考研英语阅读推荐：中秋节

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。在中国的农历里，一年分为四季，每季又分为孟、仲、季三个部分，因而中秋也称仲秋。八月十五的月亮比其他几个月的满月更圆，更明亮，所以又叫做月夕，八月节。此夜，人们仰望天空如玉如盘的朗朗明月，自然会期盼家人团聚。远在他乡的游子，也借此寄托自己对故乡和亲人的思念之情。所以，中秋又称团圆节。

The annual lunar August 15,, is a traditional Mid-Autumn festival. At this time is a year the middle of autumn, so called Mid-Autumn festival. In the Chinese calendar, a year is divided into four seasons, quarterly and meng and still, season is divided into three parts, and the Mid-Autumn festival is also called appropriate. The moon 15 August than other several months more round full moon, the more bright, so they are called YueXi, BaYueJie. That night, people look up to the sky like jade bright moon, such as dish will naturally look forward to the family. That consigns the, would also like to take this to put all my hometown and relatives of emotion. So the Mid-Autumn festival, say again TuanYuanJie.

我国人民在古代就有秋暮夕月的习俗。夕月，即祭拜月神。到了周代，每逢中秋夜都要举行迎寒和祭月。设大香案，摆上月饼、西瓜、苹果、红枣、李子、葡萄等祭品，其中月饼和西瓜是绝对不能少的。西瓜还要切成莲花状。在月下，将月亮神像放在月亮的那个方向，红烛高燃，全家人依次拜祭月亮，然后由当家主妇切开团圆月饼。切的人预先算好全家共有多少人，在家的，在外地的，都要算在一起，不能切多也不能切少，大小要一样。

Our people in ancient times autumn evenings on the custom of Pennsylvania. On Pennsylvania, that is on god worship. To the zhou dynasty, during the autumn which must meet to be held on cold and ceremonies. A big XiangAn, place on moon cake, watermelon, apple, red jujube, plum, grapes, including moon cakes and watermelon offerings is absolutely cannot little. Watermelon will cut into the lotus shape. In the next month, will the moon in the direction of the gods, red candle high fuel, the whole family worship offering the moon and in turn by the moon cake. Cut housewife reunion The cut is a good family man in advance how many person, at home, in the field of, want to be together, cant cut many also cant cut less, are to be the same size.

相传古代齐国丑女无盐，幼年时曾虔诚拜月，长大后，以超群品德入宫，但未被宠幸。某年八月十五赏月，天子在月光下见到她，觉得她美丽出众，后立她为皇后，中秋拜月由此而来。月中嫦娥，以美貌著称，故少女拜月，愿貌似嫦娥，面如皓月。

It no salt, ancient prince ugly youth worship month, have religious grow up, with superior character into the palace, but is not favour. August 15 year to celebrate in the moonlight, right, I saw her think she beautiful superior after, made her queen worship the Mid-Autumn festival, on from this and come. Months for the moon, beauty, the girls on to worship, as the moon, bright face as .

在唐代，中秋赏月、玩月颇为盛行。在北宋京师。八月十五夜，满城人家，不论贫富老小，都要穿上成人的衣服，焚香拜月说出心愿，祈求月亮神的保佑。南宋，民间以月饼相赠，取团圆之义。有些地方还有舞草龙，砌宝塔等活动。明清以来，中秋节的风俗更加盛行;许多地方形成了烧斗香、树中秋、点塔灯、放天灯、走月亮、舞火龙等特殊风俗。

In the tang dynasty, the Mid-Autumn moon, play quite popular on. In the capital. August 15 night, people became the youngest, rich or poor, wearing the clothes, religious worship adult on the moon god, pray tell wish the bless. Southern, civil distinctions to cakes, from the meaning of reunion. Some places and grass dragon dance, build by laying bricks or stones pagoda and other activities. Since Ming and qing dynasties, the Mid-Autumn festival customs became more popular; Many local formed a burning incense, tree Mid-Autumn festival, the point tower lights, put the sky lanterns, walk the moon, dance, and other

special customs dragon.

今天，月下游玩的习俗，已远没有旧时盛行。但设宴赏月仍很盛行，人们把酒问月，庆贺美好的生活，或祝远方的亲人健康快乐，和家人千里共婵娟。

Today, the custom of the visit next month, has far no old popular. But hosted a dinner to celebrate the very popular still, people ask, to celebrate on the good life, or wish distant relatives healthy, happy, and the family partings.

中秋节的习俗很多，形式也各不相同，但都寄托着人们对生活无限的热爱和对美好生活的向往。

Many of the Mid-Autumn festival custom, form also each are not identical, but people are entrusted with the life of infinite love of the good life and a longing.