第一篇：中秋節(jié)的由來及慶祝習俗

中秋節(jié)的由來及慶祝習俗

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在中國的農歷里，一年分為四季，每季又分為孟、仲、季三個部分，因而中秋也稱仲秋。八月十五的月亮比其它幾個月的滿月更圓，更明亮，所以又叫做月夕、秋節(jié)、仲秋節(jié)、八月節(jié)、八月會、追月節(jié)、玩月節(jié)、拜月節(jié)、女兒節(jié)或團圓節(jié)。

我國人民在古代就有“秋暮夕月”的習俗。夕月，即祭拜月神。到了周代，每逢中秋夜都要舉行迎寒和祭月。在宋代，中秋賞月之風更盛，據《東京夢華錄》記載：“中秋夜，貴家結飾臺榭，民間爭占酒樓玩月”。每逢這一日，京城的所有店家、酒樓都要重新裝飾門面，牌樓上扎綢掛彩，出售新鮮佳果和精制食品，夜市熱鬧非凡，百姓們多登上樓臺，一些富戶人家在自己的樓臺亭閣上賞月，并擺上食品或安排家宴，團圓子女，共同賞月敘談。至今我國各地尚遺存著許多“拜月壇”、“拜月亭”、“望月樓”之類的古跡。

隨著時間的推移和節(jié)日習俗的演化，中秋節(jié)嚴肅的帝王祭祀演變成了民間輕松的歡娛。圍繞中秋賞月主題，詩詞歌賦、舞蹈曲藝、民間戲劇等也豐富多采。時至現在，仍有許多地區(qū)保留著傳統的節(jié)慶方式。

江西省吉安縣在中秋節(jié)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(jié)，兒童以磚瓦堆一中空寶塔，塔上掛以賬幔匾額等裝飾品，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。績溪中秋兒童打中秋炮。中秋炮是以稻草扎成發(fā)辮狀，浸濕后再拿起來向石上打擊，使發(fā)出巨響并有游火龍的風俗。火龍是以稱草扎成的龍，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(jié)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。即墨中秋節(jié)吃一種應節(jié)食品叫“麥箭”。山西省潞安則在中秋節(jié)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。

少數民族的祭月拜月習俗

在少數民族中同樣盛行這祭月、拜月的風習。云南傣族在中秋之夜，盛行“拜

月”風俗。傣族傳悅，月亮是天皇第三個兒子巖尖變的。巖尖是個英勇剛強的青年，他曾率領傣族人民打敗過敵人，贏得了傣族鄉(xiāng)親的愛戴。后來，他不幸死后，變成了月亮，升向天空，繼續(xù)發(fā)出柔和的月光，在黑暗中給傣族人民帶來光明。每逢中秋節(jié)這天，小伙子一清早就帶上火藥槍上山打火雀、野雞，獵取節(jié)日野味。姑娘、媳婦們忙著到湖邊、池塘里抓魚。他們都忙著準備節(jié)日的晚餐。老阿媽則忙著舂糯米，做大小不同的饣物，四只桌角上各放一個糯米圓餅，每個餅上插一炷冷香。待到月亮從山林上空一升起來，就點燃冷香，全家大小開始“拜月”。然后，對空鳴放火藥槍，以示對英雄巖尖的敬意。最后，全家老小歡樂地圍坐在小方桌旁，品嘗饣物，談笑賞月，盡興方散。

鄂倫春人祭月時在露天空地放上一盆清水，擺上祭品，然后跪在盆前，向月扣拜；土族人用盆盛清水，將月亮的倒影受到清水盆中，然后，人們不停地用小石子打盆中的月亮，俗稱“打月亮”；廣西西部壯族的“祭月請神”活動更典型，每年夏歷八月中旬，有的就在中秋夜，人們在村頭村尾露天處，設一供桌，供放祭品和香爐，桌子右邊樹一高約一尺的樹枝或竹枝，象征社樹，亦作月神下凡與上天的梯子，這里保存了古老的月亮神話因素。整個活動分為：請月神下凡，由一名或兩名婦女作為月神的代讠人；神人對歌；月神卜卦算命；歌手唱送神咒歌，送月神回天四個階段。

蒙古族“追月”。中秋之夜，蒙古族人愛做“追月”的游戲。人們跨上駿馬，在銀白色月光下，奔馳在草原上。他們朝西放馬奔馳，月亮由東方升起，墜落天西方。執(zhí)著的蒙古騎手，不到月亮西下，“追月”不止。

藏族的“尋月”。西藏一些地區(qū)的藏族同胞歡度中秋的習俗是“尋月”。是日夜晚，男女青年和娃娃們，沿著河流，跟著倒映水中的明月，把周圍河塘中的月影措遍，然后回家團圓吃月餅。

赫哲族“祭月”。在我國東北的赫哲族聚居地，每逢中秋佳節(jié)，人們要采葡萄、祭月。相傳是為了紀念一個聰明、勤勞的赫哲族媳婦媳婦。她受不了婆婆的虐待，跑到江邊向月亮求救。最后終于奔到了月亮上。

德昂族“串月”。云南潞西的德昂族青年男女，每逢中秋月明高掛，分外明亮的時候，山頭塞尾，不時傳來一陣悠揚動聽葫蘆笙，男女青年在一起“串月亮”傾訴衷情。有的還通過“串月亮”送賓榔、送茶訂下婚約。

阿細族“跳月”。阿細人過中秋的傳統習慣是“跳月”。中秋之夜，從各個村塞聚集到山村中的開闊地，披紗的姑娘跳起來了，肩負大三弦的小伙子跳起來了。然而，尤為撩人的還是那種青年男女表達愛慕之情的對歌，仿佛月亮也聽利為之動情動容。

苗族“鬧月”每逢中秋之夜，苗族群眾沐浴著如絲縷的月光，吹奏悠揚的蘆笙，跳起苗家歌舞，青年們在“鬧月”活動中互相尋找意中人，互相表白要象月亮和清水一樣，心地純潔明亮，永結百年之好。

高山族“賞月”居住在臺灣省山區(qū)的高山族同胞，每逢中秋明月高懸、清輝灑滿大地的時候，穿著民族盛裝，圍坐在一起載歌載舞，飲酒賞月，共享天倫之樂。來源央視網綜合)

█擺塔

“擺塔”盛行于明代嘉靖年間，戚繼光赴閩平倭患大捷全勝，回到福州恰逢中秋節(jié)。福州百姓為歡迎凱旋之師，就把家里的貴重物品拿出來，擺在門口以示慶賀。老福州多寺多塔，擺設品也多為古塔的模型，故稱“擺塔”。現在居民們在室外舉辦“擺塔”活動，以瓦片、石塊等擺出各種自然景觀。

█吮田螺：

相傳張古老精于編織草鞋，贈送給無鞋穿的窮人。某財主得知，認為是生財之道，要張古老給他的家丁傳授織鞋技藝，張不允，被打至吐血。張臨死前恐藝失傳，乃于八月十五夜叫窮鄰居過來，在月下授編鞋藝，教至剛織好鞋底便身亡了（所以草鞋有底無面，前后安耳，用繩穿成）。張古老生前喜食田螺，故廣州及珠三角一帶的人們每年中秋節(jié)以螺拜祭張古老，拜后大家一同吮食田螺，說吮螺會使眼睛更明亮。

█征對聯：

中秋征聯不知始于何時。老廣州多知道，1933年譚杰南、陳伯綺將位于第十甫的關姓大宅改建經營飲食，店號“陶陶居”。后為宣傳其制作中秋月餅之精，舉辦月餅征聯，請名士黃慈博閱評等第。評出第一名為聞谷音，其聯云：“明月不愁珠饋夜，中天高望練橫秋。”此活動一直傳下來。

█盼“月破”

在多數人都盼中秋月圓的時候，在我國有些地方卻是盼望“月破”：中秋之夜，家家院子里放一盆清水，當圓月的倒影出現在盆中時，人們便不停地用小石子擊打，直把那輪圓月打得“體無完膚”。還有的地方，家家都剪一個又大又圓的月亮貼在窗上，按當地風俗，這圓月必須在當天撕破，這樣可以驅除邪氣，帶來好運。█博餅文化

在中秋節(jié)，廈門人除了賞月，吃中秋月餅外，還有一種自鄭成功驅逐荷夷、收復臺灣時流傳下來的“玩會餅博狀元”的民俗活動。中秋會餅每會63塊，大小不同，共分為 6 種，分別代表古代科舉的狀元、榜眼、探花、進士、舉人、秀才。每人輪流將 6 個骰子擲入碗中，根據投入碗里的骰子點數領餅，以最終奪得“狀元”為幸運。

█偷吃：

在湖南省與貴州省交界的懷化地區(qū)，流傳“偷吃”風俗。每到中秋這天，家家大門、后門都半掩半開；平時，鄉(xiāng)親們對小偷深惡痛絕，可這天，明知“小偷”進了屋，全家都裝聾作啞，視而不見，且為“小偷”準備豐盛的瓜果、月餅等，“偷吃”越多越高興。

█偷瓜送子：

貴州省不少地方，流行“偷瓜送子”習俗。要是誰家不生小孩，村里好心的小伙便在中秋這天趁著明亮的月光，來到地里，偷摘一個大冬瓜，刻畫出小孩的模樣，再把準備好的小孩衣服套上，用竹籃裝好后敲鑼打鼓抬到這戶人家，受瓜人在招待客人后，將瓜放在床上與妻伴睡一夜，第二天將冬瓜煮熟進食，要是以后懷了孕，受瓜人得好好感謝這群小伙。

█摸秋：

在大別山地區(qū)，每到中秋這天，山民們吃罷晚飯，便三三兩兩，踏著月光，循著香氣，或上山、或下地“摸秋”。田間地頭不是果就是瓜,摸著什么，就吃個痛快，生吃行，野外烤著吃也行，直到夜深人靜，大家才陸陸續(xù)續(xù)開心地回家，哪個人吃得痛快、可口，誰就要高興幾天。

█搶瓜：

浙江省山區(qū)流行“搶瓜”習俗。青年和孩子們分別在白天或晚上舉行搶瓜比賽，看誰最先搶到瓜。勝者，意味幸福吉祥，還可得到獎勵。

第二篇：中秋節(jié)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(jié)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(jié)的由來和各地習俗有哪些你知道嗎?一起來看看中秋節(jié)的由來和各地習俗，歡迎查閱!

中秋節(jié)的由來

農歷八月十五是我國的傳統節(jié)日，中秋節(jié)與春節(jié)、端午節(jié)、清明并稱為中國漢族的四大傳統節(jié)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(jié)期為農歷八月十五，時日恰逢三秋之半，故名“中秋節(jié)”;又因這個節(jié)日在秋季八月，故又稱“秋節(jié)”、“八月節(jié)”、“八月會”、“仲秋節(jié)”;又有祈求團圓的信仰和相關節(jié)俗活動，故亦稱“團圓節(jié)”、“女兒節(jié)”。因中秋節(jié)的主要活動都是圍繞“月”進行的，所以又俗稱“月節(jié)”、“月夕”、“追月節(jié)”、“玩月節(jié)”、“拜月節(jié)”;在唐朝，中秋節(jié)還被稱為“端正月”。關于中秋節(jié)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(jié)從2008年起為國家法定節(jié)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(jié)日經國務院批準列入第一批非物質文化遺產名錄。

中秋節(jié)各地習俗

江南一帶的民間在中秋節(jié)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。“桂花鴨”于桂子飄香之時應市，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?yōu)樽郎霞央取Ｄ暇┤撕霞屹p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。“玩月橋”在夫子廟秦淮河南，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(jié)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(jié)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(jié)，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。績溪中秋兒童打中秋炮。中秋炮是以稻草扎成發(fā)辮狀，浸濕后再拿起來向石上打擊，使發(fā)出巨響并有游火龍的風俗。火龍是以稱草扎成的龍，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(jié)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(jié)宴請佃戶。即墨中秋節(jié)吃一種應節(jié)食品叫“麥箭”。山西省潞安則在中秋節(jié)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(jié)下雨，當地人則認為青菜必定味道不佳。

中秋節(jié)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(fā)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(fā)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(jié)拜月的風俗在民間傳開了。

第四篇：英文版中秋節(jié)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(xiāng)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.

第五篇：中秋節(jié)的由來及不同國家中秋節(jié)的不同習俗

中秋節(jié)及月餅的起源

中秋節(jié)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(jié)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(jié)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(jié)“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(jié)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(jié)保留了許多潮汕、客家人的傳統。泰國人把中秋節(jié)喚做“祈月節(jié)”。中秋節(jié)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(jié)。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(jié)期間，越南各地都要舉行花燈節(jié)，并對花燈的設計進行評比，優(yōu)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(zhèn)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(fā)展，“月餅經濟”應運而生。每逢中秋節(jié)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(yè)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(jié)”稱之為“拜月節(jié)”，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(jié)稱之為“光明節(jié)”，篤信佛教的緬甸人在8月的“月圓日”要大張燈火，以慶祝“光明節(jié)”的光臨。節(jié)日之夜，萬家燈火，亮若白晝，到處是“不夜城鄉(xiāng)”。緬王每年親自主持慶祝活動。國王還要在衛(wèi)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(guī)模的布施齋飯等活動，好不熱鬧。