中秋节的由来(双语版)
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 8<span word="th">th</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gregorian">Gregorian</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>.</p><p>每年农历八月十五日，是传统的中秋佳节。这时是一年秋季的中期，所以被称为中秋。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="emperors">emperors</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rite">rite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="sacrifices">sacrifices</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span>. <span word="Historical">Historical</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> "<span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Autumn">Autumn</span>". <span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="aristocrats">aristocrats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span>, <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="worshipped">worshipped</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (618-907), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mid">Mid</span>-<span word="Autumn">Autumn</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="grander">grander</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Song">Song</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> (960-1279). <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span> (1368-1644) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Qing">Qing</span> (1644-1911) <span word="dynasties">dynasties</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p> 中秋节有悠久的历史，和其它传统节日一样，也是慢慢发展形成的，古代帝王有春天祭日，秋天祭月的礼制，早在《周礼》一书中，已有“中秋”一词的记载。后来贵族和文人学士也仿效起来，在中秋时节，对着天上又亮又圆一轮皓月，观赏祭拜，寄托情怀，这种习俗就这样传到民间，形成一个传统的活动，一直到了唐代，这种祭月的风俗更为人们重视，中秋节才成为固定的节日，《唐书·太宗记》记载有“八月十五中秋节”，这个节日盛行于宋朝，至明清时，已与元旦齐名，成为我国的主要节日之一。</p>
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