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中秋节 The Mid-autumn Festival

月亮自古以来就在中国文化中占了重要的部分，中国的古代历法阴历就是主要按月亮的周期来安排的历法。农历八月十五日是中国传统的中秋节，是我国仅次于春节的第二大传统节日。我国农历秋季的七、八、九、三个月中，八月十五恰在秋季的中间，故谓之中秋节。


The moon has been the most significant part of Chinese culture for a long time. The ancient Chinese established the precise lunar calendar according to the moon’s revolution. On 15th August (lunar calendar), there is the mid-autumn festival, which is one of the most important festival in China and whose popularity just behind the Spring Festival.

 


    中秋之夜，月色皎洁，古人把圆月视为团圆的象征，民间 多于此夜合家团聚，故又称团圆节。 中秋节这天，文人们也会聚集在一起赏月作诗。
The ancient Chinese seemed the round moon in the mid-autumn day as a symbol of reunion. Family members would come back home and stay together with their parents or grandparents. Some poet also stay together to appreciate the flawless moon, and moon also inspired them to create poetry.

 

 

制作兔儿爷也是民间庆祝中秋节的一种方式，人们用泥土捏成兔子的形状，并给他们涂上颜色。最初，兔儿爷是用来祭月的，不过到了后来兔儿爷多被用于儿童的玩具，它的形态动作也多样起来。

 

The symbol of the mid-autumn festival is clay rabbits for the Mid-Autumn Festival. They are made from clay, and were painted after the shaping process. Initially, people created them to offer sacrifice to the moon. But after that, the clay rabbits became toys for children and developed variety of rabbits with some of them really appealing.

 

 

     吃月饼是节日的另一习俗，月饼象征着团圆。像葡萄、西瓜等象征着团圆的水果也被人们摆上餐桌。如今月饼已经成为了中国饮食文化的一部分。传统的月饼内馅多采用植物性原料种子，如核桃仁、杏仁、芝麻仁、瓜子、山楂、莲蓉、枣泥等，对人体有一定的保健作用。如今，月饼的品种已异彩纷呈，各种口味的馅料都被用到了月饼的制作：如冰皮月饼、冰激凌月饼、果蔬月饼、海味月饼、椰奶月饼、茶叶月饼等。

Another costume in the Mid-Autumn day is eating the moon cakes. The conventional moon cakes are round so that they represent the reunion is Chinese culture. The traditional moon cakes stuff a great deal of palatable ingredients, such as walnuts, almond, seeds of hawthorn etc. Nowadays, we add more delicious moon cakes, such as ice-cream moon cakes, fruits moon cakes, seafood cakes etc.
Contributor: YangL (China)
 Page updated 2011-08-29 08:02:33
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Thursday September 01, 2011, a-BonnieT (United States):
Thank you for sharing your Mid-autumn Festival holiday with us. Your web page is really lovely. I enjoy the first image with the moon and the one with the moon cakes. I would really like to eat a moon cake. Can you tell more about the history of this holiday? Can you share the recipe for the moon cakes?

Saturday September 10, 2011, yuanhong liuT (China):
Your web page is really nice.I am looking forward to see more infoumation.By the way ,miss Bonnie,maybe you can buy mooncakes in the suoermarket.Moonckes are good snacks for all age.They are delicious.

Monday October 03, 2011, Chadhm (United States):
those mooncakes look good.
are they sweet, sour, or creamy?

Monday October 03, 2011, CaitlinSM (United States):
The foods look so yummy. How long did it take to make all that food?

Monday October 03, 2011, MattSm (United States):
that looks like a some good food!

Monday October 03, 2011, alexMM (United States):
I really like the food and that one first picture.

Tuesday October 04, 2011, gloriaWM (United States):
I like the food. yum!!!

Tuesday October 04, 2011, Daniel G.m (United States):
VERY NICE PICTURES

Tuesday October 04, 2011, ChelseaBM (United States):
What is that food called and whats in it

Tuesday October 04, 2011, SarahEM (United States):
This is very intresting. I think that would be a fun festival.

Wednesday October 05, 2011, KayliBM (United States):
This food looks very interesting whats in it?

Wednesday October 05, 2011, Leland Z.M (United States):
the moon cakes look good and i really like the chineese pictures

Thursday October 06, 2011, JacksonN661 (United States):
Nice picters but wree are the ones of the moon?

Friday October 07, 2011, AlexusS (United States):
Hello Yang, I love your pictures they are so detailed! Your page looks AMAZING!! I can tell you spend alot of time on your page.

Wednesday October 12, 2011, ZekeL (United States):
The Mid-autumn Festival sounds great. I think it's very cool.

Wednesday October 12, 2011, ryanca (United States):
The Mid-Autumn Festival sounds like fun!

Wednesday October 12, 2011, CadenKa (United States):
Your pictures are so colorful and interesting! I wish we had a mid-autumn festival!

Thursday October 13, 2011, AnthonyB (United States):
Thats really cool! I had no idea that you celebrated moon festival. Do the moon cakes taste good?

Thursday October 13, 2011, KevinM (United States):
awesome the saying is true you do learn something everyday

Thursday October 13, 2011, SabrinaS463 (United States):
Very interesting. Do you have any other festivals?

Thursday October 13, 2011, JacobS (United States):
Awesome. where did you get the pictures from

Thursday October 13, 2011, NancyR (United States):
What is that called? It looks very good!

Friday October 14, 2011, jacobl (United States):
Wow that is cool. What is that food called?

Friday October 14, 2011, ConnorC (United States):
Your pictures are very cool.

Thursday October 20, 2011, lucyc (United States):
Yum! Thoose ice cream moon cakes really caught my eye!

Thursday October 20, 2011, Hope H.S (United States):
your pics were very itresting.when did you take the picture? comment me back whenever you can.

Thursday October 20, 2011, Hope H.S (United States):
How many festivals do you have in China

Friday October 21, 2011, NickD (United States):
These foods look very great. Nice Job

Friday October 21, 2011, AbbyS (United States):
I wish I could have a ice cream moon cake! Your page is very interesting.

Friday October 21, 2011, CalliC (United States):
Wow! Those moon cakes look tasty!

Friday October 21, 2011, MarykateP (United States):
I love your pictures!Where did you take them?

Friday October 21, 2011, SarahAl (United States):
That is amazing! Thank you for sharing your culture with us! Have a great day!

Friday October 21, 2011, MollyO (United States):
Wow those "moon cakes" look soo good! I wish I could have one right now!

Friday October 21, 2011, GraceBa (United States):
I relly like your photos and the information about your country. Maybe I should go over there and eat some Moon Cakes. Bye!

Friday October 21, 2011, AndrewK (United States):
Cool stuff about the festival. Its interesting.

Friday October 28, 2011, MartinH (United States):
Bet the festival is fun!

Friday October 28, 2011, JasonB (United States):
Wow the Mid Autum Festival sounds so awesome! What is your favorite part?

Friday October 28, 2011, BrianD899 (United States):
The Mid-autumm Festival sounds cool. What do you do at the festival?

Friday October 28, 2011, ConnorC (United States):
I want to eat a moon cake right now.What time of the year do you have the Mid-autumn festival?

Friday October 28, 2011, JohnnyRa (United States):
Wow that is so awesoeme!!! What is your favorite thing about China and the moon???
JohnnyRa

Friday October 28, 2011, AustinBi (United States):
Wow! That is really cool and I mean really,really cool.How many cultures does China have?

Friday October 28, 2011, AlexisMe (United States):
Dear Yang L,
I love how much you write How old is your school?

Friday October 28, 2011, CordeliaW (United States):
Hi! I like the page!! What is your favorite part about the Mid-autumn Festible?

Monday November 14, 2011, lucyc (United States):
woah! that food looks delicious!

Monday November 21, 2011, Tayla RM194 (United States):
Wow! I really think that the statue it is really pretty. Have you ever been to America? If you have, where at in America?

Monday November 21, 2011, Hailey em (United States):
Ive always wondered what a moon cake looked like yay

Tuesday November 22, 2011, wally MM (United States):
what does the picture of the lady and the moon mean.

Monday November 28, 2011, ReileyFM (United States):
I love the pic that has the pretty PINK Flowers they look that they were well cared and they are bueatiful plants LOVE EM

Monday November 28, 2011, kyle om984 (United States):
where did you get all of your information for your page

Monday November 28, 2011, JoelKM (United States):
Your page is really awesome!!! I really like all of the information on your page, it's really interesting. The pictures were really cool to! A question that I have is that how many moon cakes does an average person get to eat?

Tuesday November 29, 2011, Amy S.M (United States):
Those are some very interesting pictures! I enjoyed all of them. Where did you get all of them.

Tuesday November 29, 2011, SarahOM (United States):
that muffin pic is making me hungry!!!!!

Wednesday November 30, 2011, RyanHM (United States):
The pictures are very cool.

Wednesday November 30, 2011, Cole D.M (United States):
I like this page-why are clay rabbits the Mid-Autumn Festival's symbol?

Wednesday January 04, 2012, shawnwp (United States):
yummy food

Tuesday January 17, 2012, NickTM (United States):
those mooncakes look delectible!

Wednesday January 18, 2012, Ian GM (United States):
Those are some really cool pictures.

Wednesday January 18, 2012, Saharah Sm (United States):
the moon cakes look amazing! how do they taste

Wednesday January 18, 2012, RamseyTM (United States):
those moon cakes are making me hungry.

Wednesday January 18, 2012, TiffanyKM (United States):
love the pics and info

Wednesday January 18, 2012, AlexMM204 (United States):
I love your pictures. They are very interesting.

Wednesday January 18, 2012, KendallHM (United States):
thats looks really good! what does it taste like?

Tuesday January 24, 2012, AlyssaBM (United States):
Wow! That's really fascinating!
~☺~

Wednesday February 01, 2012, NataliePp (United States):
I do like the pictures. There really nice!

Wednesday February 08, 2012, Mikekp (United States):
That looks so cool!!!!!!!!! I wish I could be there to eat that food!!!! Your so lucky, and your school looks SSSSSOOOOO cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday February 08, 2012, Mikekp (United States):
That looks so cool!!!!!!!!! I wish I could be there to eat that food!!!! Your so lucky, and your school looks SSSSSOOOOO cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday February 08, 2012, jackgp (United States):
the mid autumn festival sounds like a lot of fun.

Wednesday February 08, 2012, Lauren K.P (United States):
cool

Friday February 10, 2012, Lora Z.P (United States):
what is that sculpture? Is it a bunny?

Tuesday February 14, 2012, a-KimberlyS (United States):
I want live there it looks so nice giants > patriots.

Tuesday February 14, 2012, a-KimberlyS (United States):
What do the symbols on the first picture mean?? I lovvvvvvve your little colorful statue!! =)

Wednesday February 15, 2012, Gracelp (United States):
The Mid-autumn Festival looks very exciting!!!

Wednesday February 15, 2012, Liammp (United States):
I would love to try one of those moon cakes they sound tasty

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