关于中秋节的英语美文

关于中秋节的英语美文 　　中秋节英语美文：中秋的月亮 　　The choice of the festival's theme -- celebrating the glories and mysteries of the moon -- was a natural. Along with the sun, the moon has long been an object of human curiosity and worship. "It is probable that sun and moon were early held to be deities and that they were the first visible objects of worship," according to the book "Sketches of the History of Man." To the most ancient ancestors of the Chinese, the sun and the moon were considered the "chief objects of veneration," according to records dating to the Han dynasty emperor Wu Di (157-87 B.C.). 　　Notecuriosity: n. 好奇心 worship: n. 崇拜，尊敬 deity: n. 神，神性 　　ancestor: n. 祖先，祖宗 veneration: n. 尊敬，崇拜 　　In ancient Asian mythology, there is a strong relationship between the moon and water. The moon is said to regulate reservoirs and supplies of water. There is a suggestion that the moon produces fertility and freshness in the soil. The moon's role in bountiful harvests is widely recognized during autumns around the world. 　　In Chinese celestial cosmology, the moon represents the female principle, or yin. During ancient autumn Moon Festivals, women took center stage because the moon is considered feminine. Only women took part in Moon Festival rituals on the night of the full moon. Altars would be set up in households, and when the full moon appeared, women would make offerings of incense, candles, fruit, flowers, and mooncakes. 　　Notereservoir: n. 水库，蓄水池 fertility: n. 肥沃 cosmology: n. 宇宙论 　　feminine: adj. 妇女的，阴性的 ritual: n. 典礼，仪式 　　The enduring legend of the Moon Goddess, Chang O (Chang-E in other transliterations), reflects the feminine principle of yin, as opposed to the masculine principle of yang, which is symbolized by the sun. 　　中秋节英语美文：团圆中秋 　　Midautumn Festival， is a China‘s ancient holiday， because in August 15 this day is in autumn center， therefore is called Midautumn Festival. The holiday characteristic is eats the moon cake and raises the lantern. 　　Midautumn Festival and the lunar calendar new year are same， is a family member happy ending family member. Night of the midautumn festival， the moon roundest， is brightest， moonlight also brightest America. Each and every family food and so on fruits and melons， moon cake， suspends in the courtyard on the table， the whole family enjoys looking at the moon at the same time eats the moon cake at the same time， is precisely “the space turn only then holds， the world common people raise look”， this is the how happy prospect. 　　Midautumn Festival’s traditional food is the moon cake， the moon cake is a circular， the symbolic reunion， had reflected people happy desire which reunite to the family member. Midautumn Festival eats the moon cake it is said to begin in the Yuan Dynasty， at that time， Zhu Yuanzhang led the Han Nationality people to revolt against the Yuan Dynasty tyranny， agreed in August 15 this day revolt， by presented as a gift the moon cake the means to clamp mutually the note in the moon cake transmits the news. Midautumn Festival eats the moon cake the custom then to spread in the folk. 　　Afterwards， Zhu Yuanzhang finally overthrew Yuan Dynasty， first emperor which became the Ming Dynasty， although after that the Qing Dynasty person was in charge China， but the people still celebrated this symbol to overthrow the holiday which the alien race ruled.