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1、中秋节的由来和习俗For thousands of years, the Chinese people have related the vicissitudes of life to changes of the moon as it waxes and wanes; joy and sorrow, parting and reunion. Because the full moon is round and symbolizes reunion, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the festival of reunion. All fa
2、mily members try to get together on this special day. Those who can not return home watch the bright moonlight and feel deep longing for their loved ones. Today, festivities centered about the Mid-Autumn Festival are more varied. After a family reunion dinner, many people like to go out to attend sp
3、ecial performances in parks or on public squares. In Zhejiang province， watching the flood tide of the Qian-tang River during the Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a must for local people, but also an attraction for those from other parts of the country. In mid autumn, the sun, earth and moon send out
4、 strong gravitational forces upon the seas. The outline of the Qiantang River is shaped like a bugle. So the flood tide which forms at the narrow mouth is particularly impressive. Spectators crowd on the river bank, watching the roaring waves. At its peak, the tide rises as high as three and a half
5、meters. There are two legends about the mid autumn festival ,one is One hero called Hou Yi, one day ,he go out with his students .One student called Peng Meng ,he knew that HouYis wife ,ChangEr, have some thing that ,can let people become immortal. PengMeng wanted to be an immortal, so he use a swor
6、d ,and said to ChangEr if she dont want to give him that thing ,she will be died!. ChangEr dont want PengMeng to be an immortal ,and she used that thing and become an immortal The other is Many years ago, there was a king in China. He was a brave man who did lots of benefits to the people. He admire
7、d a beautiful girl and made her stay in the palace so that he could see her whenever he wanted. But, the girl did not like the frightful figure of the king. She seldomly spoke a word in the palace. Each time the king went to her place, he used to bring some gifts to the girl in order to make her smi
8、le and speak. On every full moon, the girl would burn incenses and candles to worship the moon. People believed that there was a god lived in the moon that made the moon shine. Girls who wanted to be a beauty and have a handsome husband should worship the moon. One day, the full moon of the eighth m
9、onth, the king brought three herbs pills to show her. And he said This is from the priest. If I eat them up, I can live forever. This was the first time the girl watched what he brought. He continued, If you and I both take one, we will both live forever. No one can take you away from me! Because th
10、e king afraid of the pills would have side effects. He forced the girl to take the pill first. If nothing wrong with her after taking the pill, he would take it immediately. However, the girl recognized that if she took all three of them, the king would left her eventually. Therefore, the first time
11、, she spoke to the king,Let me have a look of the pills first. Otherwise, I will not try at all. The king surprisingly the girl talked to him. So, he handed the pills to the girl. She did not say anything but eat all of them. The king was extremely angry. He wanted to kill her. At this moment, the g
12、irl started to fly. She could fly because of the intake of the pills. The king could not catch her, but watched her flew toward the moon and disappeared. After that, people believed that there was a beautiful girl stay in the moon with a little old man and a bunny. The old man was believed to be the
13、 god inside the moon and the bunny was his pet. Day after day, Chinese believed that there were people lived in the moon. Their movement made the dark spot when we looked up to the moon. People used to worship the girl to glorify her chastity. So, on every full moon of the mid-Autumn became a festival in order to memorize her.
