第一篇：英文版中秋節由來、習俗、故事

Mid-Autumn Festival

One of the most important festivals is the Mid-Autumn Day.Chinese ancestors believed that the 7th,8th,and 9th lunar months belong to autumn.So the Mid-Autumn Day falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month.In mid-autumn, farmers have just finished gathering their crops and bringing in fruits from the orchards果園.Overjoyed狂喜的 with the bumper豐富的 harvest, they feel quite relaxed after a year's hard work.So the 15th of the eighth lunar month has gradually evolved as成為 a widely celebrated festival for ordinary people.Night falls.The land is bathed in silver moonlight, as at this time of the year the weather is usually fine and the sky usually clear.Families set up tables in their courtyards 庭院or sit on their balconies, chatting and sharing offerings祭品 to the moon.Together they enjoy the enchanting迷人的 spell of night.Naturally at this pleasant moment people are reminded of beautiful legends about the moon.The most popular in China is an ancient story telling how a girl named Chang'e flew to the moon.Long long ago，a terrible drought干旱plagued折磨；困擾 the land.Ten suns burned fiercely猛烈地 in the sky like smoldering 情緒郁積的volcanoes火山.The land was parched烤, and rivers went dry.Many people died of hunger and thirst.Then there appeared a brave young man named Hou Yi who took out his red bow and white arrows箭and shot down nine suns one after another一個接一個的.The weather immediately turned cooler and heavy rains filled the rivers with fresh water.Life was restored恢復 on the earth and humanity was saved.A beautiful girl secretly fell in love with the hero, who also loved the sweet girl.Soon they got married.Out of respect for what he had done for his people, the goddess of the western sky rewarded the brave young man with a special drink that could give its drinker eternal永恒的 life in the heaven and made him an immortal being生命.But an evil-minded person got to learn the secret and he managed to kill the hero by a sudden attack.The murder done, he ran to Chang'e who was waiting for the return of her husband from hunting.The wicked邪惡的 murderer謀殺者 forced強迫 the wife to give him the drink.Without hesitation猶豫, the wife in her desperation絕望的境地 took up the drink and drank it in one gulp大口的.Overcome with grief悲痛, the faithful忠誠wife rushed to the dead body of her husband and wept bitterly悲痛地.But soon the drink began to take effect and Chang'e felt herself lifted up from the ground towards heaven.She had to live on the moon because it is nearest to the earth where her husband lay lifeless無生命的 and cold.She was alone and sad, never able to get back to earth.For thousands of years the Chinese people have related涉及 the vicissitudes興衰 of life to changes of the moon as it waxes漸滿 and wanes漸淡的: joy and sorrow, parting and reunion.Because the round, full moon is a symbol of reunion and happiness, the mid-autumn day when the moon is at its fullest and brightest is naturally taken as the festival.In the Chinese written language, the word圓滿(pronounced as “yuan man”)means round and full literally字面上地, and metaphorically 暗喻it suggests family reunion and perfection 完美of life in the world.Every family would try to enjoy a happy reunion of its members in hoping for a more perfect life in future.Those who cannot return home on this day to watch the bright moon together with their dear ones always feel deep longing for their family.One of the most famous poets in the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai, expressed his longing for home place in a short poem that has become known even to three-year-old kids for thousands of years.It runs like this:

Before my bed shine bright the silver moon beams, It seems autumn frost on the chamber floor gleams.Gazing up toward the full moon in the night skies, I can't but lower my head as homesickness鄉愁 does arise上升.Today festivities歡宴，慶典 centered about the Mid-Autumn Day are more varied.After a family reunion dinner, many people like to go out to attend special performances in parks or on public squares.Some groups or clubs of retired people would hold gatherings or parties for appreciation of the moonlight.Among all the ways to celebrate this particular occasion, one traditional custom has definitely remained unchanged and is shared by almost every Chinese.That is eating a special kind of food: moon-cakes.Most of these cakes are made in a round shape, again a symbol of the full moon.There are a number of fillings wrapped纏繞，包裹 inside the cakes, so it's also a golden time for markets and department stores to sell these special cakes to citizens市民 before and during the festival.They are really delicious, and it's not uncommon for people to send moon-cakes to friends and relatives as Mid-Autumn gifts.While eating the tasty moon-cakes and gazing at the bright moon in the night sky, people feel sweet and happy at heart.

第二篇：中秋節的由來和習俗(英文)

For thousands of years, the Chinese people have related the vicissitudes of life to changes of the moon as it waxes and wanes;joy and sorrow, parting and reunion.Because the full moon is round and symbolizes reunion, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the festival of reunion.All family members try to get together on this special day.Those who can not return home watch the bright moonlight and feel deep longing for their loved ones.Today, festivities centered about the Mid-Autumn Festival are more varied.After a family reunion dinner, many people like to go out to attend special performances in parks or on public squares.In Zhejiang province，watching the flood tide of the Qian-tang River during the Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a must for local people, but also an attraction for those from other parts of the country.In mid autumn, the sun, earth and moon send out strong gravitational forces upon the seas.The outline of the Qiantang River is shaped like a bugle.So the flood tide which forms at the narrow mouth is particularly impressive.Spectators crowd on the river bank, watching the roaring waves.At its peak, the tide rises as high as three and a half meters.There are two legends about the mid autumn festival ,one is One hero called Hou Yi, one day ,he go out with his students.One student called Peng Meng ,he knew that HouYi's wife ,ChangEr, have some thing that ,can let people become immortal.PengMeng wanted to be an immortal, so he use a sword ,and said to ChangEr if she don't want to give him that thing ,she will be died!.ChangEr don't want PengMeng to be an immortal ,and she used that thing and become an immortal The other is Many years ago, there was a king in China.He was a brave man who did lots of benefits to the people.He admired a beautiful girl and made her stay in the palace so that he could see her whenever he wanted.But, the girl did not like the frightful figure of the king.She seldomly spoke a word in the palace.Each time the king went to her place, he used to bring some gifts to the girl in order to make her smile and speak.On every full moon, the girl would burn incenses and candles to worship the moon.People believed that there was a god lived in the moon that made the moon shine.Girls who wanted to be a beauty and have a handsome husband should worship the moon.One day, the full moon of the eighth month, the king brought three herbs pills to show her.And he said “This is from the priest.If I eat them up, I can live forever.” This was the first time the girl watched what he brought.He continued, “If you and I both take one, we will both live forever.No one can take you away from me!”

Because the king afraid of the pills would have side effects.He forced the girl to take the pill first.If nothing wrong with her after taking the pill, he would take it immediately.However, the girl recognized that if she took all three of them, the king would left her eventually.Therefore, the first time, she spoke to the king,“Let me have a look of the pills first.Otherwise, I will not try at all.”

The king surprisingly the girl talked to him.So, he handed the pills to the girl.She did not say anything but eat all of them.The king was extremely angry.He wanted to kill her.At this moment, the girl started to fly.She could fly because of the intake of the pills.The king could not catch her, but watched her flew toward the moon and disappeared.After that, people believed that there was a beautiful girl stay in the moon with a little old man and a bunny.The old man was believed to be the god inside the moon and the bunny was his pet.Day after day, Chinese believed that there were people lived in the moon.Their movement made the dark spot when we looked up to the moon.People used to worship the girl to glorify her chastity.So, on every full moon of the mid-Autumn became a festival in order to memorize her.

第三篇：中秋節的由來和各地習俗

“中秋”一詞，最早見于《周禮》。根據我國古代歷法，農歷八月十五日，在一年秋季的八月中旬，故稱“中秋”。中秋節的由來和各地習俗有哪些你知道嗎?一起來看看中秋節的由來和各地習俗，歡迎查閱!

中秋節的由來

農歷八月十五是我國的傳統節日，中秋節與春節、端午節、清明并稱為中國漢族的四大傳統節日。據史籍記載，古代帝王有春天祭日、秋天祭月的禮制，而祭月的節期為農歷八月十五，時日恰逢三秋之半，故名“中秋節”;又因這個節日在秋季八月，故又稱“秋節”、“八月節”、“八月會”、“仲秋節”;又有祈求團圓的信仰和相關節俗活動，故亦稱“團圓節”、“女兒節”。因中秋節的主要活動都是圍繞“月”進行的，所以又俗稱“月節”、“月夕”、“追月節”、“玩月節”、“拜月節”;在唐朝，中秋節還被稱為“端正月”。關于中秋節的起源，大致有三種：起源于古代對月的崇拜、月下歌舞覓偶的習俗、古代秋報拜土地神的遺俗。

中秋節從2008年起為國家法定節假日。國家非常重視非物質文化遺產的保護，2006年5月20日，該節日經國務院批準列入第一批非物質文化遺產名錄。

中秋節各地習俗

江南一帶的民間在中秋節人習俗也是多種多樣。南京人中秋愛吃月餅外，必吃金陵名菜桂花鴨?！肮鸹啞庇诠鹱语h香之時應市，肥而不膩，味美可口。酒后必食一小糖芋頭，澆以桂漿，美不待言。“桂漿”，取名自屈原《楚辭·少司命》“援北方閉兮酌桂漿”。桂漿，一名糖桂花，中秋前后采摘，用糖及酸梅腌制而成。江南婦女手巧，把詩中的詠物，變為桌上佳肴。南京人合家賞月稱“慶團圓”，團坐聚飲叫“圓月”，出游街市稱“走月”。

明初南京有望月樓、玩月橋，清代獅子山下筑朝月樓，皆供人賞月，而以游玩月橋者為最。人們在明月高懸時，結伴同登望月樓、游玩月橋，以共睹玉兔為樂?！巴嬖聵颉痹诜蜃訌R秦淮河南，橋旁為名______馬湘蘭宅第，這夜，士子聚集橋頭笙簫彈唱，追憶牛渚玩月，對月賦詩，故稱此橋為玩月橋。明亡后，漸漸衰落，后人有詩去：“風流南曲已煙銷，剩得西風長板橋，卻憶玉人橋上坐，月明相對教吹簫”。長板橋，即原先的玩月橋。近年來，南京夫子廟已重新修葺，恢復明清年間的一些亭閣，疏浚河道，待到中秋佳節時，就可結伴同來領略此地的玩月佳趣了。

江蘇省無錫縣中秋夜要燒斗香。香斗四周糊有紗絹，繪有月宮中的景色。也有香斗以線香編成，上面插有紙扎的魁星及彩色旌旗。上海人中秋宴以桂花蜜酒佐食。

江西省吉安縣在中秋節的傍晚，每個村都用稻草燒瓦罐。待瓦罐燒紅后，再放醋進去。這時就會有香味飄滿全村。新城縣過中秋時，自八月十一夜起就懸掛通草燈，直至八月十七日止。

安徽省婺源中秋節，兒童以磚瓦堆一中空寶塔。塔上掛以帳幔匾額等裝飾品，又置一桌于塔前，陳設各種敬“塔神”的器具。夜間則內外都點上燈燭?？兿星飪和蛑星锱?。中秋炮是以稻草扎成發辮狀，浸濕后再拿起來向石上打擊，使發出巨響并有游火龍的風俗?；瘕埵且苑Q草扎成的龍，身上插有香柱。游火龍時有鑼鼓隊同行，游遍各村后再送至河中。

四川省人過中秋除了吃月餅外，還要打粑、殺鴨子、吃麻餅、蜜餅等。有的地方也點桔燈，懸于門口，以示慶祝。也有兒童在柚子上插滿香，沿街舞動，叫做“舞流星香球”。嘉定縣中秋節祭土地神、扮演雜劇、聲樂、文物，稱為“看會”。

在北方，山東省慶云縣農家在八月十五祭土谷神，稱為“青苗社”。諸城、臨沂和即墨等地除了祭月外，也得上墳祭祖。冠縣、萊陽、廣饒及郵城等地的地主也在中秋節宴請佃戶。即墨中秋節吃一種應節食品叫“麥箭”。山西省潞安則在中秋節宴請女婿。大同縣則把月餅稱為團圓餅，在中秋夜有守夜之俗。

河北省萬全縣稱中秋為“小元旦”，月光紙上繪有太陰星君及關帝夜閱春秋像。河間縣人認為中秋雨為苦雨，若中秋節下雨，當地人則認為青菜必定味道不佳。

中秋節民間傳說

遠古時候天上有十日同時出現，曬得莊稼枯死，民不聊生，一個名叫后羿的英雄，力大無窮，他同情受苦的百姓，拉開神弓，一氣射下九個多太陽，并嚴令最后一個太陽按時起落，為民造福。后羿妻子名叫嫦娥。后羿除傳藝狩獵外，終日和妻子在一起。不少志士慕名前來投師學藝，心術不正的蓬蒙也混了進來。

一天，后羿到昆侖山訪友求道，向王母求得一包不死藥。據說，服下此藥，能即刻升天成仙。然而，后羿舍不得撇下妻子，暫時把不死藥交給嫦娥珍藏。嫦娥將藥藏進梳妝臺的百寶匣。三天后，后羿率眾徒外出狩獵，心懷鬼胎的蓬蒙假裝生病，沒有外出。待后羿率眾人走后不久，蓬蒙持劍闖入內宅后院，威逼嫦娥交出不死藥。嫦娥知道自己不是蓬蒙的對手，危急之時她轉身打開百寶匣，拿出不死藥一口吞了下去。嫦娥吞下藥，身子立時飄離地面、沖出窗口，向天上飛去。由于嫦娥牽掛著丈夫，便飛落到離人間最近的月亮上成了仙。

傍晚，后羿回到家，侍女們哭訴了白天發生的事。后羿既驚又怒，抽劍去殺惡徒，蓬蒙早已逃走，后羿氣得捶胸頓足，悲痛欲絕，仰望著夜空呼喚嫦娥，這時他發現，今天的月亮格外皎潔明亮，而且有個晃動的身影酷似嫦娥。后羿思念妻子，便派人到嫦娥喜愛的后花園里，擺上香案，放上嫦娥平時愛吃的蜜食鮮果，遙祭在月宮里的嫦娥。百姓們聞知嫦娥奔月成仙的消息后，紛紛在月下擺設香案，向善良的嫦娥祈求吉祥平安。從此，中秋節拜月的風俗在民間傳開了。

第四篇：中秋節的由來英文介紹

中秋節的由來英文介紹

歡悅中間秋天節日，第三個和最后節日為生活，在第八月亮的第十五天慶祝了，在秋天晝夜平分點附近的時期。許多簡單地提到了它作為“十五個第八月亮”。在西部日歷，節日的天某時通常發生了在第二個星期9月和第二個星期10月之間。

第五篇：中秋節的由來及不同國家中秋節的不同習俗

中秋節及月餅的起源

中秋節美食首推月餅，其起源說法多種。一說元代末年，江蘇泰州的反元起義領袖張士誠（或說是朱元璋的謀士劉伯溫）利用中秋民眾互贈圓餅之際，在餅中夾帶“八月十五夜殺韃子”的字條，大家見了餅中字條，一傳十，十傳百，如約于這天夜里一起手刃無惡不作的“韃子”（元兵），過后家家吃餅慶祝起義勝利，并正式稱中秋節的圓餅為月餅。在后來很長歷史時期，甚至在上世紀末，許多月餅上還貼有一方小紙片！只可惜，近年所產月餅已不見小紙片蹤影，月餅所含代代相傳的“文化密碼”蕩然無存。另有一說為，明洪武初年，大將徐達攻下元朝殘余勢力盤踞的元大都北京，捷報傳到首都南京，正在下棋的明太祖朱元璋欣喜若狂，即傳諭中秋節普天同慶，并將當初反元大起義時傳遞信息的月餅賞賜臣民。月餅從此成為中秋節“法定”的食品，非食不可了。

月餅，最初起源于唐朝軍隊祝捷食品。唐高祖年間，大將軍李靖征討突厥靠月餅隱蔽的傳話得勝，八月十五凱旋而歸，此后，吃月餅成為每年的習俗。當時有經商的吐魯番人向唐朝皇帝獻餅祝捷。高祖李淵接過華麗的餅盒，拿出圓餅，笑指空中明月說：“應將胡餅邀蟾蜍”。說完把餅分給群臣一起吃。

南宋吳自牧的《夢梁錄》一書，已有“月餅”一詞，但對中秋賞月，吃月餅的描述，是明代的《西湖游覽志會》才有記載：“八月十五日謂之中秋，民間以月餅相遺，取團圓之義”。到了清代，關于月餅的記載就多起來了，而且制作越來越精細。

不同國家中秋節的習俗

泰國：擺仙桃，拜八仙

泰國是華僑華人聚居的國家。在曼谷，超過一半的人有華人血統，泰國華人多為潮汕、客家人的后代。所以，泰國華人過中秋節保留了許多潮汕、客家人的傳統。泰國人把中秋節喚做“祈月節”。中秋節前夕，泰國首都曼谷市就會張燈結彩，熱鬧非凡。人們紛紛到這里選購月餅、水果，準備與家人共度中秋佳節。柚子也是泰國華人過中秋必不可少的食物，因為它寓意團團圓圓、甜甜蜜蜜。

每當泰國的八月十五之夜，各家各戶用甘蔗扎成拱門，男女老少都要集中參拜月亮。中秋桌上供奉著中國民間傳說的“八洞神仙”，個個栩栩如生，桌上還擺滿了“壽桃”、“月餅”之類美食。據說，中秋祈月，八仙會帶著壽桃到月宮給觀音祝壽，菩薩神仙們就會“降福生靈”。越南：聽阿貴傳說，提鯉魚燈游玩

每年中秋節期間，越南各地都要舉行花燈節，并對花燈的設計進行評比，優勝者將獲得獎勵。此外，中秋之夜孩子們會聆聽關于阿貴的傳說。相傳阿貴得到仙樹后，未遵仙訓，用污水澆樹，結果仙樹騰空飛上月宮。阿貴因手拉樹根，也被帶去受責。晚上彩燈齊放，傳說是有條鯉魚成精后害人，包公為救百姓，用紙扎了鯉魚燈以鎮壓。于是越南人尤其是孩子在中秋夜都要提鯉魚燈出游玩耍，蘊涵長大后“跳龍門”之意。

越南人也有賞月吃月餅的傳統。近年來，隨著越南經濟的發展，“月餅經濟”應運而生。每逢中秋節來臨，越南街頭就會涌現出一大批月餅專賣店。越來越多的越南人將月餅當做送禮佳品，用于答謝客戶和商業伙伴。月餅作為一種“關系潤滑劑”，日益活躍在越南這個有著送禮傳統的國家。柬埔寨：虔心拜月，祈乞賜福

在柬埔寨，人們把“中秋節”稱之為“拜月節”，在佛歷十二月上弦十五日舉行。這天清晨，當地人們開始準備供月禮品，有的采鮮花，有的挖木薯熬湯，有的舂扁米，有的煮甘蔗水，一派歡樂繁忙。晚上，大家把供品放進托盤，將托盤放在房前一張大席子上，靜待明月東升。當月上樹梢頭，人們虔心拜月，祈乞賜福。拜畢，老人把扁米塞進孩子嘴里，直到塞滿不能咀嚼時方止。這表示“圓圓滿滿”、“和和美美”。緬甸：點燈火 布齋飯

在緬甸，中秋節稱之為“光明節”，篤信佛教的緬甸人在8月的“月圓日”要大張燈火，以慶?！肮饷鞴潯钡墓馀R。節日之夜，萬家燈火，亮若白晝，到處是“不夜城鄉”。緬王每年親自主持慶?；顒?。國王還要在衛隊和文武百官簇擁下，出宮觀燈并舉行盛大施舍。各地還要通宵達旦放電影、演話劇、跳舞唱歌，佛塔內還有大規模的布施齋飯等活動，好不熱鬧。