1、Traditional Chinese Holidays,The Chinese observe a wide variety of traditional and modern holidays, based both on the lunar and solar calendars.,Mid-Autumn Festival,a traditional Chinese festival, falls on the 15th day of the 8th Chinese lunar month. On the day, the moon is at its roundest and fulle

2、st , which symbolizes family reunion. The Festival was made official at the beginning of Tang Dynasty. Moon cakes were initially offerings to worship the moon goddess. Today, both eating moon cakes and appreciating the moon are considered symbols of family reunion. A famous Chinese poem goes like th

3、is, “May men live forever, sharing the beautiful moon though miles apart ”.,中秋節(jié)，中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日，為每年農(nóng)歷八月十五。這一天月亮滿(mǎn)圓，象征團(tuán)圓.中秋節(jié)到唐朝初年成為固定的節(jié)日。月餅最初是用來(lái)祭奉月神的祭品，后來(lái)人們逐漸把中秋賞月與品嘗月餅，作為家人團(tuán)圓的一大象征。正如中國(guó)古時(shí)所云：但愿人長(zhǎng)久，千里共嬋娟。,The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar ,when the

4、moon is supposedly at its fullest and roundest. The Mid-autumn Festival dates back over 3,000 years, to moon worshipping in the Shang Dynasty. Ancient Chinese emperors worshiped the moon in the autumn, as they believed that the practice would bring them another harvest year. Appreciating the moon ha

5、s been a custom since the Tang Dynasty (618907). Not only the rich merchants and officials, but also the common citizens, liked appreciating the moon together at that time . Moon cakes are traditionally Chinese pastries, which is made of wheat flour and sweet stuffings such as sugar and lotus seed powder. Moon cake is a symbol of family reunion.,A Tranquil Night Abed, I see a silver light, I wonder if its frost aground. Looking up, I find the moon bright; Bowing, in homesickness