The joyous Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox(秋分). Many referred to it simply as the "Fifteenth of the Eighth Moon".
农历8⽉15⽇是中国的中秋节，接近秋分时节。很多⼈将中秋节简单的理解为与“8⽉15的⽉亮”相关。
This day was also considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain had been harvested by this time and food was abundant. Food offerings were placed on an altar set up in the courtyard. Apples, pears, peaches, grapes, pomegranates(⽯榴), melons, oranges and pomelos(柚⼦) might be seen. Special foods for the festival included moon cakes, cooked taro(芋头)and water caltrope(菱⾓), a type of water chestnut resembling black buffalo horns. Some people insisted that cooked taro be included because at the time of creation, taro was the first food discovered at night in the moonlight. Of all these foods, it could not be omitted from the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The round moon cakes, measuring about three inches in diameter and one and a half inches in thickness, resembled Western fruitcakes in taste and consistency. These cakes were made with melon seeds(西⽠⼦), lotus seeds(莲籽), almonds(杏仁), minced meats, bean paste, orange peels and lard(猪油). A golden yolk(蛋黄) from a salted duck egg was placed at the center of each cake, and the golden brown crust was decorated with symbols of the festival. Traditionally, thirteen moon cakes were piled in
a pyramid to symbolize the thirteen moons of a "complete year," that is, twelve moons plus one intercalary(闰⽉的) moon. uUlsda E
中秋节起源 The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festivity for both the Han and minority nationalities. The custom of worshipping the moon can be traced back as far as the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties (2000 B.C.-1066 B.C.). In the Zhou
Dynasty(1066 B.C.-221 B.C.), people hold ceremonies to greet winter and worship the moon whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival sets in. It becomes very prevalent in the Tang Dynasty(618-907 A.D.) that people enjoy and worship the full moon. In the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 A.D.), however, people send round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of their best wishes of family reunion. When it becomes dark, they look up at the full silver moon or go sightseeing on lakes to celebrate the festival. Since the Ming (1368-1644 A.D. ) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911A.D.), the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration becomes unprecedented popular. Together with the celebration there appear some special customs in different parts of the country, such as burning incense(熏⾹), planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances. However, the custom of playing under the moon is not so popular as it used to be nowadays, but it is not less popular to enjoy the bright silver moon. Whenever the festival sets in, pe
ople will look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine to celebrate their happy life or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home, and extending all of their best wishes to them.
Moon Cakes⽉饼
There is this story about the moon-cake. during the Yuan dynasty (A.D. 1280-1368) China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty (A.D. 960-1280) were unhappy at submitting to the foreign rule, and set how to coordinate the rebellion without being discovered. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Backed into each moon cake was a message with the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attached and overthrew the government. Today, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this legend and was called the Moon Cake.
For generations, moon cakes have been made with sweet fillings of nuts, mashed red beans, lotus-seed paste or Chinese dates(枣⼦), wrapped in a pastry. Sometimes a cooked egg yolk can be found in the middle of the rich tasting dessert. People compare moon cakes to the plum pudding and fruit cakes which are served in the English holiday seasons. 中秋节的来历
农历⼋⽉⼗五，是我国传统的中秋节，也是我国仅次于春节的第⼆⼤传统节⽇。⼋⽉⼗五恰在秋季的中间，故谓之中秋节。我国古历法把处在秋季中间的⼋⽉，称为“仲秋”，所以中秋节⼜叫“仲秋节”。
中秋节是个古⽼的节⽇，祭⽉赏⽉是节⽇的重要习俗。古代帝王有春天祭⽇，秋天祭⽉的社制，民家也有中秋祭⽉之风，到了后来赏⽉重于祭⽉，严肃的祭祀变成了轻松的欢娱。中秋赏⽉的风俗在唐代极盛，许多诗⼈的名篇中都有咏⽉的诗句，宋代、明代、清代宫廷和民间的拜⽉赏⽉活动更具规模。我国各地⾄今遗存着许多“拜⽉坛”、“拜⽉亭”、“望⽉楼”的古迹。北京
的“⽉坛”就是明嘉靖年间为皇家祭⽉修造的。每当中秋⽉亮升起，于露天设案，将⽉饼、⽯榴、枣⼦等⽠果供于桌案上，拜⽉后，全家⼈围桌⽽坐，边吃边谈，共赏明⽉。
根据史籍的记载，“中秋”⼀词最早出现在《周礼》⼀书中。到魏晋时，有“谕尚书镇⽜淆，中秋⼣与左右微服泛江”的记载。直到唐朝初年，中秋节才成为固定的节⽇。《唐书·太宗记》记载有“⼋⽉⼗五中秋节”。中秋节的盛⾏始于宋朝，⾄明清时，已与元旦齐名，成为我国的主要节⽇之⼀。这也是我国仅次于春节的第⼆⼤传统节⽇。
中秋节起源的另⼀个说法是：农历⼋⽉⼗五这⼀天恰好是稻⼦成熟的时刻，各家都拜⼟地神。中秋可能就是秋报的遗俗。
中秋节的传说
中秋节的传说是⾮常丰富的，嫦娥奔⽉、吴刚伐桂、⽟兔捣药之类的神话故事流传甚⼴。
嫦娥奔⽉
相传，远古⼀个名叫后羿的英雄，射下九个太阳，并严令最后⼀个太阳按时起落，为民造福。后羿因此受到百姓的尊敬和爱戴，娶了个美丽善良的妻⼦，名叫嫦娥。后羿除传艺狩猎外，终⽇和妻⼦在⼀起，⼈们都羡慕这对郎才⼥貌的恩爱夫妻。不少志⼠也慕名前来投师学艺，⼼术不正的蓬蒙也混了进来。
⼀天，后羿到昆仑⼭访友求道，巧遇由此经过的王母娘娘，便向王母娘娘求得⼀包不死药。据说，服下此药，能即刻升天成仙。然⽽，后羿舍不得撇下妻⼦，只好暂时把不死药交给嫦娥珍藏。嫦娥将药藏进梳妆台的百宝匣⾥，不料被⼩⼈蓬蒙看见了，他想偷吃不死药⾃⼰成仙。
三天后，后羿率众徒外出狩猎，⼼怀⿁胎的蓬蒙假装⽣病，留了下来。待后羿率众⼈⾛后不久，蓬蒙⼿持宝剑闯⼊内宅后院，威逼嫦娥交出不死药。嫦娥知道⾃⼰不是蓬蒙的对⼿，危急之时她当机⽴断，转⾝打开百宝匣，拿出不死药⼀⼝吞了下去。嫦娥吞下药，⾝⼦⽴时向天上飞去。由于嫦娥牵挂着丈夫，便飞落到离⼈间最近的⽉亮上成了仙。
傍晚，后羿回到家，侍⼥们哭诉了⽩天发⽣的事。后羿既惊⼜怒，抽剑去杀恶徒，蓬蒙早逃⾛了，后
羿⽓得捶胸顿⾜，悲痛欲绝，仰望着夜空呼唤爱妻的名字，这时他惊奇地发现，今天的⽉亮格外皎洁明亮，⽽且有个晃动的⾝影酷似嫦娥。他拼命朝⽉亮追去，可是他追三步，⽉亮退三步，他退三步，⽉亮进三步，⽆论怎样也追不到跟前。
后羿⽆可奈何，⼜思念妻⼦，只好派⼈到嫦娥喜爱的后花园⾥，摆上⾹案，放上她平时最爱吃的蜜⾷鲜果，遥祭在⽉宫⾥眷恋着⾃⼰的嫦娥。百姓们闻知嫦娥奔⽉成仙的消息后，纷纷在⽉下摆设⾹案，向善良的嫦娥祈求吉祥平安。从此，中秋节拜⽉的风俗在民间传开了。
吴刚折桂
相传⽉亮上的⼴寒宫前的桂树⽣长繁茂，有五百多丈⾼，下边有⼀个⼈常在砍伐它，但是每次砍下去之后，被砍的地⽅⼜⽴即合拢了。⼏千年来，就这样随砍随合，这棵桂树永远也不能被砍光。据说这个砍树的⼈名叫吴刚，是汉朝西河⼈，曾跟随仙⼈修道，到了天界，但是他犯了错误，仙⼈就把他贬谪到⽉宫，⽇⽇做这种徒劳⽆功的苦差事，以⽰惩处。李⽩诗中有“欲斫⽉中桂，持为寒者薪”的记载。
化橘红的功效和作用 ⽟兔捣药
相传⽉亮之中有⼀只兔⼦，浑⾝洁⽩如⽟，故称作“⽟兔”。⽩兔拿着⽟杵，跪地捣药，成蛤蟆丸，服⽤此等药丸可以长⽣成仙。久⽽久之，⽟兔便成为⽉亮的代名词。
中秋“赏⽉”种种
葛根粉的功效与作用禁忌 追⽉⾹港⼈过了⼋⽉⼗五中秋，兴犹未尽，还要在⼋⽉⼗六的夜晚再过⼀次，俗称“追⽉”。⼗六的晚上，⼈们扶⽼携幼，带着帐篷灯具、美酒佳肴，来到海滩，听涛赏⽉，吟诗弈棋，品酒谈笑。此时，蓝天碧海与⽉光烛光相映⽣辉，引⼈⼊胜。
⾏⽉当⽉亮升起的时候，⼴西侗族各村寨的众踏着⽉光来到⼭村开阔地，笙管齐鸣，载歌载舞。远听声乐震天，近观舞姿婆娑，恰似⼀个⼤舞台飘在如⽔的⽉⾊⾥。
望⽉中秋之夜，⽉亮即将升起时，朝鲜族⼈民争先爬上事先⽤⽊杆和松枝搭成的“望⽉”架。俗谓先看到⽉亮者可获好运。尔后，⼈们敲起长⿎铜锣，吹起洞箫，⼀起合跳《农家乐舞》。
⾛⽉流⾏于苏州⼀带。中秋之夜，妇⼥们相约出游，访亲会友，赏⽉观花，此来彼往，络绎不绝，直⾄夜深⽅散。
圆⽉陕西长安⼀带民间在中秋节这天，家家做团圆馍，中间放芝⿇和糖等作料，放在锅⾥烙熟，全家⼈⼀同⾷之，谓
之“圆⽉”。
寻⽉藏族同胞度中秋有⽔中“寻⽉”习俗。是⽇夜晚，青年⼉童沿着河流，寻倒映在⽔中的明⽉，直⾄夜深，⽅归家吃团圆⽉饼。
祭⽉锡伯族于中秋夜，在庭院中设⼀供桌，上⾯摆上切开的西⽠及其他果品，然后全家⼈向⽉亮叩拜，请⽉神下凡，品尝⼈间的⽠果。鄂伦春族也有类似习俗，祈求⽉神保佑，万事如意。
乞⽉中秋夜半之后，⼴东东莞未婚的男青年三五成地在⽉光下燃烧⾹烛，向⽉下⽼⼈祭拜。传说，此刻是⽉⽼为凡间男⼥牵线做媒之时，⽉⽼可为虔诚的⼩伙⼦觅上⼀个美貌多情的伴侣。
照⽉浙东民间有“照⽉”得⼦风俗。传说，久婚不孕的妇⼥，在中秋⽉圆当空时，独⾃坐于皎洁的⽉光之下，可以祈求⽉神赐福，受孕得⼦。
各地中秋节的习俗
中秋佳节，⼈们最主要的活动是赏⽉和吃⽉饼了。但中国地缘⼴⼤，⼈⼝众多，风俗各异，中秋节的过法也是多种多样，并带有浓厚的地⽅特⾊。
在福建浦城，⼥⼦过中秋要穿⾏南浦桥，以求长寿。龙岩⼈吃⽉饼时，家长会在中央挖出直径⼆三⼨的圆饼供长辈⾷⽤，意思是秘密事不能让晚辈知道。
⼴东潮汕各地有中秋拜⽉的习俗，主要是妇⼥和⼩孩，有“男不圆⽉，⼥不祭灶”的俗谚。晚上，皓⽉初升，妇⼥们便在院⼦⾥、阳台上设案当空祷拜。红烛⾼燃，⾹烟缭绕，桌上还摆满佳果和饼⾷作为祭礼。
江苏省⽆锡县中秋夜要烧⽃⾹。⾹⽃四周糊有纱绢，绘有⽉宫中的景⾊。也有⾹⽃以线⾹编成，上⾯插有纸扎的魁星及彩⾊旌旗。
江西省吉安县在中秋节的傍晚，每个村都⽤稻草烧⽡罐。待⽡罐烧红后，再放醋进去。这时就会有⾹味飘满全村。新城县过中秋时，⾃⼋⽉⼗⼀夜起就悬挂通草灯，直⾄⼋⽉⼗七⽌。
安徽省婺源中秋节，⼉童以砖⽡堆⼀中空宝塔。塔上挂以帐幔匾额等装饰品，⼜置⼀桌于塔前，陈设各种敬“塔神”的器具。夜间则内外都点上灯烛。绩溪中秋⼉童打中秋炮。中秋炮是以稻草扎成发辫状，浸湿后再拿起来向⽯上打击，使之发出巨响并有游⽕龙的风俗。⽕龙是以稻草扎成的龙，⾝上插有⾹柱。游⽕龙时有锣⿎队同⾏，游遍各村后再送⾄河中。
第一次爱的人英文歌词 四川省⼈过中秋除了吃⽉饼外，还要打粑、杀鸭⼦、吃⿇饼、蜜饼等。
在北⽅，⼭东省庆云县农家在⼋⽉⼗五祭⼟⾕神，称为“青苗社”。
河北省万全县称中秋为“⼩元旦”，⽉光纸上绘有太阴星君及关帝夜阅春秋像。河间县⼈认为中秋⾬为中国假期
苦⾬，若中秋节下⾬，当地⼈则认为青菜必定味道不佳。
我国有⼆⼗多个少数民族也过中秋节，但节俗各异。
壮族习惯于在河中的⽵排房上⽤⽶饼拜⽉，少⼥在⽔⾯放花灯，以测⼀⽣的幸福，并演唱优美的《请⽉姑》民歌。仡佬族在节前的“虎⽇”，全寨合宰⼀头公⽜，将⽜⼼留到中秋夜祭祖灵，迎新⾕，他们称为“⼋⽉节”。
黎族称中秋节为“⼋⽉会”或“调声节”。届时各集镇举⾏歌舞聚会，每村由⼀“调声头”（即领队）率领男⼥青年参加。⼈员到齐后，⼤家互赠⽉饼、⾹糕、甜粑、花⼱、彩扇和背⼼，成结队，川流不息。⼊夜便聚集在⽕旁，烤⾷野味，痛饮⽶酒，开展盛⼤的调声对歌演唱，未婚青年趁机挑寻未来的伴侣。
中秋节吃⽑芋
五华县转⽔镇有⼀个奇特的传统。每年中秋节晚上，乡亲们每家每户都要蒸⼀锅带⽪的芋头，在赏⽉时，全家⼈先吃芋头后吃⽉饼，并在剥芋⽪时说“剥⿁⽪”。据说这样⼀能“避邪”，⼆是为了纪念⼈民起义。
传说元朝末期，统治者对汉⼈进⾏残酷的统治和压迫，因害怕⼴⼤劳动⼈民起来造反，在每⼗户劳动
⼈民中就驻⼀个朝廷的⽖⽛。这些凶恶的家伙专门监视民众的⽣活起居，肆意搜刮民脂民膏残害百姓。他们还规定每⼗户⼈家共⽤⼀把菜⼑，谁要⽤⼑都要从⽖⽛⼿⾥借出。
为了反抗这些坏事做绝的⽖⽛，*统治阶级，有个聪明的⼈想了⼀个联络⼤众的办法，他扮成卖芋头的商⼈，在熟芋头⽪下藏着字条送到每家每户，要求⼈民在中秋之夜赏⽉时统⼀⾏动，把这些⽖⽛全部杀掉。最后，全国各地的⼈民起义*了元朝的统治。
后来⼈们为了纪念这次起义⾏动，每逢中秋节晚上就摆着熟芋头和细茶、⽼酒、⽉饼等，⼀边赏⽉⼀边谈论着家事国事，并讲述那久远⽽传奇的故事。
中秋佳联撷萃
中秋赏⽉，古往今来，⽂⼈雅⼠给我们留下了许多情景交融的佳联奇对。
四川巫峡瑶台有⼀联：
⽉⽉⽉明，⼋⽉⽉明明分外；
⼭⼭⼭秀，巫⼭⼭秀秀⾮常。
此联以叠词的⽅式写出了“⽉到中秋分外明”的特⾊，使中秋⽉⾊与巫⼭秀⾊相对，⼯整⾃然，珠联璧合。
古代有⼀才⼦，仰望中秋⽉，吟上联⽈：天上⽉圆，⼈间⽉半，⽉⽉⽉圆逢⽉半。但他苦思冥想，对不出相媲美的下联，直到那年的除⼣之夜，才触动灵感，吟出下联：今夜年尾，明⽇年头，年年年尾接年头。此联结构严谨，浅显明快。
某年中秋，苏东坡与家⼈赏⽉⾄夜半，出⼀上联要三个⼉⼦对：半夜⼆更半。其第三个⼉⼦应对⽈：中秋⼋⽉中。对得⼯整贴切，出奇制胜。
杭州市有⼀座浙江贡院，院门⼝有⼀副对联描写了时令与涨潮的关系：下笔千⾔，正桂⼦⾹时槐花黄后；出门⼀眺，看西湖⽉满东海潮来。⽣动准确，意境优美。
清代郑板桥在扬州瘦西湖⼩⾦⼭岛的“⽉观”上书联：⽉来满地⽔；云起⼀天⼭。形象贴切，充满诗情画意。
有副拆字联：⽇⽉同明天不⿊，⼭丘共岳地⾮低。
还有三副回⽂联：
⽉锁云中云锁⽉；⼈归夜半夜归⼈。
⽉弦上挂上弦⽉；星⽃北移北⽃星。
上海国企排名 ⽉上楼头楼上⽉；名题榜⾸榜题名。
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