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4岁孩子背了9本书幼儿园正在&剥夺&童年
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4周岁的苗琳琳身边摆了一摞书，她正在埋头写拼音，可老师让写的拼音“a”却怎么也写不出来，琳琳生气地把整个拼音本都撕了，面对孩子无助的眼神，年轻的父母茫然了——为什么要让四五岁的孩子过早地扛上了学习的重担呢？ 　　为此，记者走访了我市多家幼儿园，并到权威部门进行求证。 　　此时，正是入园高峰期，许多家长又开始新一轮的选择，佳西区的李刚夫妇经过了细致地考察，终于确定下来，要让孩子去那家幼儿园，可孩子一个星期下来却不堪重负，才五岁的孩子又买本又买书，随手翻一下书包，里面竟有品德、体育、音乐、数学、语文等9本书，还有几个家长为孩子写字、买书的事向记者反映，记者来到李刚儿子所在幼儿园确实看到中班的几个四五岁的孩子正在写作业。记者向老师咨询，老师证实这些孩子都是四五岁，进行的是提前教育。 　　记者又来到金三角附近的一个幼儿园，也是四五岁的孩子提前拿起了笔，记者走了6家幼儿园，只有我市规模最大的实验幼儿园，把五岁的孩子分到小班，不用过早地拿笔写字，这家幼儿园刘老师说，五岁的孩子刚开始懂事，教他写字是不行的，而省级统一的教材中规定，5岁只适合学填图、手工等一些简单的知识。 　　就此事，我市教育局初等教育科赵淑华告诉记者，我市各幼儿园必须使用省级统一规范教材，书费在24元左右，从小班开始。四五岁的幼儿教科书是以智力开发、动手动脑为主，幼儿只有到学前班才开始拿笔，过早地拿笔会造成孩子的逆反心理，从而影响到孩子将来上学，有可能会厌学，现在我市的幼儿园大多个人办园，有些为了吸引家长违规教学，教育局也进行过查处，但年轻的家长们要选择正规的幼儿园，减轻孩子身上的负担，让四五岁的孩子有个灿烂的童年。
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中国传统节日中英对照1.NewYear'sDay元旦(1月1日)2.SpringFChineseNewYear'sDay春节(农历一月一日)3.LanternFestival元宵节(农历一月十五日)4.InternationalWorkingWomen'sDay国际劳动妇女节(3月8日)5.ArborDay植树节(3月12日)6.PostalDay邮政节(3月20日)7.WorldMeteorologyDay世界气象节(3月23日)8.ChingMingFTomb-sweepingFestival清明节(4月5日)9.InternationalLabourDay国际劳动节(5月1日)10.ChineseYouthDay中国青年节(5月4日)11.Nurses'Festival护士节(5月12日)12.DragonBoatFestival端午节(农历五月初五)13.InternationalChildren'sDay国际儿童节(6月1日)14.TheParty'sBrithday中国共产党成立纪念日(7月1日)15.TheArmy'sDay建军节(8月1日)16.Mid-Autumn(Moon)Festival中秋节(农历八月十五)17.Teacher'sDay教师节(9月10日)18.Double-ninthDay重阳节(农历九月九日)19.NationalDay国庆节(10月1日)20.NewYear'sEve除夕(农历十二月三十日)中国常见传统活动中英对照过年celebratethespringfestival春联springfestivalcouplets剪纸paper-cuts年画newyearpaintings买年货doshoppingdospringfestivalshopping敬酒proposeatoast灯笼lantern烟花fireworks爆竹firecrackers(peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop.)红包redpackets(cashwrappedupinredpaper,symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecomingyear.)舞狮liondance(thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck.)舞龙dragondance(toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests)戏曲traditionalopera杂耍varietyshow灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns灯会exhibitoflanterns守岁staying-up拜年paynewyear'givenewyear'paynewyear'svisit禁忌taboo去晦气getridoftheill-fortune祭祖宗offersacrificestoone'sancestors压岁钱moneygiventochildrenasalunarnewyeargiftculturenote:intheolddays,newyear'smoneywasgivenintheformofonehundredcoppercoinsstrungtogetheronaredstringandsymbolizedthehopethatonewouldlivetobeahundredyearsold.today,moneyisplacedinsideredenvelopesindenominationsconsideredauspiciousandgiventorepresentluckandwealth辞旧岁bidfarewelltotheoldyear扫房generalhouse-cleaning年糕nian-newyearcake团圆饭familyreuniondinner年夜饭thedinneronnewyear'seve饺子jiao-chinesemeatravioli回答者：王译山川wyj-见习魔法师三级12-2112:34春节,农历正月初一元宵节,农历正月十五端午节,农历五月初五中秋节,农历八月十五回答者：想吃米凉粉-江湖新秀五级12-2112:351月1日元旦（NewYear'sDay)2月2日世界湿地日(WorldWetlandsDay)2月14日情人节(Valentine'sDay)3月3日全国爱耳日3月5日青年志愿者服务日3月8日国际妇女节(InternationalWomen'Day)3月9日保护母亲河日3月12日中国植树节(ChinaArborDay)3月14日白色情人节(WhiteDay)3月14日国际警察日(InternationalPolicemen'Day)3月15日世界消费者权益日(WorldConsumerRightDay）3月21日世界森林日（WorldForestDay)3月21日世界睡眠日(WorldSleepDay)3月22日世界水日(WorldWaterDay)3月23日世界气象日(WorldMeteorologicalDay)3月24日世界防治结核病日(WorldTuberculosisDay)4月1日愚人节(AprilFools'Day)4月5日清明节（Tomb-sweepingDay)4月7日世界卫生日(WorldHealthDay）4月22日世界地球日(WorldEarthDay)4月26日世界知识产权日(WorldIntellectualPropertyDay)5月1日国际劳动节(InternationalLabourDay)5月3日世界哮喘日(WorldAsthmaDay)5月4日中国青年节（ChineseYouthDay)5月8日世界红十字日(WorldRed-CrossDay)5月12日国际护士节(InternationalNurseDay)5月15日国际家庭日(InternationalFamilyDay)5月17日世界电信日(WorldTelecommunicationsDay)5月20日全国学生营养日5月23日国际牛奶日(InternationalMilkDay)5月31日世界无烟日(WorldNo-SmokingDay)6月1日国际儿童节(InternationalChildren'sDay)6月5日世界环境日(InternationalEnvironmentDay)6月6日全国爱眼日6月17日世界防治荒漠化和干旱日(WorldDaytocombatdesertification)6月23日国际奥林匹克日(InternationalOlympicDay)6月25日全国土地日6月26日国际禁毒日(InternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuseandIllicitTrafficking)7月1日中国共产党诞生日(AnniversaryoftheFoundingoftheChineseCommunistParty)7月1日国际建筑日（InternationalArchitectureDay)7月7日中国人民抗日战争纪念日7月11日世界人口日(WorldPopulationDay)8月1日中国人民解放军建军节(ArmyDay)8月12日国际青年节(InternationalYouthDay)9月8日国际扫盲日(InternationalAnti-illiteracyDay)9月10日中国教师节(Teacher'sDay)9月16日中国脑健康日9月16日国际臭氧层保护日(InternationalDayforthePreservationoftheOzoneLayer)9月20日全国爱牙日9月21日世界停火日(WorldCease-fireDay)9月27日世界旅游日(WorldTourismDay)10月1日中华人民共和国国庆节(NationalDay)10月1日国际音乐日(InternationalMusicDay)10月1日国际老年人日(InternationalDayofOlderPersons)10月4日世界动物日(WorldAnimalDay)10月5日世界教师日(WorldTeachers'Day)（联合国教科文组织确立）10月8日全国高血压日10月9日世界邮政日(WorldPostDay)10月10日世界精神卫生日(WorldMentalHealthDay)10月14日世界标准日(WorldStandardsDay)10月15日国际盲人节(InternationalDayoftheBlind)10月15日世界农村妇女日(WorldRuralWomen'sDay)10月16日世界粮食日(WorldFoodDay)10月17日国际消除贫困日(InternationalDayfortheEradicationofPoverty)10月24日联合国日(UnitedNationsDay)10月24日世界发展新闻日(WorldDevelopmentInformationDay)10月28日中国男性健康日10月29日国际生物多样性日(InternationalBiodiversityDay)10月31日万圣节(Halloween)11月8日中国记者节11月9日消防宣传日11月14日世界糖尿病日(WorldDiabetesDay)11月17日国际大学生节11月25日国际消除对妇女的暴力日(InternationalDayFortheeliminationofViolenceagainstWomen)12月1日世界爱滋病日(WorldAIDSDay)12月3日世界残疾人日(WorldDisabledDay）12月4日全国法制宣传日12月9日世界足球日（WorldFootballDay)12月25日圣诞节(ChristmasDay)12月29日国际生物多样性日(InternationalBiologicalDiversityDay)1月最后一个星期日国际麻风节3月最后一个完整周的星期一中小学生安全教育日春分月圆后的第一个星期日复活节(EasterMonday)(有可能是3月22-4月25日间的任一天)5月第二个星期日母亲节(Mother'sDay)5月第三个星期日全国助残日6月第三个星期日父亲节(Father'sDay)9月第三个星期二国际和平日(InternationalPeaceDay)9月第三个星期六全国国防教育日9月第四个星期日国际聋人节(InternationalDayoftheDeaf)10月的第一个星期一世界住房日(WorldHabitatDay)10月的第二个星斯一加拿大感恩节(ThanksgivingDay)10月第二个星期三国际减轻自然灾害日(InternationalDayforNaturalDisasterReduction)10月第二个星期四世界爱眼日(WorldSightDay)11月最后一个星期四美国感恩节(ThanksgivingDay)农历节日农历正月初一春节(theSpringFestival)农历正月十五元宵节(LanternFestival)农历五月初五端午节(theDragon-BoatFestival)农历七月初七乞巧节(中国情人节）(Double-SeventhDay)农历八月十五中秋节(theMid-AutumnFestival)农历九月初九重阳节(theDoubleNinthFestival)农历腊月初八腊八节(thelabaRicePorridgeFestival)
中国传统节日中英对照：春节春节，是农历正月初一，又叫阴历年，俗称“过年”。这是我国民间最隆重、最热闹的一个传统节日。春节的历史很悠久，它起源于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。按照我国农历，正月初一古称元日、元辰、元正、元朔、元旦等，俗称年初一，到了民国时期，改用公历，公历的一月一日称为元旦，把农历的一月一日叫春节。春节到了，意味着春天将要来临，万象复苏草木更新，新一轮播种和收获季节又要开始。人们刚刚度过冰天雪地草木凋零的漫漫寒冬，早就盼望着春暖花开的日子，当新春到来之际，自然要充满喜悦载歌载舞地迎接这个节日。千百年来，人们使年俗庆祝活动变得异常丰富多彩，每年从农历腊月二十三日起到年三十，民间把这段时间叫做“迎春日”，也叫“扫尘日”，在春节前扫尘搞卫生，是我国人民素有的传统习惯。然后就是家家户户准备年货，节前十天左右，人们就开始忙于采购物品，年货包括鸡鸭鱼肉、茶酒油酱、南北炒货、糖饵果品，都要采买充足，还要准备一些过年时走亲访友时赠送的礼品，小孩子要添置新衣新帽，准备过年时穿。在节前要在住宅的大门上粘贴红纸黄字的新年寄语，也就是用红纸写成的春联。屋里张贴色彩鲜艳寓意吉祥的年画，心灵手巧的姑娘们剪出美丽的窗花贴在窗户上，门前挂大红灯笼或贴福字及财神、门神像等，福字还可以倒贴，路人一念福倒了，也就是福气到了，所有这些活动都是要为节日增添足够的喜庆气氛。春节的另一名称叫过年。在过去的传说中，年是一种为人们带来坏运气的想象中的动物。年一来。树木凋蔽，百草不生；年一过，万物生长，鲜花遍地。年如何才能过去呢？需用鞭炮轰，于是有了燃鞭炮的习俗，这其实也是烘托热闹场面的又一种方式。春节是个欢乐祥和的节日，也是亲人团聚的日子，离家在外的孩子在过春节时都要回家欢聚。过年的前一夜，就是旧年的腊月三十夜，也叫除夕，又叫团圆夜，在这新旧交替的时候，守岁是最重要的年俗活动之一，除夕晚上，全家老小都一起熬年守岁，欢聚酣饮，共享天伦之乐，北方地区在除夕有吃饺子的习俗，饺子的作法是先和面，和字就是合；饺子的饺和交谐音，合和交有相聚之意，又取更岁交子之意。在南方有过年吃年糕的习惯，甜甜的粘粘的年糕，象征新一年生活甜蜜蜜，步步高。待第一声鸡啼响起，或是新年的钟声敲过，街上鞭炮齐鸣，响声此起彼伏，家家喜气洋洋，新的一年开始了，男女老少都穿着节日盛装，先给家族中的长者拜年祝寿，节中还有给儿童压岁钱，吃团年饭，初二、三就开始走亲戚看朋友，相互拜年，道贺祝福，说些恭贺新喜、恭喜发财、恭喜、过年好等话，祭祖等活动。节日的热烈气氛不仅洋溢在各家各户，也充满各地的大街小巷，一些地方的街市上还有舞狮子，耍龙灯，演社火，游花市，逛庙会等习俗。这期间花灯满城，游人满街，热闹非凡，盛况空前，直要闹到正月十五元宵节过后，春节才算真正结束了。春节是汉族最重要的节日，但是满、蒙古，瑶、壮、白、高山、赫哲、哈尼、达斡尔、侗、黎等十几个少数民族也有过春节的习俗，只是过节的形式更有自己的民族特色，更蕴味无穷。SpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Allpeoplelivingawayfromhomegoback,becomingthebusiesttimefortransportationsystemsofabouthalfamonthfromtheSpringFestival.Airports,railwaystationsandlong-distancebusstationsarecrowdedwithhomereturnees.TheSpringFestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonth,oftenonemonthlaterthantheGregoriancalendar.ItoriginatedintheShangDynasty(c.1600BC-c.1100BC)fromthepeople'ssacrificetogodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofanewone.Strictlyspeaking,theSpringFestivalstartseveryyearintheearlydaysofthe12thlunarmonthandwilllasttillthemid1stlunarmonthofthenextyear.Ofthem,themostimportantdaysareSpringFestivalEveandthefirstthreedays.TheChinesegovernmentnowstipulatespeoplehavesevendaysofffortheChineseLunarNewYear.ManycustomsaccompanytheSpringFestival.Somearestillfollowedtoday,butothershaveweakened.Onthe8thdayofthe12thlunarmonth,manyfamiliesmakelabaporridge,adeliciouskindofporridgemadewithglutinousrice,millet,seedsofJob'stears,jujubeberries,lotusseeds,beans,longanandgingko.The23rddayofthe12thlunarmonthiscalledPreliminaryEve.Atthistime,peopleoffersacrificetothekitchengod.Nowhowever,mostfamiliesmakedeliciousfoodtoenjoythemselves.AfterthePreliminaryEve,peoplebeginpreparingforthecomingNewYear.Thisiscalled&SeeingtheNewYearin&.StoreownersarebusythenaseverybodygoesouttopurchasenecessitiesfortheNewYear.Materialsnotonlyincludeedibleoil,rice,flour,chicken,duck,fishandmeat,butalsofruit,candiesandkindsofnuts.What'smore,variousdecorations,newclothesandshoesforthechildrenaswellasgiftsfortheelderly,friendsandrelatives,areallonthelistofpurchasing.BeforetheNewYearcomes,thepeoplecompletelycleantheindoorsandoutdoorsoftheirhomesaswellastheirclothes,bedclothesandalltheirutensils.Thenpeoplebegindecoratingtheircleanroomsfeaturinganatmosphereofrejoicingandfestivity.AllthedoorpanelswillbepastedwithSpringFestivalcouplets,highlightingChinesecalligraphywithblackcharactersonredpaper.Thecontentvariesfromhouseowners'wishesforabrightfuturetogoodluckfortheNewYear.Also,picturesofthegodofdoorsandwealthwillbepostedonfrontdoorstowardoffevilspiritsandwelcomepeaceandabundance.TheChinesecharacter&fu&(meaningblessingorhappiness)isamust.Thecharacterputonpapercanbepastednormallyorupsidedown,forinChinesethe&reversedfu&ishomophonicwith&fucomes&,bothbeingpronouncedas&fudaole.&What'smore,twobigredlanternscanberaisedonbothsidesofthefrontdoor.Redpaper-cuttingscanbeseenonwindowglassandbrightlycoloredNewYearpaintingswithauspiciousmeaningsmaybeputonthewall.PeopleattachgreatimportancetoSpringFestivalEve.Atthattime,allfamilymemberseatdinnertogether.Themealismoreluxuriousthanusual.Dishessuchaschicken,fishandbeancurdcannotbeexcluded,forinChinese,theirpronunciations,respectively&ji&,&yu&and&doufu,&meanauspiciousness,abundanceandrichness.Afterthedinner,thewholefamilywillsittogether,chattingandwatchingTV.Inrecentyears,theSpringFestivalpartybroadcastonChinaCentralTelevisionStation(CCTV)isessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.Accordingtocustom,eachfamilywillstayuptoseetheNewYearin.WakinguponNewYear,everybodydressesup.Firsttheyextendgreetingstotheirparents.TheneachchildwillgetmoneyasaNewYeargift,wrappedupinredpaper.PeopleinnorthernChinawilleatjiaozi,ordumplings,forbreakfast,astheythink&jiaozi&insoundmeans&biddingfarewelltotheoldandusheringinthenew&.Also,theshapeofthedumplingislikegoldingotfromancientChina.Sopeopleeatthemandwishformoneyandtreasure.SouthernChineseeatniangao(NewYearcakemadeofglutinousriceflour)onthisoccasion,becauseasahomophone,niangaomeans&higherandhigher,oneyearafteranother.&ThefirstfivedaysaftertheSpringFestivalareagoodtimeforrelatives,friends,andclassmatesaswellascolleaguestoexchangegreetings,giftsandchatleisurely.BurningfireworkswasoncethemosttypicalcustomontheSpringFestival.Peoplethoughtthesplutteringsoundcouldhelpdriveawayevilspirits.However,suchanactivitywascompletelyorpartiallyforbiddeninbigcitiesoncethegovernmenttooksecurity,noiseandpollutionfactorsintoconsideration.Asareplacement,somebuytapeswithfirecrackersoundstolistento,somebreaklittleballoonstogetthesoundtoo,whileothersbuyfirecrackerhandicraftstohanginthelivingroom.Thelivelyatmospherenotonlyfillseveryhousehold,butpermeatestostreetsandlanes.Aseriesofactivitiessuchasliondancing,dragonlanterndancing,lanternfestivalsandtemplefairswillbeheldfordays.TheSpringFestivalthencomestoanendwhentheLanternFestivalisfinished.Chinahas56ethnicgroups.MinoritiescelebratetheirSpringFestivalalmostthesamedayastheHanpeople,andtheyhavedifferentcustoms.每年农历的正月十五日，春节刚过，迎来的就是中国的传统节日--元宵节。元宵主要的活动就是看灯。东汉明帝时期，明帝提倡佛教，听说佛教有正月十五日僧人观佛舍利，点灯敬佛的做法，就命令这一天夜晚在皇宫和寺庙里点灯敬佛，令士族庶民都挂灯。以后这种佛教礼仪节日逐渐形成民间盛大的节日。该节经历了由宫廷到民间，由中原到全国的发展过程。直到今天，元宵点灯的习俗仍然在中国的各地流传的，各式各样美丽的花灯在这一天都会点亮，孩子们提着自制的灯笼走街串巷，非常高兴。猜灯谜也是元宵节的一项重要活动，花灯的主人会将谜面写在灯笼上，挂在门口，如果有人可以猜中，就能得到小小的礼物。这项活动最早起源于宋朝，因为谜语能启迪智慧又饶有兴趣，所以流传过程中深受社会各阶层的欢迎。民间过元宵节吃元宵的习俗。元宵由糯米制成，或实心，或带馅。馅有豆沙、白糖、山楂、各类果料等，食用时煮、煎、蒸、炸皆可。起初，人们把这种食物叫“浮圆子”，后来又叫“汤团”或“汤圆”，这些名称“团圆”字音相近，取团圆之意，象征全家人团团圆圆，和睦幸福，人们也以此怀念离别的亲人,寄托了对未来生活的美好愿望。随着时间的推移，元宵节的活动越来越多，白天有耍龙灯、耍狮子、踩高跷、划旱船扭秧歌、打太平鼓等传统民俗表演。到了夜晚，除了五颜六色的美花灯之外，还有艳丽多姿的烟火。大多数家庭会在春节时留下一些烟花等到元宵节这天燃放，而一些地方政府也会举办烟花大会，当新年的第一个月圆之夜在盛大的烟火表演中来临时，人们都陶醉在这令人难忘了烟花与皎洁的明月中。LanternFestivalTheLanternFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,usuallyinFebruaryorMarchintheGregoriancalendar.AsearlyastheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-AD25),ithadbecomeafestivalwithgreatsignificance.Thisday'simportantactivityiswatchinglanterns.ThroughouttheHanDynasty(206BC-AD220),BuddhismflourishedinChina.OneemperorheardthatBuddhistmonkswouldwatchsarira,orremainsfromthecremationofBuddha'sbody,andlightlanternstoworshipBuddhaonthe15thdayofthe1stlunarmonth,soheorderedtolightlanternsintheimperialpalaceandtemplestoshowrespecttoBuddhaonthisday.Later,theBuddhistritedevelopedintoagrandfestivalamongcommonpeopleanditsinfluenceexpandedfromtheCentralPlainstothewholeofChina.Tilltoday,thelanternfestivalisstillheldeachyeararoundthecountry.Lanternsofvariousshapesandsizesarehunginthestreets,attractingcountlessvisitors.Childrenwillholdself-madeorboughtlanternstostrollwithonthestreets,extremelyexcited.&Guessinglanternriddles&isanessentialpartoftheFestival.Lanternownerswriteriddlesonapieceofpaperandpostthemonthelanterns.Ifvisitorshavesolutionstotheriddles,theycanpullthepaperoutandgotothelanternownerstochecktheiranswer.Iftheyareright,theywillgetalittlegift.Theactivityemergedduringpeople'senjoymentoflanternsintheSongDynasty(960-1279).Asriddleguessingisinterestingandfullofwisdom,ithasbecomepopularamongallsocialstrata.Peoplewilleatyuanxiao,orricedumplings,onthisday,soitisalsocalledthe&YuanxiaoFestival.&Yuanxiaoalsohasanothername,tangyuan.Itissmalldumplingballsmadeofglutinousriceflourwithrosepetals,sesame,beanpaste,jujubepaste,walnutmeat,driedfruit,sugarandedibleoilasfilling.Tangyuancanbeboiled,friedorsteamed.Ittastessweetanddelicious.What'smore,tangyuaninChinesehasasimilarpronunciationwith&tuanyuan”,meaningreunion.Sopeopleeatthemtodenoteunion,harmonyandhappinessforthefamily.InthedaytimeoftheFestival,performancessuchasadragonlanterndance,aliondance,alandboatdance,ayanggedance,walkingonstiltsandbeatingdrumswhiledancingwillbestaged.Onthenight,exceptformagnificentlanterns,fireworksformabeautifulscene.MostfamiliessparesomefireworksfromtheSpringFestivalandletthemoffintheLanternFestival.Somelocalgovernmentswillevenorganizeafireworksparty.OnthenightwhenthefirstfullmoonenterstheNewYear,peoplebecomereallyintoxicatedbytheimposingfireworksandbrightmooninthesky.Mid-autumnFestivalTheMid-AutumnFestival(ChineseMoonFestival)isanimportanttraditionalfestivitysecondonlytotheSpringFestival.Celebratedonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonthinChineselunarcalendar,theMoonFestivalusuallycomessometimebetweenthesecondweekofSeptemberandthesecondweekofOctober.Mid-Autumndayisatimewhenpeoplecelebratetheharvest,enjoythegetting-togetherwithfamiliesandfriendsandappreciategoodfoodandthemostbeautifulmoon.Chineseancestorstooktheseventh,eighthandninthlunarmonthsasautumnand15thdayoftheeighthlunarmonthastheMoonDaywhichwasconsideredthebestdayoftheyeartoenjoythebeautiful,roundandbrightmoon.Aharvestfestival,MoonDayisatimeforrelaxationandcelebrationandmostimportantly,reunionoffamilies.Inthepast,foodofferingswereplacedonanaltarsetupinthecourtyard.Specialfoodforthefestivalincludedmooncakesandcookedtaro,ediblesnailsfromthetaropatchesorricepaddiescookedwithsweetbasil,andwatercaltrope,atypeofwaterchestnutresemblingblackbuffalohorns.Somepeopleinsistedthatcookedtarobeincludedbecauseatthetimeofcreation,tarowasthefirstfooddiscoveredatnightinthemoonlight.TraditionTheMid-AutumnFestivalisatraditionalfestivityforboththeHanandminoritynationalities.ThecustomofworshippingthemooncanbetracedbackasfarastheancientXiaandShangDynasties(2000B.C.-1066B.C.).IntheZhouDynasty(1066B.C.-221B.C.),peopleheldceremoniestogreetwinterandworshipedthemoonwhenevertheMid-AutumnFestivalsetin.ItbecameprevalentintheTangDynasty(618-907A.D.)thatpeopleenjoyedandworshipedthefullmoon.IntheSouthernSongDynasty(A.D.),however,peoplesentroundmooncakestotheirrelativesasgiftsinexpressionoftheirbestwishesoffamilyreunion.Atnighttheylookedupatthefullsilvermoonorwentsightseeingtocelebratethefestival.SincetheMing(A.D.)andQingDynasties(A.D.),thecustomofMid-AutumnFestivalcelebrationbecameunprecedentedpopular.Togetherwiththecelebrationthereappearedsomespecialcustomsindifferentpartsofthecountry,suchasburningincense,plantingMid-Autumntrees,lightingLanternsontowersandfiredragondances.WhatisworthmentioningisthattheYuetanParkinthewesterndistrictofBeijing,wasoriginallytheTempleofMoon,andeveryyear,theemperorwouldgotheretoofferasacrificetothemoon.Inmid-autumnfarmershadjustfinishedgatheringtheircropsandbringinginfruitsfromtheorchards.Theywereoverwhelmedwithjoywhentheyhaveaharvestandatthesametimetheyfeltquiterelaxedafterayearofhardwork.Sothe15thDayoftheeighthlunarmonthhasgraduallyevolvedasawidelycelebratedfestivalforordinarypeople.Whenthenightfalls,thelandisbathedinsilvermoonlight.Familiessetuptablesintheircourtyardsorsittogetherontheirbalconieschattingandsharingofferingstothemoon.Togethertheyenjoythespellofnight.MoonCakeMooncakealsohasastory.DuringtheYuandynasty(A.D.)ChinawasruledbytheMongolianpeople.LeadersfromtheprecedingSungdynasty(A.D.960-1280)wereunhappyatsubmittingtoforeignrule,andsethowtocoordinatetherebellionwithoutitbeingdiscovered.Theleadersoftherebellion,knowingthattheMoonFestivalwasdrawingnear,orderedthemakingofspecialcakes.Containedineachmooncakewasamessagewiththeoutlineoftheattack.OnthenightoftheMoonFestival,therebelssuccessfullyattackedandoverthrewthegovernment.WhatfollowedwastheestablishmentoftheMingdynasty(A.D.).Today,mooncakesareeatentocommemoratethislegend.Theroundmooncakes,traditionallyaboutthreeinchesindiameterandoneandahalfinchesinthickness,resembledWesternfruitcakesintasteandconsistency.Thesecakesweremadewithmelonseeds,lotusseeds,almonds,mincedmeats,beanpaste,orangepeelsandlard.Agoldenyolkfromasaltedduckeggwasplacedatthecenterofeachcake,andthegoldenbrowncrustwasdecoratedwithsymbolsofthefestival.13mooncakeswerepiledinapyramidtosymbolizethethirteenmoonsofa&completeyear&,thatis,twelvemoonsplusoneintercalarymoon.MoonViewAmoonviewisamustintheMid-AutumnFestivalwhenthemoonisespeciallyroundandbright.Iftheweatherremainsfine,peoplewillbeabletoseeafullmoononMid-autumndayastronomerssay.Afullmoonusuallyfallsonthe16thdayofalunarmonth,insteadofthe15thday.Themoonwillappearatitsfullestwhenitismostcloselyalignedwiththeearthandthesun.Ittakesabout29.5daysforthethreecelestialbodiestobeapproximatelyaligned.ThenexttimeforsuchafullestmoonwillbeSeptember19,2013.：TheoldestandmostimportantfestivalinChinaistheSpringFestival,morecommonlyknownintheWestasChineseNewYear.LikeallChinesefestivals,thedateofthenewyearisdeterminedbythelunar/solarcalendarratherthantheWestern(Gregorian)calendar,sothedateoftheholidayvariesfromlateJanuarytomidFebruary.TheSpringfestivalcelebratestheearthcomingbacktolife,andthestartofploughingandsowing.Inthepast,feudalrulersofdynastiesplacedgreatimportanceonthisoccasion,andceremoniestousherintheseasonwereperformed.PreparationsfortheNewYearfestivalstartduringthelastfewdaysofthelastmoon.Housesarethoroughlycleaned,debtsrepaid,haircutandnewclothesbought.Doorsaredecoratedwithverticalscrollsofcharactersonredpaperwhosetextsseekgoodluckandpraisenature,thispracticestemmingfromthehangingofpeach-woodcharmstokeepawayghostsandevilspirits.Inmanyhomesincenseisburned,andalsointhetemplesasamarkofrespecttoancestors.OnNewYear’sEvehousesarebrightlylitandalargefamilydinnerisserved.InthesouthofChinasticky-sweetglutinousricepuddingcalledniangaoisserved,whileinthenorththesteameddumplingjiaoziispopular.Mostcelebratingthefestivalstayuptillmidnight,whenfireworksarelit,todriveawayevilspirits.NewYearsdayisoftenspentvisitingneighbours,familyandfriends.ThepublicholidayforNewYearlasts3daysinChina,butthefestivaltraditionallylaststillthe15thdayofthelunarmonthandendswiththe‘LanternFestival’.Here,housesaredecoratedwithcolourfullanterns,andyuanxioa,asweetorsavouryfriedorboileddumplingmadeofglutinousriceflouriseaten.（发布时间:）