中秋节英语作文：中秋节的意义
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中秋节英语作文：中秋节的意义
The Mid-
Autumn or Moon Festival is one rich in
poetic
（诗意的）
significance. Ancient
legends
（古代
的传说）
that became interwoven with this
festival
‘
s
celebration further contribute to the
warm regard in
which it has always been
held by the Chinese people.
According
to the lunar
calendar
（农历）
，
the
seventh
，
eighth
，
and
ninth
months
constitute
the
autumn
season.
Mid-Autumn
Festival
falls
on
the
15th
day
of
the
eighth
lunar
month
，
precisely in the
middle of this season
，
when
the
heat
of
the
summer
has
given
way
to
cool
autumn
weather
，
marked
by blue skies and gentle breezes. On
this day the moon is at its greatest
distance from the
earth
；
at no
other time is it so luminous.
Then
，
as
the
Chinese say
，
“The
moon is perfectly round.” In
the
villages the heavy work involved in the summer
harvest has already been completed but
the autumn
harvest has not yet arrived.
The
actual
origins
of
the
Mid-Autumn
Festival
are