又是一年落叶黄，一层秋雨一层凉。又是一个中秋佳节。特此聘才小编带来中秋节的来历英文版，欢迎阅读!

【中秋节的来历英文版】

"Zhong Qiu Jie", which is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is atime for family members and loved ones to congregate and enjoy the full moon -an auspicious symbol of abundance, harmony and luck. Adults will usuallyindulge in fragrant mooncakes of many varieties with a good cup of piping hotChinese tea, while the little ones run around with their brightly-lit lanterns.

农历八月十五日是中国的传统节日——中秋节。在这天，每个家庭都团聚在一起，一家人共同观赏象征丰裕、和谐和幸运的圆月。此时，大人们吃着美味的月饼，品着热腾腾的香茗，而孩子们则在一旁拿着灯笼尽情玩耍。

"Zhong Qiu Jie" probably began asa harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological flavour withlegends of Chang’e, the beautiful lady in the moon.

中秋节最早可能是一个庆祝丰收的节日。后来，月宫里美丽的仙女嫦娥的神话故事赋予了它神话色彩。

According to Chinese mythology, the earthonce had 10 suns circling over it. One day, all 10 suns appeared together,scorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer,Houyi, succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns. Yi stole the elixir of life tosave the people from his tyrannical rule, but his wife, Chang-E drank it. Thusstarted the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls wouldpray at the Mid-Autumn Festival.

传说古时候，天空曾有10个太阳。一天，这10个太阳同时出现，酷热难挡。弓箭手后翌射下了其中9个太阳，拯救了地球上的生灵。他偷了长生不死药，却被妻子嫦娥偷偷喝下。此后，每年中秋月圆之时，少女们都要向月宫仙女嫦娥祈福的传说便流传开来。

During the Yuan Dynasty (A.D.1206-1368)China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding SungDynasty (A.D.960-1279) were unhappy at submitting to foreign rule, and set howto coordinate the rebellion without it being discovered. The leaders of therebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the makingof special cakes. Packed into each mooncakes was a message with the outline ofthe attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attackedand overthrew the government. What followed was the establishment of the MingDynasty (A.D. 1368-1644). Today, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate thisevent.

在元朝，蒙古人统治中国。前朝统治者们不甘心政权落入外族之手，于是密谋策划联合起义。正值中秋将近，起义首领就命令部下制作一种特别的月饼，把起义计划藏在每个月饼里。到中秋那天，起义军获取胜利，推翻了元朝，建立明朝。今天，人们吃月饼纪念此事。

Mid-Autumn Day is a traditional Festival inChina. Almost everyone likes to eat mooncakes on that day. Most families have adinner together to celebrate the festival. A saying goes, "The moon inyour hometown is almost always the brightest and roundest". Many peoplewho live far away from homes want to go back to have a family reunion. Howhappy it is to enjoy the moon cakes while watching the full moon with yourfamily members.

中秋节是中国的传统的节日。几乎每个人都喜欢在那一天吃月饼。大多数家庭一起共进晚餐庆祝中秋。有句俗话说：“月是故乡明”。很多远离家乡的游子们都希望中秋佳节的时候能回家与家人团聚，和亲爱的家人一起一边赏月一边吃着月饼是一件多么幸福是事情啊!

【中秋节英语相关词汇】

Mid-autumn day / -autumn Festival 中秋节

Moon Festival / Mooncake Festival / Moon Festival 中秋节

mooncake月饼

minimooncake 迷你月饼

mooncakes with meat / nuts / 肉馅/果仁/蛋黄月饼

ham mooncake火腿月饼

grapefruit / pomelo / shaddock 柚子

glue pudding汤圆

lantern / scaldfish灯笼

Chang E 嫦娥

Hou Yi 后羿

relative activities相关活动:

gather to admire the bright mid-autumn harvest moon 聚在一起赏月

light lantern 点灯笼

carry the lantern around 提灯笼

burn incense 烧香

fire dragon dances火龙舞

The custom of worshipping the moon 拜月的习俗

worshippe the full moon拜满月的习俗

family reunion家庭团聚 / 圆

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the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration庆祝中秋节的习俗

Mid-autumn Festival;Mid-autumn Day;The Moon Festival 中秋节

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!中秋节快乐!

[中秋节的来历英文版]