Customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival Translated in English

Annually lunar calendar August 15th, is a traditional Mid-Autumn joyful festival.

Translation

Annually lunar calendar August 15th, is a traditional Mid-Autumn joyful festival.

Originally

This time of the year is the middle of the fall, so it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Translation

Is a year at this time, the middle of the autumn, so was was called Mid-Autumn.

Originally

In the Chinese lunar calendar, a year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into Meng, Zhong, and Quarter, and thus Mid-Autumn is also is also called the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Translation

In the lunar calendar of China, a year is divided into the four seasons, is divided into three parts of Meng , Zhong , quarter again every quarter, as a result the Mid-Autumn is also called Zhongqiu. as a result the Mid-Autumn also calls the autumn of Zhong .

Originally

The moon on the fifteenth day of the eighth month is fuller and brighter than the full moons of the other months, so it is also called the "Moon Festival" and the "August Festival".

Translation

August 15 of moon compare the full moon of other a few months more circle, brighter, so be called " the 夕 of month" again, " August stanza".

Originally

On this night, when people look up at the bright moon in the sky like a jade disk, they naturally look forward to family reunion.

Translation

This night, the people look up at the sky,such as jade,,such as the bright moon of 朗朗 of the dish,, the natural session hopes the family family reunion.

Originally

The travelers who are far away from their hometowns also take this opportunity to send their thoughts about their hometowns and relatives.

Translation

Far traveler in other place, also borrow this feeling that consigns the oneself to remember fondly to the home town and close relatives

Originally

That is why the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the "Festival of Reunion".

Translation

So, the Mid-Autumn call "reunited stanza" again.

Originally

China's people in ancient times had the custom of "Autumn sunset and the moon".

The people of the our country have the custom of "autumn twilight month" in ancient times.

Originally

The moon is set on the eve of the moon, i.e., the moon god is worshipped.

Translation

Month of 夕 , namely the fiesta does obeisance the absolute being of the month.

Originally

By the Zhou Dynasty, welcoming the cold and sacrificing to the moon were held every Mid-Autumn night.

Translation

Arrived a generation, every time round the Mid-Autumn nights all want to hold to face cold and fiesta month.

Originally

Set up a big incense case, set out the mooncakes, watermelons, apples, jujubes, plums, grapes and other offerings, of which mooncakes and watermelons are absolutely indispensable.

Translation

Establish the big incense burner table, put a round flat cake, watermelon, apple, red date, plum, grape of last month etc. sacrificial offering, among them, the moon cake and watermelons absolutely can't be little.

Originally

The watermelon also has to be cut into lotus shape.

The watermelon still needs to cut into the lotus form.

Originally

Under the moon, the statue of the moon god is placed in that direction of the moon, the red candles are lit high, and the whole family pays homage to the moon in turn, and then the housewife cuts the reunion moon cake.

Translation

Under the month, do obeisance that direction that the moon idol put in the moon, high burning of red candle, whole family person one by one in order the fiesta moon, then from take charge of the housewife to cut open the reunited moon cake.

Originally

Cutting the moon cake people pre-calculate how many people in the whole family ****, at home, out of town, should be counted together. , not to cut more or less, and the size should be the same.

Translation

The person who slices the moon cake calculates the good whole family in advance to have totally how much person, at home of, in the other parts of country of, all want to calculate together, can't slice to have another also can't slice little, the size want to be similar.

Original text

According to legend Ancient Qi's ugly girl Wuyan, who worshipped the moon in her childhood, grew up and entered the palace with a superb character, but was not favored.

Translation

It is rumored ancient times together the ugly woman of country has no salt, childhood hour once the godliness does obeisance the moon, after grow up, with the preeminence moral qualities go into temple, but don't drive love.

Originally

One year on the fifteenth day of the eighth month to enjoy the moon, the son of heaven to see her under the moonlight, think she is beautiful and outstanding, and later set up her as the Empress, the mid-autumn festival worship moon From this came the story.

Translation

Some year August 15 appreciate the month, the Emperor sees her under the moonlight, feeling that her beauty is outstanding, after signing her as empress, the Mid-Autumn does obeisance the month from here and since then.

Originally

Chang'e in the moon, known for her beauty, so the maiden worships the moon, wishing to "look like Chang'e, face like the white moon ".

Translation

Charng-er in month, call with the beautiful looks 著 , the past young girl does obeisance the month, wish" look like the Charng-er, face such as the bright moon".

Originally

In the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to enjoy and play with the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Translation

At the Tang Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn appreciates the month and plays the month very widely accepted.

Originally

At the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Translation

In the north city teacher of Sung.

Originally

On the fifteenth night of the eighth month, people in the city, rich or poor, old or young, would put on their adult clothes, burn incense and worship the moon to express their wishes and pray for the blessing of the moon god.

Translation

15 nights of August, full city somebody else, in spite of the rich and poor the old and the young, all want to put on the person's clothes, the joss-stick of does burn the moon to say the wish, pray for the moon god's blessing. the joss-stick of incineration does obeisance the month to speak the wish, protect of the imprecation moon absolute being.

Original text

Southern Song Dynasty, the folk to the moon cake to give each other, take the reunion of the meaning.

Translation

South Sung, folks with moon cake mutually gift , take the reunited righteousness.

Original text

Some places also have activities such as dancing grass dragon and building pagoda.

Translation

There is still the dance grass dragon in some places, the masonry pagoda etc. activity.

Originally

Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival have become more prevalent;

Translation

Clear and pure, the customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival is more widely accepted;

Originally

Many places have developed special customs such as burning douxiang, tree mid-autumn, lighting pagoda lamps, releasing heavenly lanterns, walking the moon, and dancing the fire dragon.

Translation

Many places became to burn the 斗 joss-stick, tree Mid-Autumn, order the tower light, put the sky lantern and walk moon, dance the special customs of etc. of the fire dragon.

Originally

Today, the custom of playing under the moon is far less prevalent than in the olden days.

Translation

Today, the custom that the downstream of month play, already far have no old hour widely accepted.

Originally

But setting up banquets to enjoy the moon is still very prevalent, and people ask for the moon with wine, or celebrate the good life.

Translation

But still hold the party to appreciate the month very widely accepted, the people ask the month to the wine, celebrate the fine life, or wish the healthy happiness of the close relatives of the far-away place, and the family's" a long distance total lovely".

Originally

There are many customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the forms are different, but all of them send people's infinite love of life and the desire for a better life.

Translation

The custom of the Mid-Autumn Festival is a lot of, the form is also each not same, but all consign the people to the living infinite passion and to fine life of look forward to.