关于中秋节日的英语作文（经典20篇）

August 15th in Chinese Lunar Calendar is the Mid-Autumn Day. It is one of

the most important traditional festivals in China.

On that day people usually go back home to have family reunion . Each

family will have the members get together to have a big dinner. The most popular

food is moon cakes. They are round and look like the moon.

The moon is the brightest this night. People eat the delicious food while

they are enjoying a beautiful full moon in their yard. At this time, some old

people would like to tell many past events and tell the children a story about

the rabbit on the moon . The children really believe that there is a rabbit on

the moon. They hope to go to the moon and have a look one day.

What a great festival!

中秋节

农历八月十五日是中秋节，在中国它是最重要的传统节日之一。

在那一天，人们通常回家与家人团聚，一家人聚在一起饱餐一顿。最流行的食品是月饼，它们圆圆的就像月亮。

中秋节晚上的月亮特别地圆。人们都在自家的院子里一边赏月一边吃着可口的月饼。这个时候

，一些老人会讲述许多古老的故事，如月亮上的玉兔，孩子们信以为真，他们真想有一天登上月球看个究竟。

中秋是个美好的节日啊!

Today is Mid-autumn Festival , father takes us to go to the seaside enjoy the glorious full moon. I see that slowly, Luna has risen, when seeming as if the shy little girl , rises to the top of the building, as if bold , has sprung all of a sudden to come out from building angle , moonlight sprinkles the full earth immediately. The moon is very round. We enjoy the glorious full moon as well as, eating moon cake. Happy days has go by all of a sudden , in the mid-autumn this is really happy!

The joyous Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the

eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox(秋分). Many referred to it

simply as the "Fifteenth of the Eighth Moon".

This day was also considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables

and grain had been harvested by this time and food was abundant. Food offerings

were placed on an altar set up in the courtyard. Apples, pears, peaches, grapes,

pomegranates(石榴), melons, oranges and pomelos(柚子) might be seen. Special foods

for the festival included moon cakes, cooked taro(芋头)and water caltrope(菱角), a

type of water chestnut resembling black buffalo horns. Some people insisted that

cooked taro be included because at the time of creation, taro was the first food

discovered at night in the moonlight. Of all these foods, it could not be

omitted from the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The Mid-Autumn festival is our traditional festival in the lunar calendar August 15, is Chinas second largest after Spring Festival traditional festival.

August 15 just in the middle of the autumn, the so called Mid-Autumn festival. According to the record of history, the word "Mid-Autumn festival" first appeared in "rites". To the wei and jin dynasty, until the early years of the tang dynasty, Mid-Autumn festival became fixed festivals. The prevalence of Mid-Autumn festival began in song dynasty, to Ming and qing dynasties, along with New Years day, to become one of the major festivals in China.

Mid-Autumn festival on this day, the moon in the sky is bright and special big special circle, so the day was looking at is a good day for the reunion, also was named the most human, a festival of poetry. Some people say that every festive holiday times. Mid-Autumn festival this missing, of course, could be more deeply, especially the moon hanging in the moment, dont forget, let the truth a greeting CARDS to the distance of your family and friends blessing reunion night, the moon is high. Therefore, also known as the August 15 for "the mid autumn festival". Through the ages, people often use "full moon", "the month lacks" to describe the "." Wandering away they, especially on deep feeling. The tang dynasty poet li bais "look at the bright moon, bowed their heads and remembering home." Du fus "from this white night, the month is like home." Song dynasty poet wang anshi "spring breeze has green river, south when the moon as I also." Such as poem, song is eternal.

Now the Mid-Autumn festival on this day, the people of the whole country can also enjoy a day of holiday, family reunion!

中秋节是我国的传统佳节在农历八月十五日，是我国仅次于春节的第二大传统节日。

八月十五恰在秋季的中间，所以称中秋节。根据史籍的记载，“中秋”一词最早出现在《周礼》一书中。到魏晋时，直到唐朝初年，中秋节才成为固定的节日。中秋节的盛行始于宋朝，至明清时，已与元旦齐名，成为我国的主要节日之一。

中秋之这一天，天上的圆月分外明亮特别的大特别的圆，所以这一天被看着是团圆的大好日子，也被人们喻为最有人情味、最诗情画意的一个节日。有人说，每逢佳节倍思亲。中秋节这一份思念当然会更深切，尤其是一轮明月高高挂的时刻，不要忘了，让真情贺卡给远方的亲人朋友一个问候祝福团圆之夜，明月高悬。因此，又称八月十五为“团圆节”。古往今来，人们常用“月圆”、“月缺”来形容“悲欢离合。”客居他们的游子，更是以月寄托深情。唐代诗人李白的“ 举头望明月，低头思故乡。”杜甫的“露从夜今白，月是故乡明。”宋代诗人王安石的“春风有绿江南岸，明月何时照我还。”等诗句，都是千古绝唱。

现在中秋节这一天，全国人民还可以享受一天的假期，合家团圆呢!

Today, my grandmother took me to observe the rose flowers in my neighbors grandmothers house. We walked into the neighbors grandmothers garden.

As soon as I entered the small garden of my neighbors house, I smelled the aroma of rose flowers. I immediately ran to see the rose flowers. Looking from a distance, the powder is like Xia, the white is like jade, the yellow is like gold, and all kinds of rose flowers are blooming. They are more beautiful with the foil of leaves and artificial cultivation.

Their postures are different, and each has its own characteristics. Some flowers hold tightly, like a born baby, afraid to show up; Some flowers are in bud, like a girl covering her face with a scarf; Some flowers only bloom like big officials, and their skills are superior to the crowd.

The bright red is like a torch burning. The beige rose looks like it is woven with thin yellow yarn. It is delicate and lovely. The purple spotted flowers are also distinctive. The white petals are covered with purple crystals, dotted and glittering. A breeze blows. The rose sways its slim posture and floats a beautiful green yarn skirt.

Chinese rose not only has charming and moving posture, but also has noble character.

Rose, you are the flower of science and technology, you are the most beautiful flower of the motherland.

Tomorrow is Mid-autumn festival， since I don’t have go to school， so I want to take a break and have fun. Mid-autumn festival is a big day， in the tradition， the families will get together and have a big dinner. For me， I have made some plans. In the morning， I will go shopping with my sister， we will buy some delicious food， so as to prepare for the dinner. In the evening， after finishing the supper， I want to play some games with my family， since it is the precious moment for us get together， we must enjoy the moment. At last， we will watch the TV show， what a wonder night.

明天就是中秋节了，由于我不用去学校，因此我想要休息下，找下乐子。中秋节是个大日子，传统上，家人们会聚在一起，吃一顿大餐。对于我来说，我制定了些计划。早上，我将会我的姐姐购物，我们会买一些美味的食物，为晚餐来做些准备。晚上，吃完晚饭后，我想要和家人玩游戏，因为这对于我们来说是一个珍贵的时刻，我们必须要享受这个时刻。最后，我们会看电视节目，这是多么美妙的一个夜晚啊。

Mid-Autumn Day，all the country is celebrating. The streets are full of

people， the loves are holding each other tightily.Everyone has his day.However，I

am lonely.No one to hold，no one to kiss，no ont to talk! I was walking around the

street without purpose，seeing the lovers kissing，watching the fireworkes

alone，walking backe room whist.

Suddenly，i think i must be good to myself.So i decied to bue a present to

myself.I know I will be good soon，and will find my Mr.Right.So tonight， a little

teddy bear will sleep with me.And i know：i will have another teddy bear as a

present that not bought from myself!!!

Chusok ("fall evening") is a Korean "Harvest Moon" (Han-gawi) festival set

on the 15th day of the eighth lunar moon. Chusok (韩国中秋节)， also known as the

Korean Thanksgiving or Mid-Autumn Festival， is one of the most celebrated Korean

holidays. It occurs during the harvest season. Thus， Korean families take this

time to thank their ancestors for providing them with rice and fruits.

The celebration starts on the night before Chusok and ends on the day after

the holiday. Thus， many Korean families take three days off from work to get

together with family and friends.

The celebration starts with a family get-together at which rice cakes

called "Songphyun" (蒸糕) are served. These special rice cakes are made of rice，

beans， sesame seeds， and chestnuts. Then the family pays respect to ancestors by

visiting their tombs and offering them rice and fruits. The Koreans visit the

graves of their ancestors to bow and clean the area for the coming winter. In

the evening， children wear their favorite hanbok (traditional Korean clothing)

and dance under the bright moon in a large circle. They play games and sing

songs. Like the American Thanksgiving， Chusok is the time to celebrate the

family and give thanks for their blessings.

Community activities include masked dance， Kanggangsuwollae， an ancient

circle dance， tug-of-wars and the tortoise game， kobuk-nori (乌龟游戏)， in which two

men dress as a tortoise and tour the village dancing and performing for food and

drink. Most of all， Chusok is a time to give thanks for the autumn harvest and

reaffirm familial and community ties.

Mid-autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese day,just like Thanks giving Day in American.Families got to gether to celebrate the festival and they usually have a big dinner .There are all kinds of mooncakes with nuts ,meat or something else.The moon is biger and rounder on this day.Looking at the bright moon in the sky ,all kinds of beautiful things are full of our minds including excellent poems ,intresting stories and happy life.I wish my reletives and friends had happy life and future.

中秋节是中国传统的一天,就像感恩节在美国。家人聚在一起庆祝节日,他们通常吃一顿丰富的晚餐。有各种各样的月饼和坚果,肉或者其他东西。在这一天月亮又大又圆。看着天上的明月,各种美好的事物充满我们的头脑包括优秀的诗歌,辨析了故事和幸福的生活。我希望我的亲戚陪朋友们幸福的生活和未来。

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.

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。

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.

中秋节是一个非常重要的中国节日。它是在八月五日。我们可以在家里挂灯笼。晚上，我们有一个很大的晚餐。看，桌子上有很多食物。他们是鸡肉，鱼，蟹等等。它们非常好吃。我们可以喝一杯果汁。

我们站在桌子旁边说：“干杯，欢呼，中秋节快乐!”我们每个人都希望在晚上，月亮通常是圆的，明亮的。它看起来像一个球。我们可以享受月亮。月饼是这个节日的特殊食物。我们也可以吃月饼。在中秋节，我的父母和我都很开心和兴奋。

The Mid-AutumnFestival has all interesting history. Long ago in one of the dynasties of China there was a king who was very cruel to the people and did not manage the country well. The people were so angry that some brave ones suggested killing the king. So they wrote notes telling about the meeting place and time and put them into cakes. On the 15th day of the 8th lunar month every person was told to buy the cakes. When they ate them they discovered the notes. So they gathered together to make a sudden attack on the king. From then on the Chinese people celebrate on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month and eat "moon cakes" in memory of that important event.

When the Mid-Autumn Festival is near, shop windows are beautifully decorated. Many "moon cakes" are displayed for people to buy. People send presents such as wine, fruits and "moon cakes" to their friends and relatives. In the evening of the day, they have a feast. After the feast, they go out to the garden to look at the moon. The children run and laugh on the streets.

It is believed that the moon is at her brightest on this night. Many poems have been written about it, and poets are never tired of reading and writing such poems. In Chinese literature, the moon of the Mid Autumn Festival has been compared to a looking-glass, a jade rabbit, and so on. It seems that Chinese literature takes far more interest in the moon than in the sun.

中秋节有各种有趣的历史。很久以前在中国的一个朝代,有一个国王非常残忍,没有管理国家的人。人如此愤怒,一些勇敢的建议杀死国王。所以他们写笔记讲述会议地点和时间,并将它们放入到蛋糕。阴历8月15日的每个人都被告知买蛋糕。当他们吃他们发现了笔记。所以他们聚集,使国王突然袭击。从那时起,中国人民庆祝阴历8月15日,吃“月饼”的记忆,重要的事件。

在中秋节时,商店橱窗装饰精美。许多“月饼”显示人们购买。人们送的礼物,如葡萄酒、水果和“月饼”,他们的朋友和亲戚。一天晚上,他们有一个盛宴。宴会结束后,他们一起去花园看月亮。孩子们在街上跑着、笑着。

人们认为月亮是最聪明的在这个晚上。已经撰写了很多诗歌,诗人永远不会厌倦了阅读和写作这样的诗。在中国文学,月亮的中秋节已经被拿来和一镜子,一只玉兔子,等等。中国文学似乎需要更多的月亮比太阳的兴趣。

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.

A Traditional Festival: Mid-Autumn Festival

一个传统节日：中秋节

Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival of China. It used to be as important as Spring Festival .It is usually celebrated in September or October. This festival is to celebrate the harvest and to enjoy the beautiful moon light. On this day, people usually get together with their families and have a nice meal. After that, people always eat delicious mooncakes, and watch the moon. The moon is always very round on that day, and makes people think of their relatives and friends. It is a day of pleasure and happiness. Hope you have a wonderful Mid-Autumn festival!

中秋节是中国传统的节日。它过去和春节是一样重要的。通常在每年的九月或者十月，我们庆祝中秋节。中秋节只要来庆祝收获，以及赏月。在这一天，人们通常和家人一起团聚，吃一顿丰盛的食物。吃完饭后，人们开始吃月饼，赏月。那天，月亮总是圆的，它让人们想起亲人和朋友。这是一个愉快的日子。希望你有一个美好的中秋节！

词义解析：

1.festival：节日

2.traditional：传统的

3.important：重要的

4.celebrate：庆祝

5.September：九月

6.October：十月

7.harvest：收获

8.meal：一餐

9.delicious：美味的

10.mooncake：月饼

11.relative：亲戚

12.pleasure：快乐

13.happiness：快乐

14.wonderful：极好的

[有关中秋节习俗的英语作文

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

The Mid-Autumn Festival 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.

译为

中秋节中秋节是一个非常重要的中国节日.它的关于第五八月.我们可以挂起灯笼,在众议院中.在晚上,我们有一个大的晚宴.你看,有很多的食物放在桌上.他们是鸡,鱼,蟹等.他们非常好吃.我们可以喝一杯果汁.我们的立场,旁边的桌子上,我们说： “欢呼,欢呼,快乐的中秋节! ： ”我们希望对方.晚上,月亮通常是轮和光明的.它看起来像一个球.我们可以享受月亮.月饼是特别的食物,这节.我们可以吃月饼,太.在中秋节,我的父母和我都非常高兴和兴奋.

Mid Autumn Festival is a traditional festival of China. It used to be as

important as Spring Festival .It is usually celebrated in September or Ocotber.

This festival is to celebrate the havast and to enjoy the beautiful moon

light.To some extent, it is like Thanks Giving day in western countries. On this

day, people usually get together with their families and have a nice meal. After

that, people always eat delicious moon cakes, and watch the moon. The moon is

always very round on that day, and makes people think of their relitives and

friends. It is a day of pleasure and happiness. Hope you have a wonderful Mid

Autumn festival!

I look forward to the stars to the moon, finally look forward to coming Mid-Autumn festival, I am excited mood and daddy moms plan how to live a happy Mid-Autumn festival.

Reunion of autumn, autumn means harvest season. Night of the Mid-Autumn festival, we according to the originally planned project, all the relatives gathered, when high round full moon hung over, we came to open grass, not far from home elder brother elder sister younger brother younger sister and I are going to barbecue material, big furnace life, moving stage desk cushion and other heavy work. Ready to complete, loved ones sitting, the high word, we these children hilarious, while waiting for the oven to the fire. Soon the kung fu, oven red fire started under the sway of the autumn wind, we were busy string corn, chicken, beef, sausage, etc on the oven, well give wings to brush sesame oil, brush MaLaJiang etc for a while to corn, barbecue with what material, we all brush. Adults at our joy the children busy figure, they are happy, happy and clinking.

Moon, such as plate, smell nice, we put the baked corn, chicken, beef, string, sausages nattering distributed to adult hands, all the family members share the Mid-Autumn night rich food, they watched the children eating delicious barbecue meat, cheering face radiates happiness let us more happiness and joy.

The day of reunion in the Mid-Autumn festival, we with good willing to scene, I hope to study hard, create the future life to be more beautiful, the construction of the motherland more prosperous future.

我盼星星盼月亮，终于盼来了中秋，我怀着兴奋的心情和爸爸妈妈计划着怎样过一个快乐的中秋节。

团圆之秋，秋天原本意味着收获的节季。中秋之夜，我们按照原本计划好的项目，所有的亲戚欢聚一堂，当一轮月圆高挂上空时，我们一起来到离家不远的空旷草地上，我和哥哥姐姐弟弟妹妹准备烧烤料子，大人生火炉、搬台桌坐垫等重活。一切就绪完毕，亲人围坐，高谈论阔，我们这些小孩子一边喜闹，一边等待着烤炉的火旺起来。不一会功夫，烤炉的火在秋风的吹拂下开始红通通的起来，我们忙着把玉米、鸡翅、牛肉串、香肠等放到烤炉上，我们一会给鸡翅刷香油，一会儿给玉米刷麻辣酱等，什么烧烤用的料，我们都刷。大人们看着我们这些小孩子欢乐忙碌的身影，他们更是其乐融融，幸福无比。

圆月如盘，香味四溢，我们把烤好的玉米、鸡翅、牛肉串、香肠分发到谈天说地的大人手上，所有的亲人一起共享中秋之夜的丰富食物，他们看着孩子们吃着香喷喷的烧烤肉欢呼着时，脸上流露出的幸福让我们更加幸福和快乐。

中秋团圆之日，我们怀着美好的愿意景，希望努力学习，把未来的生活创造得更加美、把未来祖国建设得更加繁荣昌盛。

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.

Get together gather ……, family reunion

In China, Mid-autumn Day is considered to be a symbol of family reunion. On this day, all the family members gather together at home to celebrate this special occasion. Last year, I could not celebrate the festival with my family because I was in university. However, this special day left a deep impression on me.

I still remember the atmosphere of that evening. All the students who could not go back home assembled in our classroom, having a party to celebrate this traditional festival. We tried our best to show our own enthusiasm. As an ethnic minority, I performed a peacock dance, which received warm applause. After the two-hour party, we went out to the playground and sat together to appreciate the moon because it is a tradition on Mid-autumn Day. We ate moon cakes, played cards, and listened to romantic poems recited by one of our classmates. In that harmonious atmosphere, nobody felt lonely or homesick even though we were far away from our homes

Thanks to our classmates, I experienced such a colorful and interesting Mid-autumn Day at my university. Thus, I learned to value all the festivals I spent during my university life.

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.

Mid-autumn Day is more or less like Spring Festival. It falls on the 15th

day of the 8th lunar month. Its an important day for our Chinese, because its

a family reunion day.

On that day, there will be a big family dinner. Everyone who works outside

will go back home for the union. And they also eat moon cakes, which are the

special food for this festival. There are various kinds of moon cakes. They are

so delicious that everyone enjoys them very much.

In the evening, the moon is so bright and round, so people always prepare

some fruits and moon cakes and put them under the moon so as to pray for the

health and security all the year round. It seems that everyone is so happy.

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。