Learn Chinese Holidays - Mid-Autumn Festival - 中秋节
满月
(n)full moon
蛋黄 (n)egg yolk
莲蓉 (n) lotus seed paste
月兔 (n) Moon rabbit
嫦娥 (n) Chang'e （a Chinese goddess）
传闻，嫦娥日子在月宫里。
It’s said that Chang’e lives in the Moon Palace.
后羿 (n) Houyi
后羿是古代传说中的一位英豪。
Houyi is a hero of the ancient legends.
中秋节 (n) Mid-Autumn Festival
中秋节是我国的传统节日。
Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese festival.
风俗 (n) custom; habit
每一个节日，都有许多不一样的风俗。
Every festival has many different customs.
团圆(v)：to reunite
今日是咱们家人团圆的日子。
Today is the day of our family reunion.
赏月(n) moon watching
赏月(v): to gaze at the moon; to admire the moon
许多人都到山上的亭子里去赏月。
Many people go to mountaintop pavilions to admire the moon.
节日 festival; holiday
新年对我国人来说，是一年里最重要的节日。
To the Chinese, the Spring Festival is the most important festival of the year.
灯笼 (n) lantern
街上的灯笼真美观！
The lanterns on
the street are really pretty!
月饼 (n) moon cake
冰皮月饼 (n) snowy mooncake
我喜爱吃冰淇淋月饼。
I like to eat ice-cream mooncakes.
祭祀(v): to offer sacrifices; to worship
明日，他们要举办祭祀祖先的典礼。
Tomorrow, they will be holding a ceremony to offer sacrifices to ancestors.
阴历(n): the lunar/traditional calendar
他的生日是每年的阴历8月初8。
His birthday falls on the eighth day of the eighth month of every lunar year.
佳节(n): fiesta; festival
每当佳节倍思亲。
Every festival, the yearning for one’s family doubles.
送礼(v): to give someone a gift
后天是情人节，你要给我送礼的。
It’s Valentine’s Day the day after tomorrow – you have to give me a gift.
怀念(v): to long for; to miss; to think of
我很怀念远方的亲人。
I miss my family staying far away a lot.
亲情(n): familial love; kinship
我最垂青的是家人世的亲情。
What I value the most is kinship between family members.
传统(n):
tradition
贡献父母，是我国人的优良传统。
Being filial to parents is an excellent tradition of the Chinese.
文明(n): culture
他是研讨我国文明的专家。
He’s an expert that studies Chinese culture.
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