1、Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节Reunion of the human month人月团圆主讲人：XXX时间：2023What is Mid-Autumn Festival?什么是中秋节？ChineseMid-autumnFestivalThe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth,thejoyousMid-AutumnFestivalwascelebratedonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthmoon,aroundthetimeoftheautumnequinox秋分）Manyreferredtoit.（秋分）simplyastheFifteenthoftheEighthMoon.Thisdaywasalsoconsideredasaharvestfestivalsincefruits,vegetablesandgrainhadbeenharvestedbythistimeandfoodwasabundant.Foodofferingswereplacedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard.Apples,pears

2、,peaches,grapes,pomegranates石榴）melons,orangesand,（石榴）pomelos（柚子）mightbeseen.Special（柚子）foodsforthefestivalincludedmooncakes,cookedtaro（芋头）andwatercaltrope（菱（芋头）（角）,atypeofwaterchestnutresemblingblackbuffalohorns.Somepeopleinsisted_x000C_thatcookedtarobeincludedbecauseatthetimeofcreation,tarowasthefirstfooddiscoveredatnightinthemoonlight.Ofallthesefoods,itcouldnotbeomittedfromtheMid-AutumnFestival.Theroundmooncakes,measuringaboutthreeinchesindiameterandoneandahalfinchesinthickness,resembledWester

3、nfruitcakesintasteandconsistency.Thesecakesweremadewithmelonseeds（西瓜子）,lotusseeds（莲籽）,（西瓜子）（莲籽）almonds杏仁）mincedmeats,beanpaste,（杏仁）orangepeelsandlard猪油）Agoldenyolk.（猪油）蛋黄）（蛋黄）fromasaltedduckeggwasplacedatthecenterofeachcake,andthegoldenbrowncrustwasdecoratedwithsymbolsofthefestival.Traditionally,thirteenmooncakeswerepiledinapyramidtosymbolizethethirteenmoonsofacompleteyear,thatis,twelvemoonsplusoneintercalary（闰月的）moon.（闰月的）What is Mid-Autumn Festival?什么是中秋节？TheMid-AutumnFestivalisatraditionalfes

4、tivityforboththeHanandminoritynationalities.ThecustomofworshippingthemooncanbetracedbackasfarastheancientXiaandShangDynasties(2000B.C.-1066B.C.).IntheZhouDynasty(1066B.C.-221B.C.),peopleholdceremoniestogreetwinterandworshipthemoonwhenevertheMid-AutumnFestivalsetsin.ItbecomesveryprevalentintheTangDynasty(618-907A.D.)thatpeopleenjoyandworshipthefullmoon.IntheSouthernSongDynasty(1127-1279A.D.),however,peoplesendroundmooncakestotheirrelativesasgiftsinexpressionoftheirbestwishesoffamilyreunion.Whenit

5、becomesdark,theylookupatthefullsilvermoonorgosightseeingonlakestocelebratethefestival.SincetheMing(1368-1644A.D.)andQingDynasties(1644-1911A.D.),thecustomofMid-AutumnFestivalcelebrationbecomesunprecedentedpopular.Togetherwiththecelebrationthereappearsomespecialcustomsindifferentpartsofthecountry,suchasburningincense（熏香）,planting（熏香）Mid-Autumntrees,lightinglanternsontowersandfiredragondances.However,thecustomofplayingunderthemoonisnotsopopularasitusedtobenowadays,butitisnotlesspopulartoenjoythebr

6、ightsilvermoon.Wheneverthefestivalsetsin,peoplewilllookupatthefullsilvermoon,drinkingwinetocelebratetheirhappylifeorthinkingoftheirrelativesandfriendsfarfromhome,andextendingalloftheirbestwishestothem.MoonCakesWhat is Mid-Autumn Festival?什么是中秋节？Thereisthisstoryaboutthemoon-cake.duringtheYuandynasty(A.D.1280-1368)ChinawasruledbytheMongolianpeople.LeadersfromtheprecedingSungdynasty(A.D.960-1280)wereunhappyatsubmittingtotheforeignrule,andsethowtocoordinatetherebellionwithoutbeingdiscovered.Theleade

7、rsoftherebellion,knowingthattheMoonFestivalwasdrawingnear,orderedthemakingofspecialcakes.Backedintoeachmooncakewasamessagewiththeoutlineoftheattack.OnthenightoftheMoonFestival,therebelssuccessfullyattachedandoverthrewthegovernment.Today,mooncakesareeatentocommemoratethislegendandwascalledtheMoonCake.Forgenerations,mooncakeshavebeenmadewithsweetfillingsofnuts,mashedredbeans,lotus-seedpasteorChinesedates（枣子）,wrappedinapastry.Sometimesacookedeggyolkcanbefoundinthemiddleoftherichtastingdessert.Peopl

8、ecomparemooncakestotheplumpuddingandfruitcakeswhichareservedintheEnglishholidayseasons.Nowadays,therearehundredsvarietiesofmooncakesonsaleamonthbeforethearrivalofMoonFestival.PART 01 What is Mid-Autumn Festival?什么是中秋节？The origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival中秋起源PART 02PART 03 Mid-Autumn Festival customs中秋习俗目录目录CONTENTSPART 04 The Moon cakes月饼What is Mid-Autumn Festival?什么是中秋节？01What is Mid-Autumn Festival?什么是中秋节？中秋节是中国传统节日之一，每年农历八月十五，中国人都会庆祝中秋节。The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chin

9、ese festivals,which is celebrated every year on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month and Chinese.What is Mid-Autumn Festival?什么是中秋节？The Mid-Autumn Festival is an ancient traditional festival of our country,also known as send the moon Festival,the Moon Festival,reunion Festival.What is Mid-Autumn Festival?什么是中秋节？TheMid-AutumnFestivaloriginatedintheancienttimes,popularizedintheHanDynasty,finalizedintheearlyTangDynasty,prevailedintheSongDynasty.TheMid-AutumnFestivalistheautumncustomsynthesis,hass

10、ustenanceofthefeelingofmissing,prayforharvest,happiness.What is Mid-Autumn Festival?什么是中秋节？TherearethreetheoriesabouttheMid-AutumnFestival:oneistheworshipofthemooninancienttimes,thesecondisthecustomofworshippingtheearthgodinancienttimes,andthethirdisthecustomofcompanionunderthemoon.TotheChinese,Mid-AutumnFestivalmeansfamilyreunionandpeace.Thefestivaliscelebratedwhenthemoonisbelievedtobethebiggestandfullest.TotheChinese,afullmoonisasymbolofprosperity,happiness,andfamilyreunion.What is Mid-Autumn

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