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Mid-AutumnFestival,orMid-autumnDay,isthesecondgrandestfestivalinChinaaftertheChineseNewYear.Itisnamedsoforthatitiscelebratedonthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth,whichisalwaysinthemiddleoftheautumnseasoninChina.ChineseMoonFestivalThedayisalsoknownastheMoonFestival,asatthattimeoftheyearthemoonisbelievedtobeatitsfullestandbrightestandChinesealwaysworshipthemoon(拜月)

andappreciatethefullmoon(賞月)onthatday.TimeforFamilyReunionInChineseculture,fullmoonsymbolizesreunion,sothattheyreunitewiththeirfamiliesforcelebrations.Theyworshipthemoontogether,appreciatethemoontogether,enjoyreuniondinnerandevenshareonemooncaketocelebratethereunion.[V-T]Ifonethingsymbolizesanother,itisusedorregardedasasymbolofit.象征[V-T]Ifpeoplearereunited,oriftheyreunite,theymeeteachotheragainaftertheyhavebeenseparatedforsometime.重聚WhenisMid-AutumnFestival?–Sep.29th,2023ChineseMid-AutumnFestivaliscelebratedonthe15thdayof8thmonthinChineselunarcalendar.InGregoriancalendar,itusuallyfallsinSeptemberorearlyOctober.PeopleinmainlandChinaenjoyonedayoffonthefestivaldaywhichisusuallyconnectedwiththeweekendtobea3-dayholiday.IfitfallsadjacenttoChinaNationalDayonOctober1st,theholidaywillbe8dayslong,celebratedtogether.InHongKongandMacau,peoplealsoenjoyonedayoff.However,itisnotscheduledonthefestivalday,butthefollowingdayanditisusuallynotconnectedwiththeweekend.InTaiwan,theonedayholidayfallsonthefestivalday.HowdoChinesecelebratetheMid-AutumnFestival?–TopActivities&TraditionsEatMooncakes–theMostPopularChineseMid-AutumnFestivalActivityThisisthemostpopularMid-AutumnFestivalactivity.Mooncakesarecookieswithvariousfillingslikenuts,readbeanpaste,lotusrootpaste,eggyolk,meat,andfruit,etc.Theyareusuallyroundtosymbolizethefullmoonandfamilyreunion.AppreciatetheFullMoon-SymbolizingFamilyReunionIntraditionalChineseculture,themoononthefestivalnightisbelievedtobethefullestandbrightestofthewholeyear,symbolizingfamilyreunion.Evenafamilymemberisnothome,heorsheisappreciatingthesamemoonwithotherfamilies,seemingliketheyaretogether.WorshiptheMoon–3,000YearsOldTraditionThistraditionhasbeen3,000yearsold.Onthenight,peoplesetatablewithmooncakesandothersacrificestowardsthemoon,makewishes,offerincense(上香)

andkowtowtothemoon(向月亮磕頭).Afterwards,thefamilieswillsharethesacrifices.[N-COUNT]Sacrificeisalsoanoun.祭品[V-T]Tosacrificeananimalorpersonmeanstokilltheminaspecialreligiousceremonyasanofferingtoagod.獻(xiàn)祭[V-T]Ifyousacrificesomethingthatisvaluableorimportant,yougiveitup,usuallytoobtainsomethingelseforyourselforforotherpeople.舍棄;犧牲Enjoyfamilyreuniondinner–aGatheringofAllFamilyMembersDuringthefestival,allfamiliestrytheirbesttogohomeandenjoyabigfeast.Inadditiontomooncakes,otherpopulardishesforthereuniondinnerincludeosmanthuscake,osmanthuswine,crab,duck,taro(芋頭),andpumpkin.DrinkOsmanthusWine(桂花酒)–aDelightofMid-AutumnNightAroundthefestival,theOsmanthusisalwaysinfullblossom,makingitagoodtimetomakeanddrinkosmanthuswine.Itislightyellowwithstrongosmanthusfragranceandgrapesimilarflavor,tastingsweet,sourandsoft.[N-UNCOUNT]Delightisafeelingofverygreatpleasure.高興;欣喜[PHRASE]Ifsomeonetakesdelightortakesadelightinsomething,theygetalotofpleasurefromit.以…為樂[V-T]Ifsomethingdelightsyou,itgivesyoualotofpleasure.使高興;使欣喜MakeandHangFestivalLanterns–FavoriteMid-AutumnFestivalActivityforKidsThisisanactivitypopularinGuangdongandHongKongareas,favoredespeciallybykids.InotherplacesofChina,peoplealsosetKongminglanternstomakebestwishes.[V-T]Ifyoufavoursomething,youpreferittotheotherchoicesavailable.更喜歡[V-T]Ifyoufavoursomeone,youtreatthembetterorinakinderwaythanyoutreatotherpeople.偏袒TopPlacestoCelebrateMid-AutumnFestivalinChinaThetopplacesareusuallythebestsitestoappreciatethefullmoon,likewatersideShichahaiandBeihaiParkinBeijing,andWestLakeinHangzhou,wherethefullmoonreflectsclearlyoverthewater;andhighplacessuchasWorldFinancialCenterandJinmaoTowerinShanghai,andthetopofYellowMountain,whereonecangetsclosesttothemoon.TheancientsiteslikeCityWallinXi’anarealsogreatplacestogo,wheremanytraditionalwaysofcelebrationareheld.[N-COUNT]Asiteisapieceofgroundthatisusedforaparticularpurposeorwhereaparticularthinghappens.場(chǎng)地;場(chǎng)所UnexpectedFunFactsaboutMid-AutumnFestivalYoudon’tKnow1.Mid-AutumnFestivalislistedinChina’sIntangibleCulturalHeritages(中國非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)).TheMid-AutumnFestivaloriginatedfromTangDynasty(618-907AD)andflourishedintheSongDynasty(960-1279AD).IthassincebecomeanimportantfestivalamongChinesepeople.OnMay20,2006,theStateCouncilincludeditinthefirstbatchofChina’sintangibleculturalheritageforthatitisadayforChinesefamilyreunion;itiswidelycelebratedbyChinesewithmanytraditionalcustomssuchasadmiringthefullmoon,worshippingthemoonandeatingmooncakes.Therearemanywidelytoldfolktalesaboutthefestival.2.Thefestivalhasmanyothernames.TherearemanyothernamesfortheMid-AutumnFestival.Sinceit’sonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthinautumn,itisalsocalled“AugustFestival”and“AutumnFestival”.Othernamesare“ChineseMoonFestival”,“AutumnMoonFestival”,“PlayingtheMoonFestival”,“WorshiptheMoonFestival”,and“ReunionFestival”forthatit’safullmoondaywhichsymbolizesfamilyreunion.Thefestivalfoodismooncake,soanotherpopularnameis"ChineseMoonCakeFestival".Inrecentyears,itsChinesename“zhongqiujie”alsogetsmoreandmorepopularworldwide.3.ThefullmoonmaynotoccuronMid-AutumnDay.OneoftheinterestingfactsaboutMid-AutumnFestivalisthatthefullmoondoesn’talwaysshowonthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonth.Infact,itispossiblethatthefullmoonisonthe14th,16th,or17thdayofthe8thlunarmonth.Accordingtotheastronomicalrule,thenewmoonmayshowupindifferenttimesofthefirstdayofeachlunarmonthandittakeslessthan15daysforanewmoontobecomeafullmoon.Ifthenewmoonshowsatearlymorningofthefirstdayof8thlunarmonth,thefullmoonmayshowuponthe14thor15thdayof8thlunarmonth;whileitshowsatnight,thefullmoonmayshowuponthe16thdayoreven17thday.ThisfullmoonmaynotalwaysbetheHarvestMoonofwesterncustombecausetheHarvestMoonmayattimesoccurinOctober.4.Romantic!ItwasoncetheValentine’sDayinancientChina.PeoplenowwidelyconsiderQixiFestivalasChineseValentine’sDay.However,afunfactisthattheMid-AutumnFestivalisalsoavalentine’sdayatthebeginning.InChinesemythology,theGodoftheMoonisinchargeofloveandmarriage.Hecreateslovebetweenboysandgirlsbytyingthemtogetherwithamagicsilklinethatcannotbeseenbyordinarypeople.Sothefestivaltoworshipthemoonisoriginallyafestivaltoprayforloveandhappymarriage.Tilltoday,inwestHunan,thereisaspecialcustomthatgirls“steal”vegetablesfromthevegetablegardenoftheirlovedboyswhenthefullmoonshows,andtheboyswillbeinvitedtogirls‘homestohaveabowlofoil-tea.Thiscustomgiveschancesforunmarriedboysandgirlstohaveadate.5.Thefestival’soriginmayrelatetotheimperialexaminationinancienttime.OneofMid-AutumnFestivalfunfactsisthatMid-AutumnFestivalhasasubtlerelationwiththeancientimperialexaminations.Inthefeudalsociety,imperialexaminationswerearrangedintheeighthlunarmonth.Peoplewouldcelebratewithexamineewhopasstheexam.Thiscustomhasgraduallyevolvedintotheimportantfestivalthathasprevailedovertheages.6.The“mooncake”wasnamedbyConcubineYangoftheTangDynasty.AnotherMid-AutumnFestivalfunfactisthatthemooncakewasoncecalled“HuCake”.OneyearofMid-AutumnFestivalnight,LiLongji,anemperorofTangDynasty(618-907AD),andhisConcubineYangwereeatingHucakes.LiLongjithoughtthatthenameof“HuCake”wasnotgood.ThebrightmoonintheskyinspiredConcubineYang,andthenshesaid“mooncake”wasbetter.Fromthenon,thename“mooncake”graduallyspreadinthefolk.7.Themooncakeswereonceusedtodelivermilitarymessages.ZhuYuanzhang,thefounderofMingDynasty(1368-1644AD),ledanuprisingtofightagainstthecrucialroyalcourt.Theydecidedtoupriseonthe15thdayof8thlunarmonth.Forsafetyandsecrecy,ZhuYuanzhangorderedsoldierstowrapthenoteswith“upriseon15thnightof8thmonth”intomooncakesandsentthemtovariousresistanceforces.OntheMid-Autumnnight,manyresistanceforcesrespondedtothenote.8.Itisthetimeparticularlyefficacious(有效的)toprayforahappymarriage.Intheolddays,unmarriedmenandwomenwouldquietlyprayunderthefullmoonontheMid-AutumnFestival,andpleadtothematchmaker,GodofMoon,tofindaspouseandhaveahappymarriage.WhataninterestingfactaboutMid-AutumnFestival!語法填空閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。AstheMid-AutumnFestivalwasoriginallyderivedfromtheworshipofthemoongod,manyinteresting1.______(story)andlegendsaretoldandspreadamongfolklore2.______(explain)thepurposeoftheworship.Themostfamousoneisthe‘ChangE

FlyingtotheMoon'.Thelegendgoeslikethis:ChangE’shusband,HouYi3.______(reward)theelixirofimmortality4.______shootingdowntheextraninesuns5.______torturedpeoplealot.Buthewouldnotlikebecomeimmortalaloneandlefthiswifetoliveintheheaven,6.______hegavetheelixirtoChangEtokeepitwell.7.______(unfortunate),oneofHouYi’sfollowersgottoknowit.Onea15thdayofthe8thlunarmonthwhenHouYiwentouthunting,thatfollowersneakedintoHouYiandChengE’shomeandforcedChangE8.______(hand)overtheelixir.Unhelpfully,ChangE9.______(eat)theelixir,becameanimmortalanduncontrollablylefttheearthfortheheaven.Asshedidn’twanttoleaveherhusband,sheflewtothemoon,the10.

______(close)placetotheearthintheheaven.HouYi,inhopeofreunion,presentedthemooncakesonevery15thdayofthe8thlunarmonthsincethen.

AstheMid-AutumnFestivalwasoriginallyderivedfromtheworship