中秋节的英文介绍PPT.ppt

Every year, Chinese people celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar.（每年农历八月十五日，中国人都会庆祝中秋节这一传统节日） Mid-Autumn Festival It‘s traditional to eat moon cakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival. These yummy treats symbolise reunion and happiness. （中秋节我国民间有家家吃月饼的习俗。美味可口的月饼象征合家团圆、欢聚） Moon Cake All family members try to get together on this special day. （家庭所有成员在这个特别的一天相聚） Those who can not return home watch the bright moonlight and feel deep longing for their loved ones.（那些回不了家的人，看着明亮的月亮深深的思念他们深爱着的人） Reunion There are many beautiful legends about the moon in China.The most popular one tells how a goddess(女神) named Change ascended(登上) to the moon. Long long ago , Ten suns burned in the sky like volcanoes 。Many people died of hunger and thirst. A hero named Houyi shot down nine suns one after another. Legends The King of Heaven awarded him with a Longevity（长寿） medicine. Houyi’s wife named Chang’e, stolen the medicine. Chang’e was flying into the moon on the 15th day of the eighth lunar（农历） month when the moon is full and bright，then she become the goddess of moon. Legends Now, Mid-Autumn Festival is listed as an official holiday in China. Many people use this ‘mini-holiday’ to visit family and friends.（如今，中秋节已被列为国家法定节假日。很多人会借中秋小长假探访亲朋好友） Mini-holiday Thank you!