节日主题英文课件中秋节.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,The Mid-autumn Festival,Do you know the story of Chang e?,Which story will you believe?,Mid-autumn Festival has a long history.,People celebrated it a long time ago.,Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations date back more than 2,000 years.In feudal times,Chinese emperors prayed to Heaven for a prosperous year.They chose the morning of the 15th day of the second lunar month to worship the sun and the evening of the 15th day of the eighth lunar month to hold a ceremony in praise of the moon.,Mid-autumn Festival also has another name.,Do you know what it is?,And why do we say so?,The Chinese believe that the moon is at its largest and brightest,and Chang E at her most beautiful,on the 15th night of the eighth lunar month.Its also cool then,a perfect time to celebrate the harvest;hence,the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Harvest Festival.,The festival is a time for family reunions to appreciate the moon and eat moon cakes together.,Bathed in bright moonshine and with the company of chrysanthemum,（菊花,)and cassia blossoms,poets eat crab meat,（蟹肉）,and moon cake,drink tea and wine,and versify the night away.,The round shape of moon cakes just symbolizes not only the moon but also the unity of the family.,But nowadays,the cakes are in all kinds of shape.,I hope all of you can have a good time in the Mid-autumn festival!,THE END,