中秋节英语作文（1）

　　中秋节英语作文（1）
　　TheMidAutumnorMoonFestivalisonerichinpoetic（诗意的）significance。Ancientlegends（古代的传说）scelebrationfurthercontributetothewarmregardinwhichithasalwaysbeenheldbytheChinesepeople。Accordingtothelunarcalendar（农历），theseventh，eighth，andninthmonthsconstitutetheautumnseason。MidAutumnFestivalfallsonthe15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonth，preciselyinthemiddleofthisseason，whentheheatofthesummerhasgivenwaytocoolautumnweather，markedbyblueskiesandgentlebreezes。Oatnoothertimeisitsoluminous。Then，astheChinesesay，Themoonisperfectlyround。Inthevillagestheheavyworkinvolvedinthesummerharvesthasalreadybeencompletedbuttheautumnharvesthasnotyetarrived。
　　TheactualoriginsoftheMidAutumnFestivalarestillveryunclear。TheearliestrecordsarefromthetimeofthegreatHandynastyemperorWuDi（15687B。C。），whoinitiatedcelebrationslastingthreedays，ViewingtheMeveningsontheToadTerrace。WeknowthatpeopleduringtheJindynasty（265420A。D。）continuedthecustomofMidAutumnFestivalcelebrations，andsimilaraccountshavecomedowntousfromthetimeoftheTangdynasty。DuringtheMingdynasty（13681644）housesandgardensweredecoratedwithnumerouslanternsandthesoundofgongsanddrumsfilledtheair。（gwdq。com）
　　Mooncakescameonsaleshortlybeforefestivaltime。Inthepast，onecouldgetsomecakesshapedlikepagodas，otherslikeahorseandrider，fishoranimals。Stillothersweredecoratedwiththeimagesofrabbits，flowers，orgoddesses。Therewereamyriadofdifferentfillingsavailable：sugar，melonseeds，almonds，orangepeel，sweetenedcassiablossom，orbitsofhamandpreservedbeef。Thecakesareofthenorthernandsouthernstyles，butthelatter（alsocalledGuangdongstyle）arethemostpopularandareavailablethroughoutthecountry。
　　Theroundshapeofcakesjustsymbolizesnotonlythemoonbutalsotheunityofthefamily。ThereforetheMidAutumnFestivalisactuallyadayforfamilyreunion。