Mid Autumn Festival

阎睿超

<p class="ql-block">兰溪杭州育才八(3)班风清月朗小组</p><p class="ql-block"> 组长:阎睿超</p><p class="ql-block"> 组员:凌子益 唐跃宸 方林轩 吴昱辰</p><p class="ql-block"> 陈宇航 冯毅豪 洪晨凯</p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> The Mid-Autumn Festival (alias: Autumn, Autumn Evening, August Festival, August half, English name: Midautumn Festival) is also known as the Festival of offering to the moon, moon Festival, Moon Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, worship on the moon Festival, moon niang Festival, moon Festival, reunion Festival, etc., is one of the four traditional Festivals in China, the date in the Lunar August 15.</p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">Origin of Mid Autumn Festival</b></p><p class="ql-block"> The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popular in the Han Dynasty, shaped in the early Tang Dynasty, prevailing in the Song Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of seasonal customs in autumn. Most of the festival customs it contains have ancient origins. The Mid-Autumn Festival to the full moon of reunion, for the sustenance of missing hometown, missing relatives, praying for harvest, happiness, become a rich and colorful, precious cultural heritage. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has been offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, playing lanterns, enjoying osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine and other folk customs, spread to the present, enduring.</p> <p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">The custom of Mid Autumn Festival</b></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:20px;"> Eat moon cakes</span></p><p class="ql-block"> Eating moon cakes is the traditional custom of The Mid-Autumn Festival in China. It is a very ancient custom. In fact, it is a kind of worship for the "moon god" of the ancients</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:20px;">  Admire the full moon</span></p><p class="ql-block"> The moon is an important part of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many poets have poems chanting the moon in their famous works, and moon appreciation activities in the court and folk of the Song dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty are more large-scale. Folk Mid-Autumn festival activities began about the Wei and Jin dynasties, sheng in the Tang and Song dynasties.</p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><b style="font-size:20px;">Ancient poems about the Mid Autumn Festival</b></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:20px;"> Prelude to Water Melody</span></p><p class="ql-block"> Su Shi of Song Dynasty</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> When does the moon appear? Ask the sky for wine. I wonder what year it is in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the wind and go home, but I fear that the heights will be lonely. Dance to see the shadow, what in the world.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> Turn zhu Ge, low yee door, according to no sleep. There should be no hate, for what is long round to parting? People have joys and sorrows, the moon waxes and wanes, this matter is difficult to complete. We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful moonlight, even though miles apart.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><span style="font-size:20px;"> 水调歌头</span></p><p class="ql-block"> 宋•苏轼</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 明月几时有?把酒问青天。不知天上宫阙,今夕是何年。我欲乘风归去,又恐琼楼玉宇,高处不胜寒。起舞弄清影,何似在人间。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"> 转朱阁,低绮户,照无眠。不应有恨,何事长向别时圆?人有悲欢离合,月有阴晴圆缺,此事古难全。但愿人长久,千里共婵娟。</p> <p class="ql-block">  The Mid Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival and I love this festival. </p>