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中秋节习俗英文版
篇一
古代有“秋暮夕月”的习俗。夕月，即祭拜月神。设大香案，摆上月饼、西瓜、苹果、红枣、李子、葡萄等祭品，其中月饼和西瓜是绝对不能少的。西瓜还要切成莲花状。在月下，将月亮神像放在月亮的那个方向，红烛高燃，全家人依次拜祭月亮，然后由当家主妇切开团圆月饼。切的人预先算好全家共有多少人，在家的，在外地的，都要算在一起，不能切多也不能切少，大小要一样。
In ancient times the "On the eve of Autumn Twilight" practices. On the eve of that worship Goddess. Set large incense table, put the moon cake, watermelons, apples, dates, plums, grapes other offerings, moon cake and watermelon is definitely not small. Also cut into the lotus-shaped watermelon. Under the month, the moon god on the moon that direction, Candle high burning the whole family followed by worship the moon, then the charge of the housewife cut happy moon cake. Pre-cut people who count the number of good family, at home, in the field should count together, can not cut more and no cut less the same size.
中秋祭月
在我国是一种十分古老的习俗。据史书记载，早在周朝，古代帝王就有春分祭日、夏至祭地、秋分祭月、冬至祭天的习俗。其祭祀的场所称为日坛、地坛、月坛、天坛。分设在东南西北四个方向。北京的月坛就是明清皇帝祭月的地方。《礼记》记载：“天子春朝日，秋夕月。朝日之朝，夕月之夕。”这里的夕月之夕，指的正是夜晚祭祀月亮。这种风俗不仅为宫廷及上层贵族所奉行，随着社会的发展，也逐渐影响到民间。
On the Mid-Autumn Festival in China is a very ancient custom. According to historical records, as early as the Chou dynasty, the ancient kings had the sun in the vernal equinox, summer solstice Jide, Autumnal Equinox Festival month, the winter solstice Heaven customs. Their place of worship called on the altar to altar, on the altar, the Temple of Heaven. Grouped in the four corners. Beijing, the Ming and Qing emperors on the altar is the place on Festival. "Book of Rites" reads: "Son of Heaven spring Asahi, Qiu Xi months. DPRK and the DPRK, on the eve of the eve." On the eve of the eve of here, that means it is night worship the moon. This custom has not only pursued by the court and the upper nobility, with the development of society has gradually affected the folk
民间拜月
相传古代齐国丑女无盐，幼年时曾虔诚拜月，长大后，以超群品德入宫，但未被宠幸。某年八月十五赏月，天子在月光下见到她，觉得她美丽出众，后立她为皇后，中秋拜月由此而来。月中嫦娥，以美貌著称，故少女拜月，愿“貌似嫦娥，面如皓月”。
On rumored ancient folk worship ugly no salt, pious worship during childhood on, grow up to superior moral palace, but do not drive. A full moon on August 15, Son of Heaven to see her in the moonlight, feeling that her beauty is outstanding, after she was Queen, Mid-Autumn Festival on the resulting worship. Mid-Chang, to beauty, known for young girls worship it on, willing to "look like the goddess of the moon, face as bright moon."
文人赏月
赏月的风俗来源于祭月，严肃的祭祀变成了轻松的欢娱。民间中秋赏月活动约始魏晋时期，但未成习。到了唐代，中秋赏月、玩月颇为盛行，许多诗人的名篇中都有咏月的诗句。待到宋时，形成了以赏月活动为中心的中秋民俗节日，正式定为中秋节。与唐人不同，宋人赏月更多的是感物伤怀，常以阴晴圆缺，喻人情事态，即使中秋之夜，明月的清光也掩饰不住宋人的伤感。
The custom of scholars to celebrate the moon festival from months, serious joyous ritual became easy. Mooncake activities around the beginning of civil Wei and Jin Dynasties, but immature habits. The Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wan Yue prevailed, read by many poets in the poem Ode to the Moon has. Until the time of Song, has formed a full moon in the activity center for the Mid-Autumn Festival Folk Festival, officially designated as Mid-Autumn Festival. And Chinese different from the Song moon is more a sense of things sad, often Teenage moon and new moon, Yu human events, even if moon night, the moon's clear light also could not conceal the Song of sadness
但对宋人来说，中秋还有另外一种形态，即中秋是世俗欢愉的节日：“中秋节前，诸店皆卖新酒，贵家结饰台榭，民家争占酒楼玩月，笙歌远闻千里，嬉戏连坐至晓”(《东京梦华录》)。宋代的中秋夜是不眠之夜，夜市通宵营业，玩月游人，达旦不绝。
But Song, the Mid-Autumn there is another form, that is, the joy of the Mid-Autumn Festival is secular: "Mid-Autumn Festival before, all shops are selling new wine, your family knot Taixie, homes on war accounted for restaurants Wan Yue, carousing heard a thousand miles away, play with sitting to dawn "(" Beautiful Dream to Tokyo "). Song of the Mid-Autumn Festival is a sleepless night, the night market open all night, Wan Yue visitors, Titan is not absolutely
明清之后，因时代的关系，社会生活中的现实功利因素突出，岁时节日中世俗的情趣俞益浓厚，以“赏月”为中心的抒情性与神话性的文人传统减弱，功利性的祭拜、祈求与世俗的情感、愿望构成普通民众中秋节俗的主要形态。因此，“民间拜月”成为人们渴望团聚、康乐和幸福;以月寄情。
Ming and Qing Dynasties, the result of the relationship between age, social life, highlighting the reality of utilitarianism, the festival, in the interests of a strong secular sentiment Yu, to "moon" as the center of the lyric and the myth of the literati tradition weakened, utilitarian worship, pray and secular feelings, aspirations of ordinary people form the main form of popular Mid-Autumn Festival. Therefore, the "civil Praying" become eager to join, recreation and well-being; to always focussed on.
篇二
The joyous Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox(秋分). Many referred to it simply as the "Fifteenth of the Eighth Moon".
This day was also considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain had been harvested by this time and food was abundant. Food offerings were placed on an altar set up in the courtyard. Apples, pears, peaches, grapes, pomegranates(石榴), melons, oranges and pomelos(柚子) might be seen. Special foods for the festival included moon cakes, cooked taro(芋头)and water caltrope(菱角), a type of water chestnut resembling black buffalo horns. Some people insisted that cooked taro be included because at the time of creation, taro was the first food discovered at night in the moonlight. Of all these foods, it could not be omitted from the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The round moon cakes, measuring about three inches in diameter and one and a half inches in thickness, resembled Western fruitcakes in taste and consistency. These cakes were made with melon seeds(西瓜子), lotus seeds(莲籽), almonds(杏仁), minced meats, bean paste, orange peels and lard(猪油). A golden yolk(蛋黄) from a salted duck egg was placed at the center of each cake, and the golden brown crust was decorated with symbols of the festival. Traditionally, thirteen moon cakes were piled in a pyramid to symbolize the thirteen moons of a "complete year," that is, twelve moons plus one intercalary(闰月的) moon.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festivity for both the Han and minority nationalities. The custom of worshipping the moon can be traced back as far as the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties (2000 B.C.-1066 B.C.). In the Zhou Dynasty(1066 B.C.-221 B.C.), people hold ceremonies to greet winter and worship the moon whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival sets in. It becomes very prevalent in the Tang Dynasty(618-907 A.D.) that people enjoy and worship the full moon. In the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 A.D.), however, people send round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of their best wishes of family reunion . When it becomes dark, they look up at the full silver moon or go sightseeing on lakes to celebrate the festival. Since the Ming (1368-1644 A.D. ) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911A.D.), the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration becomes unprecedented popular. Together with the celebration there appear some special customs in different parts of the country, such as burning incense(熏香), planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances. However, the custom of playing under the moon is not so popular as it used to be nowadays, but it is not less popular to enjoy the bright silver moon. Whenever the festival sets in, people will look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home, and extending all of their best wishes to them.
Moon Cakes
There is this story about the moon-cake. during the Yuan dynasty (A.D. 1280-1368) China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty (A.D. 960-1280) were unhappy at submitting to the foreign rule, and set how to coordinate the rebellion without being discovered. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Backed into each moon cake was a message with the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attached and overthrew the government. Today, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this legend and was called the Moon Cake.
For generations, moon cakes have been made with sweet fillings of nuts, mashed red beans, lotus-seed paste or Chinese dates(枣子), wrapped in a pastry. Sometimes a cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of the rich tasting dessert. People compare moon cakes to the plum pudding and fruit cakes which are served in the English holiday seasons.
Nowadays, there are hundreds varieties of moon cakes on sale a month before the arrival of Moon Festival.
篇三
Mid-Autumn Festival, people are the most important activity is the full moon and eat moon cake up. However, the majority of China's geopolitical large population, different customs, Mid-through method is varied, and with a strong local characteristics.
Fujian Pucheng, the festival woman to walk through the Nanpu Bridge, in order to live longer. When people eat moon cake Longyan, parents will dig two three-inch diameter round cake for the elders to eat in the center, meaning that the secret things I could not let the younger generation know.
Chaozhou in Guangdong have Mid-worship customs, mainly women and children, there is "no moon men, women do not Jizao," the proverb. In the evening, the bright moon rising, the women would set the case when empty prayer worship in the yard, balcony. Candle high fuel, cigarette smoke, the table also filled with good fruit and cakes as a cult.
Jiangsu Province, Wuxi County in the autumn bucket to burn incense. Hong Dou four weeks have silk yarn paste, painted with the moon in the scenery. There are fragrant with incense compiled bucket, paper strips inserted above the dipper and colored flags.
Ji'an County, Jiangxi Province in the Mid-Autumn evening, each village with straw burning crock. After crock red-hot, add the vinegar into it. Then there will be a great, full flavor of the village. When the new county festival, since August 11 night from the suspension through the grass lights, until August 17 only.
Anhui Province, Wuyuan Mid-Autumn Festival, children to heap a hollow brick pagoda. Tower hung with draperies plaque and other decorations, and set a table before the tower, furnishings various King "Tower of God" appliances. Both inside and outside points on the night the candle. Jixi Mid-Autumn Children playing guns. Mid-gun is like straw tied into braids, wet stone and then get up and fight to make tremendous noise and a tour dragon custom. Dragon is the straw tied into the dragon, who inserted incense sticks. There percussion tour flames when peers, traveled to the village after the river.
In addition, Sichuan people eat moon cake festival, but also to fight cake, kill ducks, eat Ma Bing, honey cake.
In the north, Shandong Province in August 15 Ji Qingyun farm soil Ceres, called "Young club."
Wanquan County, Hebei Province, said the Mid-Autumn Festival "Little New Year" Moonlight paper and painted with too Yinxing Jun Guan Di Spring night read like. Hejian County believes in the autumn of and wet if it rains Mid-Autumn Festival, the locals must think poor taste vegetables.
China has more than twenty ethnic minorities Mid-Autumn Festival, but the Festival vary.
Zhuang accustomed to river raft house on rice cakes with worship, girls put the lantern in the water, to measure the lifetime of happiness and beautiful singing "Please month regardless of" folk songs. Gelao in the pre-holiday "Tiger Day" co Quanzhai slaughter a bull, cow heart will stay until the autumn ancestral spirits, orientation Valley, they are known as the "Mid-Autumn Festival."
Li said the Mid-Autumn Festival for "August will" or "tune sound festival." Dance party will be held each town, each village by a "tune sound head" (ie the leader), led by young men and women to participate. After the staff in place, we give each moon cake, sweet cakes, sweet cake, flowers and towels, color fan and vest, in droves, steady stream. At night they gathered in front of a fire, roasted fresh venison, swig wine, launched a grand tune sound antiphonal singing, unmarried youth seeking the opportunity to pick the next partner.
Mid-Autumn Festival to eat taro hair
Wuhua turn Township has a peculiar tradition. The annual Mid-Autumn Festival night, folks every household should steaming pot of skin of taro, when the full moon, after the whole family to eat moon cake to eat taro, taro and peel the skin at the time to say "ghost peel skin." It is said that this one can "evil", the second is to commemorate the popular uprising.
Legend of the late Yuan Dynasty, the Han rulers brutal domination and oppression, for fear of the masses of working people's revolt in every ten working people in it in a court of minions. These guys ferocious people specially monitored daily life, wantonly plundered flesh and blood maim people. They also require each ten households share a kitchen knife, a knife should lend from the hands of whoever minions.
In order to resist these evil minions to do absolutely overthrow the ruling class, there is a wise man thought of a way to contact the public, he dressed businessman selling taro, taro cooked subcutaneous hidden in a note sent to every household demands of the people Mid-Autumn moon at night when unified action to kill all these minions. Finally, the country's popular uprising overthrew the Yuan dynasty's rule.
Later people to commemorate the uprising action, every Mid-Autumn Festival night arrayed cooked taro and fine tea, wine, moon cake, etc., while the full moon while talking about family affairs, and about that long and legendary stories.
译文
中秋佳节，人们最主要的活动是赏月和吃月饼了。但中国地缘广大，人口众多，风俗各异，中秋节的过法也是多种多样，并带有浓厚的地方特色。
在福建浦城，女子过中秋要穿行南浦桥，以求长寿。龙岩人吃月饼时，家长会在中央挖出直径二三寸的圆饼供长辈食用，意思是秘密事不能让晚辈知道。
广东潮汕各地有中秋拜月的习俗，主要是妇女和小孩，有“男不圆月，女不祭灶”的俗谚。晚上，皓月初升，妇女们便在院子里、阳台上设案当空祷拜。红烛高燃，香烟缭绕，桌上还摆满佳果和饼食作为祭礼。
江苏省无锡县中秋夜要烧斗香。香斗四周糊有纱绢，绘有月宫中的景色。也有香斗以线香编成，上面插有纸扎的魁星及彩色旌旗。
江西省吉安县在中秋节的傍晚，每个村都用稻草烧瓦罐。待瓦罐烧红后，再放醋进去。这时就会有香味飘满全村。新城县过中秋时，自八月十一夜起就悬挂通草灯，直至八月十七止。
安徽省婺源中秋节，儿童以砖瓦堆一中空宝塔。塔上挂以帐幔匾额等装饰品，又置一桌于塔前，陈设各种敬“塔神”的器具。夜间则内外都点上灯烛。绩溪中秋儿童打中秋炮。中秋炮是以稻草扎成发辫状，浸湿后再拿起来向石上打击，使之发出巨响并有游火龙的风俗。火龙是以稻草扎成的龙，身上插有香柱。游火龙时有锣鼓队同行，游遍各村后再送至河中。
四川省人过中秋除了吃月饼外，还要打粑、杀鸭子、吃麻饼、蜜饼等。
在北方，山东省庆云县农家在八月十五祭土谷神，称为“青苗社”。
河北省万全县称中秋为“小元旦”，月光纸上绘有太阴星君及关帝夜阅春秋像。河间县人认为中秋雨为苦雨，若中秋节下雨，当地人则认为青菜必定味道不佳。
我国有二十多个少数民族也过中秋节，但节俗各异。
壮族习惯于在河中的竹排房上用米饼拜月，少女在水面放花灯，以测一生的幸福，并演唱优美的《请月姑》民歌。仡佬族在节前的“虎日”，全寨合宰一头公牛，将牛心留到中秋夜祭祖灵，迎新谷，他们称为“八月节”。
黎族称中秋节为“八月会”或“调声节”。届时各集镇举行歌舞聚会，每村由一“调声头”(即领队)率领男女青年参加。人员到齐后，大家互赠月饼、香糕、甜粑、花巾、彩扇和背心，成群结队，川流不息。入夜便聚集在火旁，烤食野味，痛饮米酒，开展盛大的调声对歌演唱，未婚青年趁机挑寻未来的伴侣。
中秋节吃毛芋
五华县转水镇有一个奇特的传统。每年中秋节晚上，乡亲们每家每户都要蒸一锅带皮的芋头，在赏月时，全家人先吃芋头后吃月饼，并在剥芋皮时说“剥鬼皮”。据说这样一能“避邪”，二是为了纪念人民起义。
传说元朝末期，统治者对汉人进行残酷的统治和压迫，因害怕广大劳动人民起来造反，在每十户劳动人民中就驻一个朝廷的爪牙。这些凶恶的家伙专门监视民众的生活起居，肆意搜刮民脂民膏残害百姓。他们还规定每十户人家共用一把菜刀，谁要用刀都要从爪牙手里借出。
为了反抗这些坏事做绝的爪牙，推翻统治阶级，有个聪明的人想了一个联络大众的办法，他扮成卖芋头的商人，在熟芋头皮下藏着字条送到每家每户，要求人民在中秋之夜赏月时统一行动，把这些爪牙全部杀掉。最后，全国各地的人民起义推翻了元朝的统治。
后来人们为了纪念这次起义行动，每逢中秋节晚上就摆着熟芋头和细茶、老酒、月饼等，一边赏月一边谈论着家事国事，并讲述那久远而传奇的故事。
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