关于中秋节的名言英语(中秋节的英语介绍是怎样的)
自古以来，中秋节就有祭月、赏月、拜月、吃月饼、赏桂花、喝桂花酒等习俗，流传至今，经久不息。中秋节以圆月团圆为人们对祖国和亲人的向往的象征，祝愿丰收和幸福，成为一种丰富而珍贵的文化遗产。中秋节、端午节、春节和清明节在中国也被称为四大传统节日。
中秋节的英语介绍是怎样的？
Why Mid-Autumn Festival is Celebrated and How it Started？
Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of over 3,000 years, dating back to moon worship in the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC). It’s such an important festival that many poems were written about it, stories and legends about the festival are widespread, and its origins have been guessed at and explained by generations of Chinese.
中秋节有三千多年历史，可以追溯到商代时对月亮的崇拜。因为中秋节的重要地位，历代诗人都会为中秋节写诗，关于中秋节的故事、传奇在民间广为流传，中秋节的起源也被历代中国人探究。
The term "Mid-Autumn" first appeared in the book Rites of Zhou (周礼), written in the Warring States Period (475–221 BC). But the term only related to the time and season; the festival didn't exist at that point.
“中秋”一词最早出现在战国时期《周礼》一书中，但是该词只和时间和季节有关，当时还没有中秋节。
In the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD), it was popular to appreciate the moon. Many poets liked to create poems related to the moon when appreciating it. There is a legend that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty visited the Moon Palace in his dream and heard a wonderful song.
唐代时赏月风靡，诗人在赏月之时佳作连连。据传，唐玄宗曾在梦中去往月宫并听到优美的歌声。
In the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127 AD), the 15th day of the 8th lunar month was established as the "Mid-Autumn Festival". From then on, sacrificing to the moon was very popular, and has become a custom ever since.
北宋时期，农历八月十五才被正式确立为中秋节，从那以后，为月亮献祭盛行，从那以后便成为风俗。
中秋节的英语怎么说？
中秋节的英语表达方式有多种，最为常用的是Mid-Autumn Festival，此外，还有其他说法，例如：Moon Festival；Mooncake Festival；Zhongqiu Festival等。
中秋节有哪些习俗？
赏月
admire the full moon /
watch the full moon to celebrate the festival
碧空如洗，圆月如盘。人们在尽情赏月之际，会情不自禁地想念远游在外、客居异乡的亲人。中国人历来把家人团圆、亲友团聚，共享天伦之乐看得极其珍贵，历来有“花好月圆人团聚”之谓。
点灯笼
light lanterns
中秋之夜，天清如水，月明如镜，可谓良辰之美景，然而对此人们并未满足，于是便有燃灯以助月色的风俗。
玩花灯
play with lanterns / scaldfish
中秋玩花灯主要只是在家庭、儿童之间进行的，多集中在南方。
祭月
offering sacrifice to the moon
中秋祭月仪式是一种古老的祭祀礼仪，表达人们祈求月神降福人间的一种美好心愿。
月饼
mooncake
传统月饼 Traditional styles
广式月饼 Cantonese-style mooncake
苏式月饼 Suzhou-style mooncake
京式月饼 Beijing-style mooncake
滇式月饼 Yunnan-style mooncake
创新月饼 Contemporary Styles
低糖月饼 low-sugar mooncake
无脂月饼 fat-free mooncake
冰皮月饼 snow skin mooncake snowy mooncake
常见的月饼口味有
Sweet bean paste（豆沙）
Jujube paste（枣泥）
Lotus seed paste （莲蓉）
Five kernel（五仁）
Mooncakes with egg 蛋黄月饼
ham mooncake 火腿月饼
大家应该都有吃五仁月饼的经历吧，那你们知道“五仁”是指什么吗？
“五仁月饼”中的“五仁”是指花生（peanut），核桃（walnut seed），瓜子（watermelon seed），杏仁（almond），松子（pine nut）。
