and the type of filling used.

Some bakeries will even stamp them with your family name so that you can give personalised ones to friends and family.

They are usually presented in boxes of four which indicate the four phases of the moon.

Traditional mooncakes are made with melted lard，but today vegetable oil is more often used in the interests of health.

Mooncakes are not for the diet-conscious as they are loaded with calories.

The best way to wash down one of these sticky cakes is with a cup of Chinese tea，especially Jasmine or Chrysanthemum tea，which aids the digestion.

中秋节的故事用英语 第2篇

the mid-autumn festival has all interesting history. long ago in one of the dynasties of china there was a king who was very cruel to the people and did not manage the country well. the people were so angry that some brave ones suggested killing the king. so they wrote notes telling about the meeting place and time and put them into cakes. on the 15th day of the 8th luna month every person was told to buy the cakes. when they ate them they discovered the notes. so they gathered together to make a sudden attack on the king. from then on the chinese people celebrate on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month and eat ^v^moon cakes^v^ in memory of that important event.

when the mid-autumn festival is near, shop windows are beautifully decorated. many ^v^moon cakes^v^ are displayed for people to buy. peopl send presents such aswine, fruits and ^v^moon cakes^v^ to their friends and relatives. in the evening of the day, they have a feast. after the feast, they go out to the garden to look at the moon. the children run and laugh on the streets.

it is believed that the moon is at her brightest on this night. many poems have been written about it, and poets are never tired of reading and writing such poems. in chinese literature, the moon of the mid autumn festival has been compared to a looking-glass, a jade rabbit, and so on. it seems that chinese literature takes far more interest in the moon than in the sun.

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中秋节有着有趣的历史。很久以前在一个朝代的中国有一个国王谁是非常残忍的人，并没有管理好国家。人们非常愤怒，一些勇敢的人建议杀死国王。所以他们写了关于会议地点和时间的笔记，并把它们放进蛋糕里。在第八个月的第十五天每个人都被告知买蛋糕。当他们吃他们发现的笔记。于是他们聚集在一起，突然袭击王。从此，中国人在第八个月的第十五天庆祝“吃月饼”，纪念这一重大事件。

中秋节临近时，商店的橱窗装饰得很漂亮。许多“月饼”展示给人们购买。人们发出了这样aswine，水果和“月饼”给他们的朋友和亲戚。在一天的晚上，他们有一个盛宴。宴会结束后，他们到花园去看月亮。孩子们在街上奔跑和欢笑。

人们相信月亮在她最明亮的夜晚。许多诗都是这样写的，诗人从不厌倦读和写这样的诗。在中国文学中，中秋节的月亮被比作一只玻璃，一只玉兔，等等。看来中国文学对月球的兴趣远远超过太阳。

中秋节的故事用英语 第3篇

Legends of the Second Mid-Autumn Festival - Wu Gang won

There is also a legend on the Mid-Autumn Festival: It is said that on the Moon before luxuriant growth of trees, there are more than 500 ten feet high, below a man felling it often, but each had to go after the areas were cut down immediately close up the.

For thousands of years, it is so combined with the cut with, laurel tree砍光can not be forever.

It is said that the person named Wu Gang felling is the Han River, and had to follow the religious immortal, to heaven, but he made a mistake, an immortal banished him to the palace every day to do such a laborious task to do so in vain, to show punishment.

Li Bai\'s poem ^v^For mid-chop Gui, who had paid for the cold^v^ record.

中秋节的故事用英语 第4篇

On the evening there will be a big family dinner. People who work far away from their homes will try to come back for the union. After dinner, people will light the lanterns which are usually red and round.

Children will play with their own toy lanterns happily. At night the moon is usually round and bright. People can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes which are the special food for this festival.

They can look back on the past and look forward to the future together. It is said that there was a dragon in the sky. The dragon wanted to swallow up the moon. To protect the frighten the dragon away.

中秋节中秋节是中国一个很重要的节日，在八月十五号。在节日来临的前几天，家庭中的每一个人都帮着打扫房子，把房子装扮得漂漂亮亮的，灯笼挂在屋前。晚上有一顿美餐，离家在外工作的人也要回来团圆。晚饭后，人们点亮灯笼，一般是红色的圆灯笼。

孩子们会高高兴兴地玩他们的玩具灯笼。晚上月亮又圆又大，人们在赏月的同时吃着中秋节特别的食品——月饼。人们在一起回顾过去，展望未来。据说天上有一条龙，它要把月亮吞下去。为了保护月亮，孩子们要弄出很大的响动把龙吓跑。

中秋节起源

中秋节起源于上古时代，普及于汉代，定型于唐朝初年，盛行于宋朝以后。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。

中秋节的故事用英语 第5篇

The Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn is a very important Chinese festival.

It falls on the 15th day of August.

A few days before the festival, everyone in the family will help to make the house clean and beautiful.

Lanterns will be hung in front of the house.

On the evening there will be a big family dinner.

People who work far away from their homes will try to come back for the union.

After dinner, people will light the lanterns which are usually red and round.

Children will play with their own toy lanterns happily.

At night the moon is usually round and bright.

People can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes which are the special food for this festival.

They can look back on the past and look forward to the future together.

It is said that there was a dragon in the sky.

The dragon wanted to swallow up the moon.

To protect the frighten the dragon away.

中秋节

中秋节是中国一个很重要的节日，在八月十五号。在节日来临的前几天，家庭中的每一个人都帮着打扫房子，把房子装扮得漂漂亮亮的`，灯笼挂在屋前。

晚上有一顿美餐，离家在外工作的人也要回来团圆。晚饭后，人们点亮灯笼，一般是红色的圆灯笼。孩子们会高高兴兴地玩他们的玩具灯笼。

晚上月亮又圆又大，人们在赏月的同时吃着中秋节特别的食品——月饼。人们在一起回顾过去，展望未来。据说天上有一条龙，它要把月亮吞下去。为了保护月亮，孩子们要弄出很大的响动把龙吓跑。