Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - A master of translation asked for the English translation of the prose "Mid-Autumn Moon". I attached an article below. Who would like to help my brother translate?

A master of translation asked for the English translation of the prose "Mid-Autumn Moon". I attached an article below. Who would like to help my brother translate?

July, August and September are autumn in China lunar calendar, and August 15 is just in the middle of autumn, so the festival on this day is called Mid-Autumn Festival, also called "August Festival". Because it is the most important family reunion festival after the Spring Festival, it is also called "Reunion Festival".

The traditional custom of Mid-Autumn Festival is to "enjoy the moon". The weather is cold in winter and the sky is cloudy in summer. Only in autumn, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the golden wind is cool, which is the best time to enjoy the moon. The ancients thought that the moon in August 15 was the brightest in a year, so the folks always said "the moon arrives at the Mid-Autumn Festival".

It is generally believed that the custom of appreciating the moon in Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the ritual system of "offering sacrifices to the moon" in ancient times. According to Zhou Li, the emperor must worship the moon in spring and in autumn.

However, this festival is held at the autumnal equinox of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, close to the Mid-Autumn Festival, but not on the same day. Later, it gradually evolved, and it was changed to Mid-Autumn Festival in the Tang Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival centered on the moon is gradually taking shape.

Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "the moon". Most folks set tables in their gardens and put moon cakes, fruits and other tributes. In some places, there are also local products, such as radish, lotus root, cockscomb and edamame.