英语介绍中秋节.pptVIP

* The Mid-autumn Festival 2：Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the four major traditional festivals. 中秋节是中国四大传统节日之一。 1：lunar August 15th（农历八月十五） Time： the other three ？ 春节The Spring Festival, 元宵节the Lantern Festival 端午节the Dragon Boat Festival （历史背景） “中秋”一词，最早见于《周礼》。根据我国古代历法，农历八月十五日，在一年秋季的八月中旬，故称“中秋”。 中秋节的盛行始于宋朝，至明清时，已与元旦齐名，成为我国的主要节日之一。 History background Autumn is, first seen in Rites. According to ancient Chinese calendar, the Lunar August 15, mid-year fall in August, so called autumn. Mid-Autumn Festival began in the prevalence of antiquity, has been par with New Years Day has become one of Chinas major festivals. Eating Culture 中秋节这一天人们都要吃月饼以示“团圆”。月饼，又叫胡饼、宫饼、月团、丰收饼、团圆饼等，是古代中秋祭拜月神的供品。 On the Mid-Autumn Festival , people have to eat moon cake to show Reunion. Moon cake, also known as Hu cake, pie palace, monthly group, harvest cake, reunion cake, are the offerings of ancient moon worship Moon. Moon cakes 中秋节传说 Hou Yi shoots down nine suns. 后羿射日 According to Chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns circling over it. One day, all 10 suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi, succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns. Yi stole the elixir(长生药） of life to save the people from his tyrannical rule, but his wife, Chang-E drank it. Thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls would pray at the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chang’e flies to the moon. 嫦娥奔月 Wuyan worships the moon. 无盐拜月 put the sky lights(放天灯 ，又称孔明灯) 中秋诗句 The Poems 但愿人长久， 千里共婵娟。 May the people live forever, and share the moon shine across vast distances together. The Poems As the moon rises above the sea, we share the same time though we are far apart. * * *