专题07 中秋节 -2023年高考英语中国传统文化写作背景必备素材

中秋节 The Mid-Autumn Festival What is Mid-Autumn Festival? The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the moon worship Festival, celebrated on August 15 of the lunar calendar every year. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has folk customs such as sacrificing the moon, appreciating the moon, eating moon cakes, playing lanterns, appreciating osmanthus, drinking osmanthus wine and so on. The Mid-Autumn Festival symbolizes people's reunion like the full moon. In order to place the feeling of missing hometown and relatives, and pray for harvest and happiness, it has become a colorful and precious cultural heritage. How the Chinese Celebrate Mid-Autumn？ Many traditional and meaningful celebrations are held in most households in China, and China's neighboring countries. The main traditions and celebrations include eating mooncakes, having dinner with family, gazing at and worshipping the moon, and lighting lanterns. 大部分中国家庭以及中国的邻国都会举行许多传统的庆祝活动，主要庆祝方式包括吃月饼，吃团圆饭，赏月和点灯笼。 The origin of the Mid Autumn Festival The Mid Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, shaped in the early Tang Dynasty and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. The Mid Autumn Festival is a traditional cultural festival popular in China and the Chinese areas of the world. The Mid Autumn Festival, the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival are known as the four traditional festivals in China. Eat Moon Cakes 吃月饼 Eat Moon Cakes 吃月饼 This is the most popular Mid-Autumn Festival activity. Mooncakes are cookies with various fillings like nuts, red bean paste, lotus root paste, egg yolk, meat, and fruit, etc. They are usually round to symbolize the full moon and family reunion. Appreciate the Full Moon 赏月 Appreciate the Full Moon 赏月 In traditional Chinese culture, the moon on the festival night is believed to be the fullest and brightest of the whole year, symbolizing family reunion. Even a family member is not home, he or she is appreciating the s