【双语学习】中秋五大传统习俗 你的家乡怎么过？

古时候，中秋节是一年之中人们庆祝丰收的节日。大家举杯畅饮，共庆一年来奔走忙碌换来中秋时节的大丰收。现在，除了中国以外还有韩国、越南等很多亚洲国家都有中秋节，但其意义和风俗各不相同。今天小编就来带大家一同回顾我们中国的中秋节都有哪些风俗，你的家乡又有哪些特别的风俗呢？

团圆饭

 

在中国的传统文化之中，满月象征着一家人的团圆。因此，在中秋之夜中国人最讲究的就是一家人从全国各地回到家乡，热热闹闹的吃一顿团圆饭，其乐融融的谈天说地。过去老人们会忙活一整天张罗一桌团圆饭，现在随着人们消费水平的提升，更多的人选择省去麻烦直接去外面下一顿馆子。不过小编个人还是更喜欢在家吃的，毕竟团圆饭只有在家才能吃出那份温暖！

吃月饼

 

月饼是中国的传统糕点。也是连接水与月亮的象征，代表着复兴。同时，中秋节的月饼还是为祭奠中国的月亮女神——嫦娥而显得更为重要。过中秋的头等大事当然是吃月饼了，每年中秋可谓是吃货们的福利。五仁、水果、冰皮、枣泥、蛋黄，各种诱人的馅料和精致的外形总是引得人们流连于月饼的美味之中无法自拔。每年中秋节都会有一场因月饼口味而引起的“南北大战”，这也可体现出人们对于月饼的重视程度。新闻报道，据今年中秋节的月饼销量显示，一直被大家嚷着让“滚出”月饼界的五仁月饼今年依旧保住了它的大哥地位，销量位居榜首。小编个人更喜欢枣泥和冰皮馅的，不知道各位童鞋更钟爱那种口味呢？

赏月

 

   吃过团圆饭后，人们会准备好茶水和月饼，来到视野开阔的地方赏月。或屋顶、阳台，亦或山顶、湖边。家人们一边赏月，一边分享着美味的月饼。幸福就是如此简单。

祭拜月亮

 

    在过去，人们吃过团圆饭后，会在院子里摆上桌子，上面放满祭拜月亮的贡品，如西瓜、葡萄石榴等水果。然后一家人一起对着月亮进行祭拜和祈福，希望明年能继续风调雨顺大丰收，全家人幸福平安。然而随着城市化的推进，祭拜月亮这项风俗已经逐渐消失了。只有在一些小的村镇这项习俗仍然被保留下来。人们会在院子、广场或是小公园里举办此类活动，不过形式也更偏向于一种表演了。

赏花灯，放孔明灯

 

    说起中秋活动，不得不提的就是赏花灯和放孔明灯了。中秋之夜，人头攒动的夜市里摆满了各式各样的花灯，在迷人的月光下人们笑着猜灯谜、赏花灯，团圆之夜好不欢喜。人们把自己的愿望和对亲人的祝福写在孔明灯上亲手放飞，望着飘向夜空的孔明灯，人们心中的思念和祝福仿佛也有了寄托。

    8天中秋国庆小长假已过，不知道各位童鞋们的中秋节是怎么过的，在各位的家乡，中秋节又有着怎样的特别习俗？小编今年也是时隔五年第一次中秋节回到家乡，和家人们一起热热闹闹吃了顿团圆饭，品尝美味月饼共赏圆月。果然月光的照耀下，看到家人快乐的脸庞就是最温暖和最幸福的事了。

 

英文原文：Five popular Mid-Autumn Festival traditions

Mid-Autumn Festival is a time of harvest celebrated in most East Asian countries, such as China and Vietnam. The festival takes place on the 15th day of the eighth month on the Chinese calendar. This year it's on Oct 4. There are many traditional and new celebrations. Read on to see how Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

1. Eating Mooncakes

A mooncake is a traditional Chinese pastry. There is an ancient Chinese belief in rejuvenation that was then associated with the moon and water. Offerings are usually made to the well-known lunar deity, Chang'e, the moon goddess of immortality.

 

1. Appreciating the moon

In Chinese beliefs, the full moon is the symbol of a family reunion. People usually celebrate the festival at night. The most important activity is to appreciate the bright full moon. It is highly recommended that you find the best place with a great view of the moon, such as a roof, a balcony, a mountaintop or a lakeside.

 

1. Worshiping the moon

After dinner, every family will put a table outside the door, or in the courtyard. Nowadays, this tradition is disappearing. It's rare to see families worshiping the moon in big cities. In some old towns or tourist cities, people will hold a ceremony to worship the moon in a square, park or street, but this is more like a performance.

 

1. Making colorful lanterns

A notable part of the holiday celebration involves carrying brightly lit lanterns, lighting lanterns on towers or launching floating sky lanterns called Kongming, which can float because the burning candles heat the air in the lantern. 

 

1. Having dinner together

In the past, mothers would cook delicious food at home and families would spend some happy time together. Nowadays, most families tend to have dinner at a restaurant rather than cook at home.