中秋节英文介绍

中秋节英文介绍如下：

Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of over 3,000 years, dating back to moon worship in the Shang Dynasty.

It's such an important festival that many poems were written about it, stories and legends about the festival are widespread, and its origins have been guessed at and explained by generations of Chinese.

中秋节有三千多年历史，可以追溯到商代时对月亮的崇拜。因为中秋节的重要地位，历代诗人都会为中秋节写诗，关于中秋节的故事、传奇在民间广为流传，中秋节的起源也被历代中国人探究。

The term "Mid-Autumn" first appeared in the book Rites of Zhou, written in the Warring States Period. But the term only related to the time and season; the festival didn't exist at that point.

“中秋”一词最早出现在战国时期《周礼》一书中，但是该词只和时间和季节有关，当时还没有中秋节。

In the Tang Dynasty, it was popular to appreciate the moon. Many poets liked to create poems related to the moon when appreciating it.

There is a legend that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty visited the Moon Palace in his dream and heard a wonderful song.

唐代时赏月风靡，诗人在赏月之时佳作连连。据传，唐玄宗曾在梦中去往月宫并听到优美的歌声。

In the Northern Song Dynasty, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month was established as the "Mid-Autumn Festival". From then on, sacrificing to the moon was very popular, and has become a custom ever since.

北宋时期，农历八月十五才被正式确立为中秋节，从那以后，为月亮献祭盛行，从那以后便成为风俗。

中秋节的别称

中秋节有许多别称：古时有秋分夕月（拜月）的活动，故称“月夕”或“祭月节”。因节期在八月十五，所以称“八月节”、“八月半”；因中秋节的主要活动都是围绕“月”进行的，所以又俗称“月节”；中秋节月亮圆满，象征团圆，因而又叫“团圆节”。

中秋节月亮圆满，家人团聚，出嫁的女儿回家团圆，因此又称“团圆节”、“女儿节”。在广府地区，中秋节俗称“月光诞”。仲秋时节各种瓜果成熟上市，因称“果子节”。侗族称为“南瓜节”，仫佬族称为“后生节”等。

中秋节还被称为“端正月”。关于“团圆节”的记载最早见于明代文学作品。《西湖游览志余》中说：“八月十五谓中秋，民间以月饼相送，取团圆之意。”