中國節(jié)日文化英語

SpringFestival關(guān)于春節(jié)的單詞：春節(jié)TheSpringFestival農(nóng)歷lunarcalendar正月lunarJanuary;thefirstmonthbylunarcalendar除夕NewYear'sEve;eveoflunarNewYear初一thebeginningofNewYear元宵節(jié)TheLanternFestival過年 Guo-nian；havetheSpringFestival對聯(lián)poeticcouplet:twosuccessiverhyminglinesinpoetry春聯(lián)SpringFestivalcouplets剪紙paper-cuts年畫NewYearpaintings買年貨specialpurchasesfortheSpringFestival;doSpringFestivalshopping敬酒proposeatoast燈籠 lantern:aportablelight煙花fireworks爆竹firecrackers(Peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop.)紅包redpackets(cashwrappedupinredpaper,symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecomingyear.)舞獅liondance(Thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgood luck.)舞龍 dragondance(toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests)戲曲 traditionalopera雜耍 variety show;vaudeville燈謎 riddles writtenonlanterns燈會 exhibit oflanterns守歲 staying-up拜年payNewYear'scall;giveNewYear'sgreetings;NewYear'svisit禁忌taboo去晦氣getridoftheill-fortune祭祖宗offersacrificestoone'sancestors壓歲錢giftmoney;moneygiventochildrenasalunarNewYeargift辭舊歲bidfarewelltotheoldyear掃房springcleaning；generalhouse-cleaningTheSpringFestivalisknownasthemostimportantFestivalinChina.Duringtheholiday,peoplegobacktohometownfromeverywherenomatterhowfarthedistaneeis.TheypreparevariousdeliciousfoodandpresentsfortheSpringFestivalEve.ChinesewillhaveahappyfamilyunionintheSpringFestivalEve,theybelievethat'stheenddayoflastyearandtheywillstayupforgoodluckuntilthefirstdayofnextyear.InChina,themosttraditionalandpopularSpringFestivalfoodisdumpling,whichlookslikethemoonwithvegetablesandmeatmixedinit.

”JIAO”means”cross”,”24:00”,sotheChineseworddividingpointoflastyeareveryfamilybeginseatingdumplings.FirecrackerisalsonecessaryforSpringFestival,thestoryofFirecrackeris:Longago,inasmallvillage,thereappearedasavageanimalcalled”JIAO”means”cross”,”24:00”,sotheChineseworddividingpointoflastyeareveryfamilybeginseatingdumplings.FirecrackerisalsonecessaryforSpringFestival,thestoryofFirecrackeris:Longago,inasmallvillage,thereappearedasavageanimalcalled“NIAND,thisanimalalwayscameouttoeatpeopleintheEve.Oneday,villagersfoundthreethingscanmake“NIANDcolor,scared:RedFireandnoise.Sowhen“NIAN”cameagain,villagersputupredpaperonthedoorandsetfirecrackereverywhere.Afterthat,“NIANDdisappearedfromthatvillage.NowputtingupredpaperonthedoorandsettingfirecrackerbecomesSpringFestivalcustomsandpeoplebelievedoingthesewillbringtheirfamilysafety.cangetredenvelopecontainingmoneyasagiftfromtheelder.DuringthemakevisitSpringFestivalisalsothehappiesttimeforchildren,becausetheycangetredenvelopecontainingmoneyasagiftfromtheelder.DurirSpringFestival,anyunfortunatewordcannotbeheardbecauseitwillpeopleupsetandunhappy.Peoplealsomakeuseofthisholidaytotheirrelativesandbringthemsomepresentsandwell-wishing.cangetredenvelopecontainingmoneyasagiftfromtheelder.DuringthemakevisitTheLanternFestivalTheLanternFestivalisJanuary15onthelunarcalendar.ThelunarJanuaryisthefirstmonthofayearand15thisthefirstdayoffullmoon.Therefore,LanternFestivalisanimportantFestivalrightafterSpringFestival.DuringLanternFestival,peoplegoalongthestreettowatchlanternsandchildrenlighttheirownsmalllanternsforsomefun.Thebiggestandmostbeautifullanternisthedragonlantern,whichlookslikeaflyingdragon,heldbyseveralyoungguys.Onewithaballinhandleadsthedragontomove.Somelanternshavepuzzlesonthem,calledlanternpuzzle,theonewhogetstheanswercouldreceivesmallpresentsandbehappyforhisintelligenee.ThetraditionalfoodforLanternFestivalisriceglueball.Riceglueballisaflavorballwithfillinginit,forexample,peanutfilling,sesamefillingandjamfilling…,thericeglueball'sshapeisjustlikethefullmoonappearsinthesky.Thiskindofdessertisespeciallywelcomedbychildren.元宵節(jié)詞匯WordsaboutLanternFestival[2010-02-2614:15]古人稱夜為“宵”,中國的傳統(tǒng)佳節(jié)—— 元宵節(jié)就要到了。正月是農(nóng)歷的元月，古人稱夜為“宵”,所以稱正月十五為元宵節(jié)。正月十五日是一年中第一個月圓之夜，也是一元復(fù)始，大地回春的夜晚，人們對此加以慶祝，也是慶賀新春的延續(xù)。元宵節(jié)又稱為“上元節(jié)”。按中國民間的傳統(tǒng)，在這天上皓月高懸的夜晚，人們要點起彩燈萬盞，以示慶賀。出門賞月、燃燈放焰、喜猜燈謎、共吃元宵，合家團(tuán)聚、同慶佳節(jié)，其樂融融。下面就向大家介紹一些元宵節(jié)常用詞語的英文說法。theLanternFestival元宵節(jié)riceglueball元宵glutinousrice糯米lions/dragonsdancing舞龍/舞獅guesslanternriddles猜燈謎playcoupletsgame對對聯(lián)enjoybeautifullanterns賞花燈snuff燈花exhibitoflanterns燈會dragonlanterndancing耍龍燈walkingonstilts踩高蹺landboatdancing劃旱船yangko/yanggedance扭秧歌beatingdrumswhiledancing打太平鼓drumdance腰鼓舞fireworksparty焰火大會traditionalopera戲曲varietyshow/vaudeville雜耍LanternFestival'stemplefair元宵廟會coloredlanterns'templefair彩燈廟會Tomb-sweepingDayTomb-sweepDayisanancientfestivalinspring,alsocalledQingMingFestival.InancientChina,theemperorworshippedheavenandearthinordertoblessforharvest.Peopleworshippedtheirancestorswithsacrificeandshowedtheirmissingforancestors.Tomb-sweepingDay,arealwaysrainydays,justliketheskycryingfordeadpeople.AChinesepoemdescribedasfollowing：QingMingusuallycomeswithrainydaysPassengersonthewayarefullofsorenessIaskaBuffaloboyfortaverntoreleasemysadnessHepointstothevillagecoveredbyapricotblossomsThispoem“TheDayofQingMing”iswrittenbyapoetcalledDuMuinTangDynasty.QingMingFestivalisthedaytoworshiphismotherwithfamily,butthewritergoesaloneintherainydaysasapassengerfarfromhishometown,hefeltdeeplyupsetandsorrowed.Hehastofindataverntohaveadrink,perhapsinthiswayhewillreleasehimselffromsadness.清明節(jié)詞匯追終慎遠(yuǎn)，寄托哀思， 清明節(jié)來臨之際，我們都在用自己的方式表達(dá)對已故親人的思念之情。古人過清明節(jié)要祭掃祖、、 ，的清明節(jié)人們又明出了上念又的新式。我們來清明節(jié)關(guān)的英文表達(dá)。ChingMingFestival/Grave-SweepingDay清明節(jié)ColdFoodFestival寒食節(jié)dayofsacrifice祭祀節(jié)日offersacrificestoancestors祭祖/上供onlinetomb-sweeping上祭掃Internetmemorial絡(luò)紀(jì)念館condolenee哀之情hellnote/josspaper紙錢funeralsupplies/products殯葬用品funeralservices殯葬服務(wù)業(yè)mortician殯儀業(yè)者burnincense焚香tomb-sweeping掃墓tombsweeper掃墓的人kiteflying放風(fēng)箏springoutinggod'slantern神燈memorialtablet紀(jì)念碑willowbranchesinsertedoneachgate門旁插onlinefuneral上葬禮onlinetribute上念cremationurn骨灰盒mourningceremony哀儀式inhumation土葬cremation火葬sea-burial海葬boat-coffinburial船棺葬t(yī)reeburial樹葬celestialburial天葬flowerburials花葬nationalmourning全國哀nationalmourningday全國哀日filialpiety孝順孝心DayoftheDead（亡靈節(jié)，墨西哥傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，人們通過守靈、上供方式祭奠逝去的親人。 ）TheDragonBoatFestivalTheDragonBoatFestivalisinMay5thonthelunarcalendar.ThebeginningofthisfestivalisinmemoryofQuYuan,awiseministerandpoetinChudynasty,whojumpedintoMiLuoRiverinlunarMay5thfordespairofcountry,unfairtreatanddefamation.PeoplethrewricedumplingstoRivertoprotecthisbodyfromeatingbyfishandshowedtheirrespectforQuYuan'snoblespirit.InrecentChina,peoplealsoeatricedumplingsinDragonBoatFestival.Fromthename,wecandirectlyknowthecampaignofthisfestivalisDragonBoating.AteamofstrongmenontheDragonBoatwilltrytheirbesttowin1standshowChinesestrongestspirits.Peopleusemoxatocleanthemselvesandusefive-colorthreadcrossingsmallchildren'sarmsandfingerstokeepillnessfaraway. 端午節(jié)相關(guān)詞匯 端午節(jié)theDragonBoatFestival粽子 zongzi/tsung-tse/ricedumpling糯米glutinousrice賽龍舟 Dragonboatracing雄黃酒realgarwine香包 perfumed medicine bag/sachet邪 wardoff evil祛病 wardoff diseaseTheDragonBoatFestival,the5thdayofthe5thlunarmonth,hashadahistoryofmorethan2,000years.11isusuallyinJuneintheGregoriancalendar.端午節(jié)（農(nóng)歷五月初五）是中國古老的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，始于春秋戰(zhàn)國時期，至已 2000多年歷史。通常在陽歷的六月份。端午節(jié)吃什么？“粽包分兩髻，艾束著危冠。舊俗方儲藥，羸軀亦點丹?！倍宋绻?jié)不可不吃的美味食物就是 tsung-tseD粽子），這種傳統(tǒng)源于汨羅江邊的漁夫，將米丟入江中平息江中的蛟龍，希望它們不要傷害屈原。粽子tsung-tse：GlutinousriceD糯米） filledwithmeat,nutsorbeanpasteDODDandwrappedinbambooleaves.ItisassociatedwithDragonBoatFestivalwithhistoricalmeaning.Thecustomofeatingtsung-tseisalsopopularinNorthandSouthKorea,JapanandSoutheastAsiannations.端午節(jié)喝什么？“櫻桃桑椹與菖蒲，更買雄黃酒一壺?！倍宋绻?jié)嘗試一下雄黃酒。端午節(jié)這天，人們把雄黃倒入酒中飲用，并把雄黃酒涂在小孩兒的耳、鼻、額頭、手、足處，希望這樣可以使孩子們不受蛇蟲的傷害。Adultsdrinkrealgarwine,whichcanfendoffevilspirits.端午節(jié)什么？“鼓聲三下紅旗開，兩龍躍出浮水來。棹影斡波飛萬劍，鼓聲劈浪鳴千雷。”端午節(jié)最應(yīng)景的節(jié)目就是賽龍舟。Dragonboatracingisanindispensablepartofthefestival,heldalloverthecountry.Asthegunisfired,peoplewillseeracersindragon-shapedcanoespullingtheoarsharmoniouslyandhurriedly,accompaniedbyrapiddrums,speedingtowardtheirdestination.端午節(jié)戴什么？端午節(jié)最特色的飾物就是香皿 sachet）。小孩佩戴香包，傳說避邪瘟之意。用含多種香味的藥用物做成的香包也可以預(yù)防疾病。OnDragonBoatFestival,parentsalsoneedtodresstheirchildrenupwithasachet.Theyfirstsewlittlebagswithcolorfulsilkcloth,thenfillthebagswithperfumesorherbalmedicines（草藥）,andfinallystringthemwithsilkthreads.Thesachetwillbehungaroundtheneckortiedtothefrontofagarmentasanornament.Theyaresaidtobeabletowardoffevil.端午節(jié)掛什么？“不效艾符趨習(xí)俗，但祈蒲酒話升平。”許多人相信五月是一年中容易引疾病的危險時節(jié)，因此必須許多防備家人生病的措施。端午節(jié)時，人們會將一種特別的物 -艾草掛在門口，作為護(hù)之用。在門上掛艾葉菖蒲 hangbranchesofmoxaandcalamusaroundthedoorsoftheirhomes懸鐘馗像 displayportraitsofevil'snemesis,ChungKuei都是為了疾避兇，討個吉利。5.Mid-AutumnDayMid-autumnDayisAugust15thonlunarcalendar.Accordingtohistoryrecords,ChineseemperorhastraditionthatworshiptheSuninspringandworshiptheMooninautumn.Asaugust15thisexactlythemiddleofautumn,soitiscalledMid-AutumnDayTherearealotofstoriesaboutthemoonsinceancientChina.OnemostfamousstoryisChang'eflyingtothemoon.Thousandsofyearsago,therewere9sunsinthesky,manypeoplefelttoohottolive.AyoungmancalledYiwasbraveenoughandshot8sunstothegroundandsavedpeople.OnedayYigotapotionofelixirfromQueenMotherandgavehiswifeChang'etokeep.AmannamedPengMengknewabouttheelixirandwantedtogetitfromChang'e.OnedaywhenYiwasoutforhunting,PengMengwenttorobtheelixir.Inordertoprotecttheelixir,Chang'eswallowedalloftheelixirthenfliedtothemoon.InmemoryofChang'e,sheisrecognizedasthegoddessofthemoon.ThetraditionalfoodofMid-AutumnDayisMooncake,aroundbakedcakewithfillingsinit.Theroundshapeofmooncakerepresentsfamilyreunion.InthenightofMid-AutumnDay,everyfamilyhasmooncakeandwatchesthemoon.中秋節(jié)關(guān)英語詞匯：Mid-autumnday/-autumnFestival中秋節(jié)MoonFestival/MooncakeFestival/MoonFestival中秋節(jié)lunar農(nóng)歷mooncake月餅minimooncake迷你月餅mooncakeswithmeat/nuts/肉餡/果仁/蛋黃月餅hammooncake火腿月餅grapefruit/pomelo/shaddock柚子gluepudding湯圓lantern/scaldfish燈籠ChangE嫦娥HouYi后羿RelativeactivitiesODOD:gathertoadmirethebrightmid-autumnharvestmoon聚在一起賞月lightlantern點燈籠carrythelanternaround提燈籠burnincense燒香firedragondances火龍舞Thecustomofworshippingthemoon拜月的習(xí)俗worshippethefullmoon拜滿月的習(xí)俗familyreunion家庭團(tuán)聚 /圓cameouttowatchthefullmoontocelebratethefestival到戶外賞月thecustomofMid-AutumnFestivalcelebration慶祝中秋節(jié)的習(xí)俗1.Wishyouandyoursahappyholidayonthisgatheringday.在這團(tuán)聚的日子里祝你全家節(jié)日快樂。IwishahappyMid-AutumnFestival!祝中秋愉快！Goodround!好夢連連中秋節(jié)英語介紹：Mid-AutumnDayMid-AutumnDayisatraditionalfestivalinChina.Almosteveryonelikestoeatmooncakesonthatday.Mostfamilieshaveadinnertogethertocelebratethefestival.Asayinggoes,"Themooninyourhometownisalmostalwaysthebrightestandroundest".Manypeoplewholivefarawayfromhomeswanttogobacktohaveafamilyreunion.Howhappyitistoenjoythemooncakeswhilewatchingthefullmoonwithyourfamilymembers.EveryyearTheMid-AutumnFestivalinAugust15atthistimethepeopleallwanttoeatthemooncake,toenjoylookingatthemoon,themoonisverybeautiful.THISFestivalisalsoafamilyholiday.andwearealsostaytogether.Thefamilymemberarehappy,becausethatdaymoonisroundest,butthemosthappythingiswecangettogether.Alsohasmanywonderfulstoriesaboutmidautumnfestival'smoon,ishavingtheseexpectation,MidautumnFestival,Wealsoenjoyedlookingatthemoonthisyear.ThatistheMid-AutumnDayinmymind.Iwillalwaysre-member:EastorWest,homeisbest.中秋節(jié)快到了，家人在一起邊吃月餅邊賞月很愜意，天就分享一些與月亮關(guān)的詞匯短語，一起。6.TheDoubleNinthFestivalTheDoubleNinthFestivalisanimportanttraditionalChinesefestivalinSeptember9thonlunarcalendar.Itistheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth,ancientChinesebelievesninerepresentssun,thebrightestthing,September9thhastwonine,thesunisdoubled,socallitDoubleNinthFestival.NinealsomeansLonginChinesewords,sotheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsorecognizedTheOldFestival.InDoubleNinthFestival,peoplegototheirancestors'tombstoworshipwithcoatforwinner.ThecampaignforDoubleNinthFestivalisclimbingmountainandplantingakindofplantcalled“ZhuYu”.ApoemwrittenbyfamousTangdynastypoetWangWeiisasfollowing：IstayaloneasavisitorinacountryforeignThefestivalmakesmefeelhomesickandmissing關(guān)于重陽節(jié)的英文介紹更新日期：2010—10—1609:15 瀏覽：579次 所屬分類 /專題：英語文化DoubleNinthFestivalThe9thdayofthe9thlunarmonthisthetraditionalChongyangFestival,orDoubleNinthFestival.ItusuallyfallsinOctoberintheGregoriancalendar.InanancientandmysteriousbookYiJing,orTheBookofChanges,number"6"wasthoughttobeofYincharacter,meaningfeminineornegativewhilenumber"9"wasthoughttobeYang,meaningmasculineorpositiveSothenumbernineinbothmonthanddaycreatetheDoubleNinthFestival,orChongyangFestival.ChonginChinesemeans"double."Also,asdoubleninthwaspronouncedthesameasthewordtosignify"forever",bothare"JiuJiu,"theChineseancestorsconsidereditanauspiciousdayworthcelebration.That'swhyancientChinesebegantocelebratethisfestivallongtimeago.Thecustomofascendingaheighttoavoidepidemicswaspasseddownfromlongtimeago.Therefore,theDoubleNinthFestivalisalsocalled"HeightAscendingFestival".Theheightpeoplewillreachisusuallyamountainoratower.Ancientliteraryfigureshaveleftmanypoemsdepictingtheactivity.Eventoday,peoplestillswarmtofamousorlittleknownmountainsonthisday.Onthisday,peoplewilleatDoubleNinthGao(orCake).InChinese,gao(cake)hasthesamepronunciationwithgao(height).Peopledosojusttohopeprogressineverythingtheyareengagedin.ThereisnofixedwaysfortheDoubleNinthCake,butsupercakeswillhaveasmanyasninelayers,lookinglikeatower.TheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsoatimewhenchrysanthemumblooms.Chinaboastsdiversifiedspeciesofchrysanthemumandpeoplehavelovedthemsinceancienttimes.Soenjoyingtheflourishingchrysanthemumalsobecomesakeyactivityonthisfestival.Also,peoplewilldrinkchrysanthemumwine.Womenusedtosticksuchaflowerintotheirhairorhangitsbranchesonwindowsordoorstoavoidevilness.In1989,theChinesegovernmentdecidedtheDoubleNinthFestivalasSeniors'Day.Sincethen,allgovernmentunits,organizationsandstreetscommunitieswillorganizeanautumntripeachyearforthosewhohaveretiredfromtheirposts.Atthewatersideoronthemountains,theseniorswillfindthemselvesmergedintonature.Youngergenerationswillbringelderonestosuburbanareasorsendgiftstothemonthisday.MybrothersmusthavealreadyclimbedtoHighMountainEveryonecanplantZhuYuthereexceptme,alonelypersonThispoem'snameis“OntheDouble-ninthDaythinkingofmybrothersD.Thispoemisfullofsadnessandhomesick.Inautumn,chrysanthemumisinblossom.Peoplecanlookatthebeautifulflowersandclimbmountainsastheylike.重陽節(jié)，秋高氣爽，登高遠(yuǎn)望，暢飲菊花酒，遍插茱萸頭……這個古老節(jié)日的起源傳說，你還記得嗎？TheDoubleNinthFestival一theninthdayoftheninthlunarmonthThe"ChongYangFestival"iscelebratedontheninthdayoftheninthlunarmonthanditisassuchknownastheDoubleNinthFestival.習(xí)俗：登高、賞菊花、差茱萸……這些古老的習(xí)俗，你體驗過嗎？Climbingmountains:OntheDoubleNinthFestival,peoplecustomarilyclimbmountains,appreciatechrysanthemumflowers,drinkchrysanthemumwine,eatdouble-ninthcakes,andwearthezhuyu(茱萸)plant.Cornusofficinalis.(Bothchrysanthemumandzhuyuareconsideredtohavecleansingqualitiesandareusedonotheroccasionstoairouthousesandcureillnesses.).TheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsothe"OldMenFestival".Oldpeopleareespeciallymeanttoimprovetheirhealthbytakingpartintheactivitiesonthedayofthefestival.

Familyget-togethers:TheDoubleNinthFestivalisalsoatimefor

familyget-togethers.Itisanoccasiontorememberone'sancestors,thesacrificestheymadeandthehardshipstheyunderwent.Often,familyoutingsareorganizedduringwhichpeoplesearchtorenewtheirappreciationofnatureandtoreaffirmtheirloveandconcernforfamilymembersandclosefriends.注釋：J、提到表示某個傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日時，一定不能用英語單詞中現(xiàn)成的月份，比天的重陽節(jié)就不說 September9。所以這里用的是 theninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth。罟2、TheWarringStatesPeriod就是中國的戰(zhàn)國時期了，春秋時期就是 TheSpringandAutumnPeriodD3、 yin yang這兩個詞很多外國人是懂的，別以為他們不懂。在 CSI的一集里，Gil Catherine調(diào)查一樁用鈍器（猜測是錘子）謀殺的案件，他們在比較死者頭部的傷口在現(xiàn)場現(xiàn)的錘子的時候需要做模型， Gil沖著Catherine說："I'vegottheyang,andyou'vegottheyin."4、中國句話叫 "百善孝為, "英語可以粗略的翻譯成 Amongallthevirtues,filialpietyisthebest.國慶節(jié)China'sNationalDay,peopleliketowatchtheperformances,liketowatchthebeautifulfireworksfly.TheStateCouncilheldagrandmilitaryparadeprocession.中國的國慶節(jié)，人們喜歡去熱鬧的演出，喜歡美麗的焰火騰空。國家會舉行盛大的閱兵行。農(nóng)歷節(jié)日農(nóng)歷正月初一春節(jié)農(nóng)歷正月十五元宵節(jié)農(nóng)歷五月初五端午節(jié)農(nóng)歷七月初七乞巧節(jié)農(nóng)歷八月十五中秋節(jié)(theSpringFestival)農(nóng)歷正月初一春節(jié)農(nóng)歷正月十五元宵節(jié)農(nóng)歷五月初五端午節(jié)農(nóng)歷七月初七乞巧節(jié)農(nóng)歷八月十五中秋節(jié)(LanternFestival)(theDragon-BoatFestival)(中國情人節(jié)) (Double-SeventhDay)(theMid-AutumnFestival)

國際兒童節(jié) （6月1日)InternationalChildren'sDay中秋節(jié)（農(nóng)歷八月十五)Mid-autumn(Moon)Festival教師節(jié)（9月10日)Teachers'Day重陽節(jié)（農(nóng)歷九月九日)Double-ninthDay國慶節(jié)（10月1日)NationalDay除夕（農(nóng)歷十二月三十日正月初一用英語怎么說)NewYear'sEve書上說年初一是thefirstdayofthefirstmonthintheLunarCalendar元旦（1月1日)NewYear'sDay春節(jié)（農(nóng)歷一月一日)theSpringFestival農(nóng)歷九月初九重陽節(jié)農(nóng)歷臘月初八臘八節(jié)農(nóng)歷臘月二十四傳統(tǒng)掃房日元旦（1月1日)NewYear'sDay(theDoubleNinthFestival)(thelabaRicePorridgeFestival)Thefestivalculture:(theDoubleNinthFestival)(thelabaRicePorridgeFestival)TheMid-autumnfestivalisoneofthetwomostimportantoccasionsinChinesecalendar(theotherbeingtheSpringFestivalortheChineseNewYear)anditisanofficialholiday.Itisatimeforfamiliestobetogether,sopeoplefarfromhomewillgazelonginglyatthemoonandthinkabouttheirfamilies.ChineseMid-AutumnFestival,alsoknownasChineseMoonFestival,takesplaceatthe15thdayoftheeighthChineselunarmonth.Thereasonforcelebratingthefestivalduringthattimeisthatitisthetimewhenthemoonisatitsfullestandbrightest.Thetraditionalfoodformid-autumnfestivalisthemooncakewhichisroundandsymbolizesreunion.CelebrationofMid-autumnfestivalhasalonghistory.Inancienttimes,theemperorshadthetraditionofw