The Mid-Autumn festival, also known as the festival of moon worship, moonlight festival is a traditional Chinese folk festival.
(中秋节,又称祭月节、月光诞、月夕、秋节、仲秋节、拜月节、月娘节、月亮节、团圆节等,是中国民间的传统节日。)
The Mid-Autumn festival originated from the worship of heaven, from the ancient times qiu xi festival evolved from the month.
(中秋节源自天象崇拜,由上古时代秋夕祭月演变而来。)
The first "festival" festival is in the ganzhi calendar 24 solar terms "autumnal equinox" day.
(最初“祭月节”的节期是在干支历二十四节气“秋分”这天。)
Later, it was moved to the 15th day of the 8th month of the summer calendar (lunar calendar).
(后来才调至夏历(农历)八月十五日,也有些地方将中秋节定在夏历八月十六日。)
Mid-Autumn festival since ancient times, there has been a festival, the moon, eating moon cakes and other folk customs, spread to today, enduring.
(中秋节自古便有祭月、赏月、吃月饼、玩花灯、赏桂花、饮桂花酒等民俗,流传至今,经久不息。)
扩展资料
中秋节传统活动:
1、祭月(拜月)
祭月,在我国是一种十分古老的习俗,实际上是古人对“月神”的一种崇拜活动。在古代有“秋暮夕月”的习俗。
2、燃灯
中秋之夜,有燃灯以助月色的风俗。如今湖广一带仍有用瓦片叠塔于塔上燃灯的节俗。江南一带则有制灯船的节俗。近代中秋燃灯之俗更盛。
参考资料来源:百度百科-中秋节