中秋节--月近中秋月近圆，情至中秋情至酣
八月十五中秋节！
Mid-Autumn Festival
祝武汉大学全体国际学生中秋快乐！
Wish all international students of Wuhan University a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
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09.27 Sept 27th
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中秋 Mid-Autumn Festival
中秋节，（每年农历八月十五），又名祭月节、拜月节、仲秋节、月亮节、团圆节等，是我国的传统节日之一，也流行于朝鲜、日本和越南等邻国。中秋节与春节、清明节、端午节并称为中国汉族的四大传统节日。这一天，人们进行各种民俗活动，寄托思念故乡，思念亲人之情，祈盼丰收、幸福。关于中秋节的起源，大致有三种：古代对月的崇拜、月下歌舞觅偶的习俗，古代秋报拜土地神的遗俗。
The Mid -Autumn Festival (the 15th of the eighth lunar month each year), also known as the Moon Sacrifice Festival, the Moon Worship Festival, the Moon Festival, and the Reunion Festival, is one of China's traditional festivals and is also popular in neighboring countries such as Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Mid-Autumn Festival, together with the Spring Festival, Tomb sweeping Day and Dragon Boat Festival, is known as the four traditional festivals of the Han nationality in China. On this day, people engage in various folk activities to express their longing for their hometown and loved ones, hoping for a bumper harvest and happiness. About the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival, there are roughly three kinds: the worship of the moon in ancient times, the custom of singing and dancing under the moon to find a spouse, and the custom of worshiping the land god in ancient autumn.
中秋习俗- Customs -
赏月
中秋节处于农历八月十五，据说这一天的夜晚是月球距离地球最近的时候，月亮最大最圆最亮，所以从古至今都有中秋节饮宴赏月的习俗。
Admire the full moon
The Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 15th of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. It is said that the night on this day is when the moon is the closest to the earth, and the moon is the largest, roundest and brightest. Therefore, the custom of feasting and watching the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival has been popular since ancient times.
祭月
中秋节祭月是一种非常古老的习俗，是古人对于月神的一种崇拜活动。在广东部分地区还有着中秋晚上祭拜月神的习俗，人们设大香案，摆上月饼、水果等祭品，朝着月亮的方向全家人依次祭拜，祈求福佑。
Offering sacrifices to the moon
It is a worship activity of the ancients for the moon god. In some regions of Guangdong, there is also a custom of worshiping the moon god on the Mid Autumn Festival night. People set up large worship tables, place offerings such as mooncake and fruits, and the whole family worship one by one in the direction of the moon, praying for blessings.
吃月饼
月饼是古代中秋祭拜月神的供品，后来逐渐将中秋赏月和品尝月饼作为家人团圆的一大象征。月饼代表着大团圆，人们将其作为节日食品，赠送亲友，中秋节这天人们必吃月饼以示团圆。
Eating mooncakes
Mooncake was an ancient offering to worship the moon god during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Later, it gradually became a major symbol of family reunion to appreciate the moon and eating mooncakes during the Mid- Autumn Festival. Mooncakes represent great reunion. People take this holiday food as a present to relatives and friends. On Mid-Autumn Festival, people must eat mooncakes to indicate reunion.
燃灯
中秋之夜，很多地方有着燃灯助月色的习俗，湖广一带有用瓦片叠塔于塔上燃灯的节俗，江南一带有制作灯船的节俗。
Lighting lanterns
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, many places have the custom of lighting lanterns. In the Huguang area, there is a festival custom of using tiles to stack towers and lighting lanterns on the towers, while in the Jiangnan area, there is a festival custom of making lightboats.
赏桂花、饮桂花酒
中秋节前后是桂花盛的时候，人们有在中秋赏桂花的习俗，并用桂花制作成各种食品或者桂花蜜酒，供家人团圆饮用。
Enjoy osmanthus flowers and drink osmanthus wine
Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, when osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, there is a custom of appreciating osmanthus flowers in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and using osmanthus flowers to make various foods or osmanthus wine for family reunion.
三五夜中新月色，二千里外故人心
Tonight, the moonlight is particularly bright. I feel lonely and unbearable. I miss you in front of the moonlight; You are two thousand miles away, probably also admiring the moon and missing me.
——唐·白居易
海上生明月，天涯共此时。
On the vast sea, a bright moonlight slowly rises; Far away in the sky, you also gaze, listening to the hustle and bustle of your heart.
——唐·张九龄
