Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations 课外拓展中华传统节日中秋节课件-2021-2022学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

The Mid-autumn Festival 1 1 2 3 4 ·Contents· Origin Customs Legend Poems 2 Origin 3 The Mid Autumn Festival is also known as Moon Eve, Autumn festival, August meeting, Moon chasing Festival, daughter's day or reunion festival. It is a traditional festival popular among many Chinese nationalities and countries. It is on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. 4 中 · 秋 ·节 The Mid-autumn festival began in the early Tang Dynasty and prevailed in the Song Dynasty. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it had become one of the Chinese traditional festivals as famous as the Spring Festival. Influenced by Chinese culture, the Mid Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival for some countries in East and Southeast Asia. 5 Customs 6 赏桂花、饮桂花酒 People often enjoy osmanthus fragrans during the Mid Autumn Festival. On the night of the festival, people drink a cup of osmanthus honey wine and celebrate the sweetness with the whole family. 7 The word moon cake originated in the Southern Song Dynasty. At that time, it was only a snack. Later, people gradually combined moon appreciation with moon cakes, implying family reunion and nostalgia. At the same time, moon cakes are also an important gift for friends. 8 燃灯 中秋之夜，有燃灯以助月色的风俗。如今湖广一带仍有用瓦片叠塔于塔上燃灯的节俗。江南一带则有制灯船的节俗。近代中秋燃灯之俗更盛。 More than ten days before the festival, each family ties lanterns with bamboo strips. They make shapes like fruit, birds, fish and insects. On the night of the Mid Autumn Festival, the internal burning candles of the lanterns are tied to bamboo poles with ropes and erected on tile eaves or terraces. 9 Families gather under the lamps for fun. Ordinary people set up a flagpole and two lanterns for their own pleasure. The lights all over the city are like the world of colored glass. " Since ancient times, the custom of lighting lanterns in the Mid Autumn Festival seems to be the second only to the Lantern Festival. 10 赏月 In the Zhou Dynasty, it was necessary to worship the moon God on the night of the