為什麼中秋節時在八月十五呢?
Why Mid-Autumn Is Celebrated at Month 8 Day 15?
這一天是,中國農曆的秋天裡最中間的一天。
The date of the Festival is the middle of the autumn season, according to the Chinese calendar.
For the Full Moon為了一輪滿月
在農曆裡,每個月的15号,月亮是最圓最亮的,在中國的文化裡象征着團圓,團聚。
On the 15th of the each lunar month, the moon is at its roundest and brightest, symbolizing togetherness and reunion in Chinese culture.
For Harvest Celebration慶祝豐收
八月十五這天,通常稻谷都已經成熟、收割了,所以人們把這當成慶祝豐收,和拜神、給神表達感恩。
Month 8 day 15, is traditionally the time rice is supposed to mature and be harvested. So, people take this festival as an opportunity to celebrate the harvest and worship their gods to show their gratitude.
各式月餅在英語裡怎麼說呢
不同的月餅,其實主要是餡兒不同:
Different moon cakes are actually different from filling.
餡兒:filling
鮮肉月餅 pork mooncake
豆沙月餅 sweet bean paste mooncake
廣式月餅 Cantonese mooncake
蛋黃蓮蓉 lotus seed paste with salted egg yolk
鹹鴨蛋黃 salted duck egg yolk 鹹鴨蛋黃
冰皮月餅 snow skin mooncake
椰蓉 coconut
五仁 five-nuts 五仁”是指花生(peanut),核桃(walnut seed),瓜子(watermelon seed),杏仁(almond),松子(pine nut)
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