双语话节日丨怎样用英文介绍中秋节的起源和习俗

马上就是一年一度的中秋节，在这个特殊的节日，如果你的周围的老外朋友们问你中秋节的起源，传说和习俗，你该怎么说呢？

这两个英文（双语）视频，可以让你自己完整了解我们中华民族的传统节日中秋节，也希望你可以让外国朋友们全面了解这个传统节日。

中秋节是什么？

What is Mid- ?

To the , Mid- means and peace. The is when the moon is to be the and . To the , a full moon is a of , , and .

对中国人来说，中秋节意味着团聚、平安。人们觉得，中秋节的月亮最大、最圆。满月象征着繁荣、幸福和团圆。

中国人怎么过中秋？

How the Mid-？

Many and are held in most in China, and China's . The main and , with , at and the moon, and .

大部分中国家庭以及中国的邻国都会举行许多传统的庆祝活动，主要庆祝方式包括吃月饼，吃团圆饭，赏月和点灯笼。

中秋节起源版本一

中秋节起源

Why Mid- is and How it ？

Mid- has a of over 3,000 years, back to moon in the Shang (1600–1046 BC). It’s such an that many poems were about it, and about the are , and its have been at and by of .

中秋节有三千多年历史，可以追溯到商代时对月亮的崇拜。因为中秋节的重要地位，历代诗人都会为中秋节写诗，关于中秋节的故事、传奇在民间广为流传，中秋节的起源也被历代中国人探究。

The term "Mid-" first in the book Rites of Zhou (周礼), in the (475–221 BC). But the term only to the time and ; the didn't exist at that point.

“中秋”一词最早出现在战国时期《周礼》一书中，但是该词只和时间和季节有关，当时还没有中秋节。

In the Tang (618–907 AD), it was to the moon. Many poets liked to poems to the moon when it. There is a that of the Tang the Moon in his dream and heard a song.

唐代时赏月风靡，诗人在赏月之时佳作连连。据传，唐玄宗曾在梦中去往月宫并听到优美的歌声。

In the Song (960–1127 AD), the 15th day of the 8th lunar month was as the "Mid- ". From then on, to the moon was very , and has a ever since.

北宋时期，农历八月十五才被正式确立为中秋节，从那以后，为月亮献祭盛行，从那以后便成为风俗。

中秋英文绘本故事

中秋节起源版本二

The Mid- falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month， in early to early of the with full moon at night. It is a time for and loved ones to and enjoy the full moon - an of ， and luck. will in of many with a good cup of hot tea， while the ones run with their -lit .

每年农历八月十五日，是传统的中秋佳节。这时是一年秋季的中期，所以被称为中秋。在这天，每个家庭都团聚在一起，一家人共同观赏象征丰裕、和谐和幸运的圆月。此时，大人们吃着美味的月饼，品着热腾腾的香茗，而孩子们则在一旁拉着兔子灯尽情玩耍。

The has a long . In China， the rite of to the sun in and to the moon in . books of the Zhou had had the word "Mid-". Later and the to . They the full， moon on that day， it and their and under it. By the Tang (618-907)， the Mid- had been fixed， which even in the Song (960-1279). In the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) ， it grew to be a major of China.

中秋节有悠久的历史，和其它传统节日一样，也是慢慢发展形成的，古代帝王有春天祭日，秋天祭月的礼制，早在《周礼》一书中，已有“中秋”一词的记载。后来贵族和文人学士也仿效起来，在中秋时节，对着天上又亮又圆一轮皓月，观赏祭拜，寄托情怀，这种习俗就这样传到民间，形成一个传统的活动，一直到了唐代，这种祭月的风俗更为人们重视，中秋节才成为固定的节日，《唐书·太宗记》记载有“八月十五中秋节”，这个节日盛行于宋朝，至明清时，已与元旦齐名，成为我国的主要节日之一。

The Mid- began as a . The was later given a with of Chang-E， the lady in the moon.

中秋节最早可能是一个庆祝丰收的节日。后来，月宫里美丽的仙女嫦娥的神话故事赋予了它神话色彩。

中秋节

还有哪些习俗呢？

赏月

the full moon /

watch the full the

碧空如洗，圆月如盘。人们在尽情赏月之际，会情不自禁地想念远游在外、客居异乡的亲人。中国人历来把家人团圆、亲友团聚，共享天伦之乐看得极其珍贵，历来有“花好月圆人团聚”之谓。

点灯笼

light

中秋之夜，天清如水，月明如镜，可谓良辰之美景，然而对此人们并未满足，于是便有燃灯以助月色的风俗。

玩花灯

play /

中秋玩花灯主要只是在家庭、儿童之间进行的，多集中在南方。

祭月

to the moon

中秋祭月仪式是一种古老的祭祀礼仪，表达人们祈求月神降福人间的一种美好心愿。

一个英文视频让你看懂各种常见月饼

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