我最喜爱的节日中秋节英语作文80词（汇集20篇）

Time flies like an arrow, and soon it comes to the annual Mid-Autumn

festival. Every year on this day, every household should sing and dance. This

year we are no exception.

This afternoon, we went to grandmas home three, then it was already

evening, so we eat the family reunion dinner ready to top, and there are

lucrative prizes. ,

We started to get the top pick, and we brought a red and red porcelain bowl

for six dice. He started to get the top pick.

First is the grandmother, grandmother seemed to have a good luck today, all

of a sudden is a quaternary, see dad stopping on the dog, a see will know that

bad luck, there is not even a scholar. Im ok, there are three red, one for

don...

We went to the roof of the house for the first time.

My father cut a moon cake to grandpa and grandma first, and then the moon

rose slowly from the treetop, looking so noble and elegant. She is covered with

silver yarn, with lightsome pace, step by step toward the sky, her soul,

gorgeous and elegant, gold in her white, white like a woof mercury, gold like a

pearl, the bright is dazzing, she will be soft moonlight sprinkled on the earth,

the moon like water!

我们中国有许多传统节日，清明节就是其中之一。

We China has many traditional festival, Tomb Sweeping Day is one of them.

每年阳历4月5日就是清明节。清明节是我们缅怀和祭奠先辈的节日。今年清明节我和家人—起去祭奠了祖先。清明节当天—早，我和爸爸、妈妈、外公、外婆还有妹妹—起来到祖先的坟墓前给他们摆上饭菜，敬上酒，点上蜡烛。接着的我们还给先辈们烧了纸钱，放了火炮。然后，爸爸妈妈把清明纸标起来，妈妈告诉我用清明纸插起来或者放在上面用石头压上，就表示家人已经来过了。最后，我们大家站成一排站在先辈的坟墓前默默祈祷。之后，我们就依依不舍的离开了。

The solar calendar year April 5th is tomb sweeping day. Tomb Sweeping Day is our memory and hold a memorial ceremony for the festival. Ching Ming Festival this year my family and I have to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors. The day of the festival early, I and my father, mother, Grandpa, grandmother and sister - up to the tombs of their ancestors before them from food, wine, candles. Then we gave our ancestors burned paper money, put the gun. Then, mom and Dad took the paper standard, mom told me to use the paper to put or put pressure on top of stone, said the family had been. Finally, we stand in a row in the ancestor grave to pray silently. After that, we would be reluctant to part from.

这就是我们家乡的清明节。

This is the Ching Ming Festival in our hometown.

The Autumn Festival

Chinese celebrate the harvest on the Mid-Autumn Festival since ancient times. Its the same as the custom of Thanksgiving Day in North America. The custom of the Mid-Autumn Festival was popular in everywhere in China in the early Tang dynasty. The Mid-Autumn is on August 15 according to lunar calendar, its the festival on which people will worship the moon.

On this night, the moon will be bright in the sky and people will get together to appreciate the moon in the family. The Mid-Autumn Festival was listed as one of Chinas cultural heritage in 2006 and was designed to be a public holiday in 2014. The moon cake is regarded as an indispensable food on Mid-Autumn Festival. People give them to their relatives and friends as gifts or enjoy them in the family party. The traditional moon cake is printed with cheracters "longevity", "blessing", "harmony" and so on. What a funny festival!

我国有很多传统节日，但是，八月十五是一个我最喜欢的节日——中秋节。中秋节也叫团圆节，夜晚，天空万里无云，皎洁的月光洒满大地。这天晚上，一家人坐在一起说说笑笑，吃着像月亮一样圆的月饼。说到这里，我不禁想起了一个以前奶奶给我讲过的一个故事——《嫦娥奔月》。

在很久以前，天上出现了10个太阳，人们整天被太阳晒得生不如死，渐渐失去生命。就在这时，有一位力大无比的人要帮老百姓解除苦难。他就是后羿。后羿登上昆仑山顶，用足气力，拉满神弓，嗖--嗖--嗖--一口气射下九个太阳。所以大伙都很敬重他，很多人拜他为师，跟他学习武艺，有个叫逢蒙的人，为人奸诈贪婪，也随着众人拜在后羿的门下，后羿的妻子嫦娥是个美丽善良的女子，一天，昆仑山上的西王母送给后羿一碗仙药，据说人吃了这种药，不但长生不老，还可以升天成仙，可是这事无意中被逢蒙知道了，他一心想要把仙药弄到手，八月十五这天清晨，后羿要带弟子出城去，逢蒙假装生病留了下来，到了夜晚，逢蒙手提宝剑，闯进了后羿家里，威逼嫦娥把仙药叫出来，但嫦娥为了不让仙药落在这种人手上，就取出仙药一口吞了下去，嫦娥吃了仙药突然飘飘悠悠的飞了起来了，她飞出了窗子，飞过了洒满银辉的郊野，越飞越高，漆黑的夜空挂着一轮明月，嫦娥一直朝月亮飞去。

后羿外出回来，不见妻子，他焦急的冲出门外，之见浩月当空，圆圆的月亮上树影婆娑，一只玉兔在树下跳来跳去，而他的妻子嫦娥正站在一颗桂树旁深情的凝望着自己，但是他们再也不能相见了，乡亲们很想念嫦娥，便在院子里摆上嫦娥最爱吃的食品，来为他祝福，从此每年八月十五就成了人们期盼团圆的中秋佳节。

[以传统节日中秋节为题目的作文

八月十五是我国传统的节日中秋节。中秋节我们学校放假，爸爸妈妈可以陪我过一个团圆的节日。

中秋佳节我国民间有家家吃月饼的习俗。中秋吃月饼，和端午节吃粽子、元宵节吃元宵一样，是我国民间的传统食俗。

月饼，原来是祭月时的一种供品，拜月结束后，全家人围坐一起，共享祭品，同赏明月。吃月饼时，要将象征圆月的“大团圆”月饼按人切块，每人一份。对没有回来的家里人，家长要把属于他的

一份月饼认真保管起来，待他们回来时品尝，故月饼又称“团圆饼”。

Again beautiful Christmas, although this is not Chinas festival, but for us this group of crazy love make love kids, are worth celebrating. Every Christmas Eve, many teachers always comes out in the comments, and many fail. You hear: "we can dress up as all kinds of people on Christmas day, and bring their own small gifts."

The second day, I went to the classroom, its so beautiful. The Christmas tree is tower, wearing a green dress, small bell hanging on, gently touched, ding dong, ding dong sound; Golden small lights, like the stars in the sky blink of an eye; Small colorful lanterns, flash, hung above the students present.

Then look at the students dress up, see in our daily life are not seen: the princess, angel, wizards, hunters, grandpa... Some students even drag, I became a Santa Claus.

Then, we recognize each other, this is a small beautiful, she is the most beauty, as the princess; This is the little hero, he likes magic, dress up a mage... In the end, only two classmates didnt identified by us.

Then, we according to the student id, in turn, present from the Christmas tree with closed eyes to touch, I wish I can get a good gift.

This Christmas, more mysterious!

又到了美丽的圣诞节，虽然这不是中国的节日，可是对我们这群爱疯爱闹的孩子来说，是值得庆祝的。每到圣诞节前夕，教师里总会传出许多议论、许多鬼点子。你听：“我们可以在圣诞节那天打扮成各种各样的人，并带上自己的小礼物。”

第二天，我到了教室，真漂亮啊!圣诞树呈塔形，穿着一件绿衣裳，身上挂着的一个个小铃铛，轻轻一碰，叮当、叮当发出的声音;金色的小灯，好像天上眨眼的星星;五颜六色的小灯笼，一闪一闪的，上面挂满了同学们的礼物。

再看同学们的打扮，在日常生活中见都没见过：公主、天使、魔法师、猎人、老爷爷......甚至有同学男扮女装，我则打扮成了一个圣诞老人。

接着，我们互相辨认起来，这是小丽，她最爱美，打扮成了公主;这是小杰，他酷爱魔法，打扮成了魔法师......到了最后，只有两位同学没被我们辨认出来。

随后，我们按照学号依次从圣诞树上闭着眼睛摸取礼物，真希望我能得到一份好礼物。

这个圣诞节，快乐更神秘!

今天，就是一年一度的中秋节了。这是一个特殊的节日，这是一个团圆的节日，按照中国的传统，今天的人都应该回家与家人团聚，我当然也不例外。

今天晚上，我迫不及待地回到家中，吃过美味的晚饭，我就开始了赏月，在这美景中我陶醉了，我开始了一次奇妙的月球之旅：

我一个梦醒来，就发现我懂了月球，我看到了嫦娥与月兔，月兔在做着丹药，也许，那就是数以万计的人们想要的传说中的长生不老药吧。可是那是给谁的呢？也许是给天上神仙的吧。后来，我又看到了嫦娥，嫦娥在广寒宫中翩翩起舞，也许，这是对他对后羿浓浓的思念都包含在这曼妙的舞蹈之中了吧。看到了这优美的舞蹈，我也陶醉在这优美的舞姿中，不禁也跳了起来，我快乐的与嫦娥跳舞，与月兔玩耍，我陶醉在其中，流连忘返。

直到妈妈叫我们吃月饼的时候，我才清醒过来，我是多么留恋月球上的美景啊！我们一边吃着美味的月饼，一边欣赏着精彩的中秋晚会。

我们在欢笑与幸福中度过了这个美妙的夜晚。

这就是我们的传统节日——一年一度的中秋节，在这个节日里，到处都是一片团圆、快乐、幸福的景象。

The Mid-autumn Festival

The Mid-autumn Festival?is one of the most?important?festivals in China.

Before the festival， many shops sell?mooncakes， round cakes with meat，

eggs，?nuts?or something sweet inside. On the Mid-autumn Festival， each family

get together and have a big dinner.

In the evening we eat moon cakes and all kinds of fruit， such as apples，

pears，?grapes?and watermelons. We look up at the sky， and enjoy the begger and

brighter moon. Ourgrandparents?will tell us the story of Change again.

中秋节是中国最重要的节日之一。节前许多商店都卖月饼，那是一种圆饼，里面有肉、蛋、果仁和其他甜的东西。在中秋节，各家各户都团聚在一起，吃一顿丰盛的晚饭。

晚上我们吃月饼和各种水果，如：苹果、梨、葡萄和西瓜。我们仰望天空，欣赏那一轮明月。爷爷奶奶又要给我们讲起嫦娥的故事了。

The Middle-Autumn Festival(中秋节)

The Middle-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is often held in September or October. During the festival, family members get united and have mooncakes together. There are various kind of mooncakes, such as bean paste, egg-yolk or meat. The shape of a mooncake is round as it symbolizes a big moon. Moreover, in the evening of the Middle-Autumn Festival， people get together in a vacant place， eating delicious mooncakes while appreciating the beautiful moon hanging in the dark sky. To conclude, the Midde-Autumn Festival is a very nice festival for Chinese people.

今天是中秋节，也就是每年的农历八月十五，是我们传统的中秋节，也是我国近次于春节的第二大传统节日。

看人们都买东西礼品，看望自己的父母和长辈，我家也有和别人一样，这一天做了好多好吃的，有我最喜欢吃的月饼，果仁和枣泥的月饼可好吃了，

爸爸妈妈在外地过节不能回来，看望就给姥姥卡里打了500元钱，以表示孝敬老人的一份孝心，可是爸爸妈妈不能回来，过节我心里，很难过，因为中秋佳节是个团圆的节日，我希望明年的中秋

佳节能 和爸爸妈妈过一个团圆中秋佳节。

In my home, there is a very lovely small animals, that is my mother gave me gift.

It was wearing a white and black clothes, looks like a gentleman; He has two small eyes, always hovering, at night, became "emerald"; Its ears are very cute, sharp, like a small mountain.

It is very naughty fish. Once I give it a fish, in your hands in it eyes want to, it also unmoved. I was a little angry said to it: "small cute, why dont you eat?" I think, it may be afraid to eat. So I deliberately turn head, have never thought, my hands move, see it quickly put the fish away, and then to eat with relish. Is really naughty!

It loved playing thread, of course. On one occasion, a bag of thread accidentally fell out. It saw the colorful small ball, curious. Then walk in the past, it is a little bit afraid of points with the hand a offline, see string, no reaction, then dare to play. But it more play more crazy, running around in the house, rolling on the ground, put in the room at sixes and sevens. Finally, get tired of it, to see so disorderly, hurriedly came, to my name, as if he were to me for help. Cant, dont want to be mother knew, had to help it to pick up the pieces.

Now you know who it is? It is a lovely cat. It is my friend! My joys and sorrows, will tell it, share my happiness with it. Every time I test is bad, they will also use wool rub my legs, as if to say again: "master, dont lose heart, trying to point, you will succeed next time!" When I get good grades, the kitten again as if to say: "dont be proud!" So, I have the "partners" and feel happy!

在我家里，有一只非常可爱的小动物，那是我妈妈送给我的礼物。

它穿着一身白黑相间的衣服，看起来就像一位绅士;他有两只小眼睛，总是转来转去，一到晚上，便成了"绿宝石”;它的耳朵也十分可爱，尖尖的，就像一座小山峰。

它吃鱼时很顽皮。有一次我给它一条鱼，拿在手上在它眼睛要来晃去，它也无动于衷。我便有点生气的对它说：“小可爱，你怎么不吃啊?”我想啊，它可能害怕不敢吃。于是，我故意扭转头，没想到，我手中一动，只见它飞快地把鱼叼走了，然后津津有味地吃起来。真是顽皮!

它最爱玩得当然是线团。有一次，袋子里的线团不小心掉了出来。它看见这五颜六色的小圆球，感到很好奇。便走过去，它有点害怕的用手点一下线团，见线团没什么反应，便渐渐敢玩了。可是它越玩越疯狂，在屋里跑来跑去，在地上滚来滚去，把屋里弄得乱七八糟。最后，它玩累了，看到这么乱，连忙走过来，对着我叫，像是在向我求救。没办法，要不想被妈妈知道，只好帮它收拾残局。

现在你知道它是谁了吗?它就是可爱的小猫。它还是我的朋友呢!我的喜怒哀乐，都会告诉它，与它分享我的快乐。每当我考试不好，小猫就会用毛蹭我的腿，好像再说：“主人，别灰心，在努力点，下次你一定会成功的!”当我取得好成绩，小猫又好像在说：“别骄傲哟!”所以，我拥有这个“伙伴”而感到开心!

The mid-autumn is a very important chinese festival. it falls on the 15th day of august. a few days before the festival, everyone in the family will help to make the house clean and beautiful. lanterns will be hung in front of the house.

on the evening there will be a big family dinner. people who work far away from their homes will try to come back for the union. after dinner, people will light the lanterns which are usually red and round. children will play with their own toy lanterns happily.

at night the moon is usually round and bright. people can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes which are the special food for this festival. they can look back on the past and look forward to the future together. it is said that there was a dragon in the sky. the dragon wanted to swallow up the moon. to protect the frighten the dragon away.

[中秋节的英语作文范本

今天我看了一篇作文，作文的名字叫做《中秋节》内容是，今天是农历8月15日，是中秋节。往年的今天，人们都要赏月，可是今天下午却下了一场大雨，到了晚上，月亮被乌云遮住了。

没有能看见又大又圆的月亮，多可惜呀!但后来我想到了，我不是会画画吗?于是我就画了一个月亮，还在月亮上画了嫦娥和玉兔，嫦娥姑娘在微风中跳起了美丽的舞蹈。画完月亮，又画了我们一家坐

在葡萄架下面，一边吃着月饼，一边在赏月呢。

这个中秋节，我过的还挺有意义的。

the mid-autumn festival

the mid-autumn is a very important chinese festival. it falls on the 15th day of august. a few days before the festival, everyone in the family will help to make the house clean and beautiful. lanterns will be hung in front of the house.

on the evening there will be a big family dinner. people who work far away from their homes will try to come back for the union. after dinner, people will light the lanterns which are usually red and round. children will play with their own toy lanterns happily.

at night the moon is usually round and bright. people can enjoy the moon while eating moon-cakes which are the special food for this festival. they can look back on the past and look forward to the future together. it is said that there was a dragon in the sky. the dragon wanted to swallow up the moon. to protect the frighten the dragon away.

Mid-Autumn Day comes.It is a traditional Chinese festival.People will join together to celebrate this festival.It means union.In the daytime I went to market with my mother to buy some vegetable,fruit and meat.We also bought many mooncakes.Because in the evening the whole family will have supper together.When we came back home,I helped my mother to prepare for the supper.I washed the vegatable and fruit.In the evening my family member and relatives came back and we had a rich supper together.We talked and drank wine with each other.After the supper,We enjoyed the moon and ate mooncakes.The moon is very big and round.I spent a very happy day.

中秋节到了.它是中国的传统节日.人们会聚在一起庆祝这个节日.它象征着团圆.白天我和我妈去市场买了蔬菜,水果和肉.我们还买了许多月饼.因为到了晚上全家人会在一起吃晚饭.回到家后,我帮我妈准备晚餐.我把蔬菜和水果洗好了.到了晚上,我的家庭成员和亲戚们都回来了,我们在一起吃了一顿丰盛的晚餐.我们谈话,喝酒.晚餐后,我们欣赏月色,吃月饼.月亮又大又圆.我度过了愉快的一天

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a very important Chinese festival.It’s on the fifth of August.We can hang lanterns in the house.In the evening,we have a big dinner.Look,there is lots of food on the table.They are chicken,fish,crabs and so on.They’re very delicious.

We can drink a glass of juice.We stand beside the table and we say,“Cheers,cheers,happy Mid-Autumn Festival!” We make a wish to each other.At night,the moon is usually round and bright.

It looks like a ball.We can enjoy the moon.Moon cakes are the special food for this festival.We can eat moon cakes,too.In the Mid-Autumn Festival,my parents and I are all very happy and excited.

The Spring Festival is my most favorite festival, because it’s time for family gathering. And the Spring Festival is a new start of a year. It brings me hope and courage. On Spring Festival, my parents usually take me back to my hometown. My hometown is a small town. Many of my relatives move to the larger cities, but we usually go home when the Spring Festival comes. During the gathering, we share our lives with others and care about each other. Of course, big meals are necessary. Families prepare for the big meals together. They all cook their specialty dishes. Therefore, our meals are always delicious. We often stay at home for three days and then we leave with others’ wishes. I like the Spring Festival, because I like family gathering.

春节是我最喜欢的节日，因为它是家人团聚的日子。春节也是一年中新的开始，它带给我希望和勇气。在春节这一天，我父母经常带我回老家。我的老家是一个小镇。我很多亲戚都搬到大城市去了，但是春节的时候我们经常回老家。团聚之时，我们相互分享各自的生活，互相关心。当然，大餐是少不了的。全家人一起准备丰盛的晚餐。他们都煮自己擅长的菜。所以，我们的晚餐总是很美味。我们通常在家一起待上三天，然后带着各自的祝福离开。我喜欢春节，因为我喜欢家人团聚。

秋夜寒冷，一轮圆月划过楼宇林梢，秋叶深情，荷池飘香，波光粼粼，柳荷相依。

空气中传来浓浓的桂花幽香，全家人共守中秋明月，听奶奶给我们讲嫦娥，玉兔和吴刚。奶奶还指着月亮一一让我们认识，哪个是嫦娥，哪个是桂树，哪个是玉兔……故事和场景是那么迷人，让我们至今难忘。

垂柳轻拂清辉点点，欢歌一曲飞上云影天。月光下，我们把爸爸专门分给我的冰激凌月饼放在家中的某个地方，留着慢慢享用。妹妹的好吃的总是吃的最慢，放的时间最长，因为她总舍不得吃，今天拿出来看看，明天又拿出来看看。有一次，屋里没人，她把好吃的藏在了桌子下面门的小柜里。开心的一的妹妹自以为放的很安全，转过身来用屁股使劲儿把柜门儿顶上。正美滋滋的，忽然觉得上是有人在后面抓住了裙子，拽都拽不动。妹妹吓得哇哇大哭起来，家人闻讯跑进屋里，原来是柜门儿夹住了妹妹的裙子，使全家一起大笑。

斗转星移，我面临初中，妹妹也小学毕业了。我们都搬进了楼里。无论住在哪里，月亮都能找到我们。在八月十五的夜里依然宁静优雅的来到我们家。那婉约如诗的身影，总把银光留下，一次又一次无言

相约，一年又一年如期重逢。

衷心的祈祷美丽的月光女神，有吴刚和玉兔的陪伴，永不孤寂伤感。让我们举杯相邀，超出时空。相聚昨天，相聚今天，相聚明天，相聚永远、永远……

中秋节是一个团圆的节日。

[学生作文：团圆的节日中秋节

中秋节到了!月亮圆圆的!家家的灯光都很亮，周围的环境非常的暗，但到处都有人.欢笑声早已打破了寂寞的中秋节是农历八月十五日，是我国传统的中秋节，也是我国仅次于春节的第二大传统节日。也称仲秋节、团圆节、八月节等，是我国汉族和大部分少数民族的传统节日，也流行于朝鲜、日本和越南等邻国。因为秋季的七、八、九三个月(指农历)，八月居中，而八月的三十天中，又是十五居中，所以称之为中秋节。又因此夜浩月当空，民间多于此夜合家团聚，故又称团圆节.中秋节起源于我国古代秋祀、拜月之俗。《礼记》中载有“天子春朝日，秋中秋节到了!月亮圆圆的!家家的灯光都很亮，周围的环境非常的暗，但到处都有人.欢笑声早已打破了寂寞的环境!

乡”，杜甫的“露从今夜白，月是故乡明”，宋代王安石的“春风又绿江南岸，明月何时照我还”等诗句，这都是千古绝唱!许多游子不都是用月来表达对家乡的深深的感情、对亲人的关怀与思念吗!我国各地至今遗存着许多“拜月坛”苏东坡有诗写道：“小饼如嚼月，中有酥和饴”，清朝杨光辅写道：“月饼饱装桃肉馅，雪糕甜砌蔗糖霜”。“拜月亭”苏东坡有诗写道：“小饼如嚼月，中有酥和饴”，清朝杨光辅写道：“月饼饱装桃肉馅，雪糕甜砌蔗糖霜”。“望月楼”的古迹。北京的“月坛”就是明嘉靖年间为皇家祭月修造的。现在不也是有大多数部分的人围坐在桌前”吃饼赏月”吗!

月饼也是团圆的象征.苏东坡有诗写道：“小饼如嚼月，中有酥和饴”，清，好热闹啊!人们忙得不亦乐乎，贴了对联又挂年画;噼哩啪啦的鞭炮声就像在锅里炒芝麻似的接连不断;啪啪啪的焰火声就像北京天安门举行盛大的庆祝会似的，穿过了大街小巷，穿过了高楼大厦，把漆黑的夜晚照着得如同白昼。家乡的除夕之夜到处洋溢着一派喜气洋洋的景象。

夜幕降临了!等候多时的我和姐姐高兴地拿出了“万花筒”。我兴冲冲地拿了焰火和打火机，准备实施我除夕之夜的第一个计划——放焰火。我们放的第一炮是“一啸冲天”，随着一声巨响，天空顿时如同白昼，好壮观哦!紧接着是 “天女散花”，所谓天女散花，顾名思义，那一定是非常漂亮的场面。

There are many festivals in a year, I love Children’s day, because on that day, I can have many candies from school.

In the school, I will play many games, there will be no class on Children’s day, everybody will have fun.

Children’s day is my favorite day, the day belongs to me. I enjoy that day so much. My parents will also celebrate it for me.

mooncakes are to mid-autumn festival what mince pies are to christmas. the seasonal round cakes traditionally have a sweet filling of lotus seed paste or red bean paste and often have one or more salted duck eggs in the center to represent the moon. and the moon is what this celebration is all about. mid-autumn festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month，it is the time when the moon is said to be at its brightest and fullest.

there are two legends which claim to explain the tradition of eating mooncakes. one tang dynasty myth holds that the earth once had 10 suns circling it. one day all 10 suns appeared at once，scorching the planet with their heat. it was thanks to a skillful archer named hou yi that the earth was saved. he shot down all but one of the suns. as his reward，the heavenly queen mother gave hou yi the elixir of immortality，but she warned him that he must use it wisely. hou yi ignored her advice and，corrupted by fame and fortune，became a tyrannical leader. chang-er，his beautiful wife， could no longer stand by and watch him abuse his power so she stole his elixir and fled to the moon to escape his angry wrath. and thus began the legend of the beautiful woman in the moon，the moon fairy.

the second legend has it that during the yuan dynasty，an underground group led by zhu yuan zang was determined to rid the country of mongolian dominance. the moon cake was created to carry a secret message. when the cake was opened and the message read，an uprising was unleashed which successfully routed the mongolians. it happened at the time of the full moon，which，some say，explains why mooncakes are eaten at this time. mooncakes are usually stamped with chinese characters indicating the name of the **ry and the type of filling used. some **ries will even stamp them with your family name so that you can give personalised ones to friends and family. they are usually presented in boxes of four which indicate the four phases of the moon. traditional mooncakes are made with melted lard，but today vegetable oil is more often used in the interests of health. mooncakes are not for the diet-conscious as they are loaded with calories. the best way to wash down one of these sticky cakes is with a cup of chinese tea，especially jasmine or chrysanthemum tea，which aids the digestion.

中秋节吃月饼就像西方人圣诞节吃百果馅饼一样，是必不可少的。圆圆的月饼中通常包有香甜的莲子馅或是红豆馅，馅的中央还会加上一个金黄的咸鸭蛋黄来代表月亮。而月亮正是中秋节庆祝的主题。每年农历8月15日人们一起庆祝中秋，据说这一天的月亮是一年中最亮最圆的。

关于吃月饼这个传统的来历有两个传说。一个是唐朝的神话故事，说的是当时地球被10个太阳包围着。有一天10个太阳同时出现在天空中，巨大的热量几乎把地球烤焦了。多亏一位名叫后羿的神箭手射下了9个太阳，地球才被保祝为了奖励后羿，王母娘娘赐给后羿一种长生不老药，但是王母警告他必须正当使用。然而后羿没有理会王母娘娘的警告，他被名利冲昏了头脑，变成了一个暴君。后羿美丽的妻子嫦娥对他的暴行再也不能袖手旁观，于是她偷走了后羿的长生不老药，飞到月亮上逃避后羿的狂怒。从此就有了关于月宫仙子嫦娥，这个月亮上的美丽女人的传说。

第二个传说讲的是在元朝，朱元璋领导的起义军计划起义来摆脱蒙古族的统治。他们用月饼来传递密信。掰开月饼就可以找到里面的密信，起义军通过这种方式成功的发动了起义，赶走了元朝的统治者。这场起义发生在八月十五之时，于是中秋节吃月饼的习俗便在民间传开来。