The Mid-Autumn Festival customs in different countries have been translated into English.

Put a big incense table, with offerings such as moon cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums and grapes, among which moon cakes and watermelons are absolutely indispensable.

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Set a big incense burner table and put round cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums, grapes and so on from last month. Sacrifice, among them, moon cakes and watermelons are absolutely indispensable.

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Watermelon must be cut into lotus shapes.

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Watermelon should still be cut into a lotus shape.

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Under the moon, put the moon statue in the direction of the moon, and the red candle burns high. The whole family takes turns in Yue Bai, and then the housewife cuts the reunion moon cakes.

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Under the moon, the idol worshipping the moon is placed in the direction of the moon, and red candles are burned high. The whole family lights the moon one by one, and then the housewife cuts up the reunited moon cakes.

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The person who cuts the moon cakes has calculated in advance how many people in the whole family, how many people in the family and how many people in other places should be counted together. They can't cut more or less, they have to be the same size.

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The person who cuts the moon cakes has calculated in advance how many people there are in the whole family, both at home and abroad, and they should all be counted together. They should not cut one more or one less, and they should be about the same size.

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According to legend, the ugly women in ancient Qi had no salt. When she was young, she was very devout to Yue Bai. When she grew up, she entered the palace with superior moral character, but she was not loved.

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According to legend, in ancient times, the ugly girl of Qi was salt-free. When she was young, she was devout to Yue Bai. When she grew up, she entered the temple with excellent moral character, but she was not driven by love.

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Seeing the moon on August 15th, the son of heaven saw her in the moonlight and thought she was beautiful and outstanding. Later, he made her queen, and Yue Bai came from the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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One August 15, when the emperor saw her in the moonlight, he thought she was beautiful and made her the queen, so he went to Yue Bai in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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In the middle of the moon, Chang 'e is famous for its beauty, so Yue Bai, a young girl, wants to be "like Chang 'e and have a bright moon".

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The moon's Chang 'e is called beauty. In the past, Yue Bai, a young girl, wished to be "like Chang 'e, with a face like a bright moon".

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

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In the Tang Dynasty, it was very common to enjoy and play with the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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During the Northern Song Dynasty.

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Teacher Song in Beishi.

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On the evening of August 15, people in the whole city, rich and poor, old and young, put on adult clothes and burned incense to express their wishes to Yue Bai and pray for the blessing of the moon god.

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On the night of 15 in August, people all over the city, rich and poor, old and young, should wear people's clothes, light incense Yue Bai, express their wishes and protect the moon god in their impressions.

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In the Southern Song Dynasty, people gave mooncakes to each other, which meant reunion.

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In the Southern Song Dynasty, the people gave each other mooncakes and took the right of reunion.

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There are activities in some places, such as dancing grass dragons and building pagodas.

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In some places, there are dancing grass dragons and pagodas. Activities.

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Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival has become more popular.

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Clear and white, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival is more widely accepted;

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Many places have formed special customs such as burning incense, planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting tower lanterns, putting sky lanterns, walking on the moon and dancing dragons.

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In many places, special customs such as burning incense, burning trees, lighting tower lights, flying sky blue, walking to the moon and dancing have been formed in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Fire dragon's

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Nowadays, the custom of playing under the moon is far less popular than in the old days.

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Today, the custom of playing under the moon is far from being widely circulated in the old days.

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However, feasting and enjoying the moon are still very popular. People drink alcohol in the middle of the moon to celebrate a better life, or wish their distant relatives health and happiness and spend a good time with their families.

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However, it is still widely accepted to hold banquets to enjoy the moon. People want to invite the moon for wine to celebrate a better life, or wish their distant relatives health and happiness, as well as the family's "thousands of miles together."

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There are many customs and forms of Mid-Autumn Festival, but all of them are entrusted with people's infinite love for life and yearning for a better life.

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There are many customs and forms of Mid-Autumn Festival, but they all entrust people with infinite passion for life and longing for a better life.