中秋節(jié)的傳說和起源介紹(中英文)

1、文檔供參考，可復(fù)制、編制，期待您的好評與關(guān)注!1 / 7傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日介紹：中秋節(jié)的傳說和起源The August Moon Festival or Mid-Autu mn Festival (Chi nese charactersabove) is one of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is held on the 15th dayof the 8th lunar mon th. Chin ese lege nds say that the moon is at itsbrightest and roundest on this day. Base

2、d on the Gregorian calendar, thisyears August Moon Festival will be held on September 12.中秋節(jié)是中國人的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日之一，每年農(nóng)歷 8 月 15 日慶祝。傳說月亮 在這一天最大最圓。根據(jù)推算，今年公歷 9 月 12 日為中秋節(jié)。The August Moon Festival is often called the Womens Festival. The moon(Chinese character on right) symbolizes eleganee and beauty. WhileWester

3、ners worship the sun (ya ng or male) for its power, people in the FarEast admire the moon. The moon is the yin or female principle and it is atrusted friend. Chinese parents often name their daughters after the moon,in hope that they will be as lovely as the moon.中秋節(jié)也被稱為女人的節(jié)日，月(漢字部首)象征著優(yōu)雅與美麗。而西方人則崇尚

4、太陽邙日剛或男性）的力量，東亞地區(qū)的人們則崇 尚月亮。文檔供參考，可復(fù)制、編制，期待您的好評與關(guān)注!2 / 7月亮代表 陰”或女性， 并且被看做是可靠的朋友。 中國的 父母總喜歡以 月”為女兒取名，為的是希望她們像月亮一樣可愛。The Moon FairyLady - Cha ng Er月亮仙子 嫦娥In fact, many ancient August Moon folktales are about a moon maiden. Onthe 15th night of the 8th lunar moon, little children on earth can see a ladyo

5、n the moon.實際上，古代很多關(guān)于八月月圓的故事都跟一位月亮仙子有關(guān)。在 陰歷 8月 15 的晚上，小孩子都能看到月亮上有一位女子。The story about the lady took place around 2170 B.C. At that time, the earthhad ten suns circling it, each taking its turn to illuminate to the earth. Butone day all ten suns appearedtogether, scorch ing the earth with their heat.

6、The earth was saved by a strong and tyra nni cal archer n amed Hou Yi. Hesucceeded in shooti ng dow n nine of the suns. One day, Hou Yi stole theelixir of life from a goddess. However, his beautiful wife Chang E drank theelixir of life in order to save the people from her husbands tyrannical rule.Af

7、ter drinking it, she found herself floating and flew all the way to the moon.Hou Yi loved his divin ely beautiful wife so much, he refused to shoot dow n文檔供參考，可復(fù)制、編制，期待您的好評與關(guān)注!3 / 7the moon.這個故事發(fā)生在公元前 2170 年左右，那個時候，天上有十個太陽， 它們輪流照亮地上。但有一天，十個太陽一同出現(xiàn)，他們發(fā)出的熱 量燒焦了地上的作物。一位身強體壯、性格暴虐名叫后羿的弓箭手 拯救了人間。他成功接連射落九個太

8、陽。有一天，后羿偷了一位神 仙的長生不老藥。而他美麗的妻子嫦娥為了幫助人們脫離他暴虐的 統(tǒng)治偷偷喝下了長生不老藥。喝下藥之后他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己飄浮起來并飛 向了月亮。后裔十分愛他美若天仙的妻子，他不忍心將她從月亮上 射落。People believed that the lady was a god who lived in the moon that madethe moon shi ne. Girls who wan ted to be a beauty and have a handsomehusband should worship the moon. And on this magical

9、occasion, childrenwho make wishes to the Lady on the Moon will find their dreams come true.人們認為嫦娥是住在月亮上的仙子，所以月亮才會發(fā)光。女孩子如 果想要變得漂亮并且有一位如意郎君都要供奉月亮。而中秋之時， 孩子們都會向月亮仙子許愿祈求他們能夠夢想成真。The wood cutter - Wu Kang伐木人一一吳剛Wu Kang was a shiftless fellow who changed apprenticeships all the time.One day he decided tha

10、t he wan ted to be an immortal, so he went to live inthe mountains where he importuned an immortal to teach him. First theimmortal taught him about the herbs used to cure sickness, but after three文檔供參考，可復(fù)制、編制，期待您的好評與關(guān)注!4 / 7days his characteristic restless nessretur ned and Wu Kang asked theimmortal

11、 to teach him someth ing else. So the immortal taught him chess,but after a short while Wu Kan gs en thusiasm aga in wan ed. The n WuKang was give n the books of immortality to study. Of course, Wu Kangbecame bored within a few days, and asked if they could travel to somenew and exciting place. Ange

12、red with Wu Kangs impatienee, the masterbanished Wu Kang to the Moon Palace telling him that he must cut dow n ahuge cassiatree before he could return to earth. Though Wu Kang choppedday and night, the magical tree restored itself with each blow, and thus he isup there chopping still.吳剛是個懶惰而又不學(xué)無數(shù)的學(xué)徒

13、。有一天他想學(xué)道成仙，于是他 住到深山里強求以為仙人教他法術(shù)。起初，仙人教他治病的草藥， 但三天之后吳剛不安定的本性就暴露出來了。他又求仙人教他其他 的東西，于是仙人教他下棋，但不久之后吳剛又失去了興趣。于是 仙人給了他研習(xí)仙術(shù)的書籍。當(dāng)然沒幾天吳剛又覺得無聊了，并問 仙人能否遠行到一些新鮮有趣的地方。氣惱于吳剛毫無耐心的本性, 仙人罰他去月宮，并告訴他除非他能砍倒一棵巨大的桂樹，否則他 就不能回到人間。雖然吳剛?cè)找箍撤?，但這棵神奇的樹每次被砍倒 創(chuàng)傷又會自己愈合，于是吳剛只有夜以繼日地砍伐。The Hare - Jade Rabbit野兔-玉兔In this lege nd, three f

14、airy sages tra nsformed themselves nto pitiful old menand begged for somethi ng to eat from a fox, a monkey and a rabb文檔供參考，可復(fù)制、編制，期待您的好評與關(guān)注!5 / 7The fox and the monkey both had food to give the old men, but theempty-ha nded, offered his own flesh in stead by jump ing into a blaz ing fireto cook him

15、self. The sages were so touched by the rabbits sacrifice thatthey let him live in the Moon Palace where he became the Jade Rabbit.傳說中，三味仙人將自己變成可憐的老人向一只狐貍、 猴子和兔子乞 討吃的，狐貍和猴子都將自己的食物分給了仙人， 只有兔子自己跳入 了火坑而將自己的肉獻出來，先人們被兔子的犧牲所感動，于是將兔 子留在了月宮，這只兔子后來變成了玉兔。Families get together to eat moon cakes and celebrate th

16、e end of theharvest seas on on this day. Scholars write poems about the moon. Thisnight is also made for romantic rendezvous. Friendships are made anc renewed. No won der the August Moon Festival has a special meaning t allwho believe in the mystical powers of the moon.每到這一天，親人都會歡聚一堂吃月餅并慶祝豐收。文人們也寫了很

17、多跟月亮有關(guān)的詩。這個夜晚也是浪漫約會的好時刻。新朋舊友也因 此相聚，難怪中秋節(jié)對于那些相信月亮神秘力量的人來說有著特殊意 義。When did this festival first begin? No exact date can be found in historicaldocuments, but scholars assume that it is related to 2 customs in Chi na.中秋節(jié)最早是于什么時候慶祝的？目前古籍資料上還沒有找到確切 時間，但學(xué)者們認為他跟中國的兩個習(xí)俗有關(guān)。The first custom concerns farmers. C

18、hina is an agricultural coun try, andfarmi ng is closely related to the seas on s. In an cie nt times, farmersworshipped the Earth God to pray for a good harvest, whe n they sowed the文檔供參考，可復(fù)制、編制，期待您的好評與關(guān)注!6 / 7seeds in spring. This was known as spring worship. During autumn,farmers also worshipped

19、the Earth God to thank him for giving them a goodharvest. This was known as autu mn reward. Since the 15 mon th of the8th mon th is the time whe n rice paddies are harvested, some peoplebelieve that the Mid Autumn Festival came from the autumn reward ritual.第一個習(xí)俗是關(guān)于農(nóng)民的，中國是一個農(nóng)業(yè)大國，而農(nóng)業(yè)跟季節(jié)息息 相關(guān)。在古代，農(nóng)民們春天撒種播