Timeflieslikeanarrow,andsoonitcomestotheannualMid-Autumnfestival.Everyyearonthisday,everyhouseholdshouldsinganddance.Thisyearwearenoexception.
Thisafternoon,wewenttograndma'shomethree,thenitwasalreadyevening,soweeatthefamilyreuniondinnerreadytotop,andtherearelucrativeprizes.,
Westartedtogetthetoppick,andwebroughtaredandredporcelainbowlforsixdice.Hestartedtogetthetoppick.
Firstisthegrandmother,grandmotherseemedtohaveagoodlucktoday,allofasuddenisaquaternary,seedadstoppingonthedog,aseewillknowthatbadluck,thereisnotevenascholar.I'mok,therearethreered,onefordon...
Wewenttotheroofofthehouseforthefirsttime.
Myfathercutamooncaketograndpaandgrandmafirst,andthenthemoonroseslowlyfromthetreetop,lookingsonobleandelegant.Sheiscoveredwithsilveryarn,withlightsomepace,stepbysteptowardthesky,hersoul,gorgeousandelegant,goldinherwhite,whitelikeawoofmercury,goldlikeapearl,thebrightisdazzing,shewillbesoftmoonlightsprinkledontheearth,themoonlikewater!
August15thinChineseLunarCalendaristheMid-AutumnDay.ItisoneofthemostimportanttraditionalfestivalsinChina.
Onthatdaypeopleusuallygobackhometohavefamilyreunion.Eachfamilywillhavethemembersgettogethertohaveabigdinner.Themostpopularfoodismooncakes.Theyareroundandlooklikethemoon.
Themoonisthebrightestthisnight.Peopleeatthedeliciousfoodwhiletheyareenjoyingabeautifulfullmoonintheiryard.Atthistime,someoldpeoplewouldliketotellmanypasteventsandtellthechildrenastoryabouttherabbitonthemoon.Thechildrenreallybelievethatthereisarabbitonthemoon.Theyhopetogotothemoonandhavealookoneday.
Whatagreatfestival!
TheMid-AutumnFestivalhasallinterestinghistory.LongagoinoneofthedynastiesofChinatherewasakingwhowasverycrueltothepeopleanddidnotmanagethecountrywell.Thepeopleweresoangrythatsomebraveonessuggestedkillingtheking.Sotheywrotenotestellingaboutthemeetingplaceandtimeandputthemintocakes.Onthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmontheverypersonwastoldtobuythecakes.Whentheyatethemtheydiscoveredthenotes.Sotheygatheredtogethertomakeasuddenattackontheking.FromthenontheChinesepeoplecelebrateonthe15thdayofthe8thlunarmonthandeat"mooncakes"inmemoryofthatimportantevent.
WhentheMid-AutumnFestivalisnear,shopwindowsarebeautifullydecorated.Many"mooncakes"aredisplayedforpeopletobuy.Peoplesendpresentssuchaswine,fruitsand"mooncakes"totheirfriendsandrelatives.Intheeveningoftheday,theyhaveafeast.Afterthefeast,theygoouttothegardentolookatthemoon.Thechildrenrunandlaughonthestreets.
Itisbelievedthatthemoonisatherbrightestonthisnight.Manypoemshavebeenwrittenaboutit,andpoetsarenevertiredofreadingandwritingsuchpoems.InChineseliterature,themoonoftheMidAutumnFestivalhasbeencomparedtoalooking-glass,ajaderabbit,andsoon.ItseemsthatChineseliteraturetakesfarmoreinterestinthemoonthaninthesun。
TheMid-AutumnorMoonFestivalisonerichinpoetic(诗意的`)significance.Ancientlegends(古代的传说)thatbecameinterwovenwiththisfestival‘scelebrationfurthercontributetothewarmregardinwhichithasalwaysbeenheldbytheChinesepeople.Accordingtothelunarcalendar(农历),theseventh,eighth,andninthmonthsconstitutetheautumnseason.Mid-AutumnFestivalfallsonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonth,preciselyinthemiddleofthisseason,whentheheatofthesummerhasgivenwaytocoolautumnweather,markedbyblueskiesandgentlebreezes.Onthisdaythemoonisatitsgreatestdistancefromtheearth;atnoothertimeisitsoluminous.Then,astheChinesesay,“Themoonisperfectlyround.”Inthevillagestheheavyworkinvolvedinthesummerharvesthasalreadybeencompletedbuttheautumnharvesthasnotyetarrived.
TheactualoriginsoftheMid-AutumnFestivalarestillveryunclear.TheearliestrecordsarefromthetimeofthegreatHandynastyemperorWuDi(156-87B.C.),whoinitiatedcelebrationslastingthreedays,includingbanquetsand“ViewingtheMoon”eveningsontheToadTerrace.WeknowthatpeopleduringtheJindynasty(265-420A.D.)continuedthecustomofMid-AutumnFestivalcelebrations,andsimilaraccountshavecomedowntousfromthetimeoftheTangdynasty.DuringtheMingdynasty(1368-1644)housesandgardensweredecoratedwithnumerouslanternsandthesoundofgongsanddrumsfilledtheair.
Mooncakescameonsaleshortlybeforefestivaltime.Inthepast,onecouldgetsomecakesshapedlikepagodas,otherslikeahorseandrider,fishoranimals.Stillothersweredecoratedwiththeimagesofrabbits,flowers,orgoddesses.Therewereamyriadofdifferentfillingsavailable:sugar,melonseeds,almonds,orangepeel,sweetenedcassiablossom,orbitsofhamandpreservedbeef.Thecakesareofthenorthernandsouthernstyles,butthelatter(alsocalledGuangdong-style)arethemostpopularandareavailablethroughoutthecountry.
Theroundshapeofcakesjustsymbolizesnotonlythemoonbutalsotheunityofthefamily.ThereforetheMid-AutumnFestivalisactuallyadayforfamilyreunion.