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1、此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。以中秋节的传说为题的英语作文 Mid-AutumnFestival(alsoknownastheMoonFestival),thethirdmajorfestivaloftheChinesecalendar,iscelebratedonthe15thdayofthe8thmonth,asthemoonissupposedtobeatitsmaximumbrightnessfortheentireyear. Themoondefinitelyspinscoun
2、tlesslegendsthroughouttheages.Ofcourse,themostfamouslegendistheonesurroundingthe“ladylivinginthemoon”thatdatesbacktoancienttimes,toadaywhentensunsappearedatonceinthesky.TheEmperororderedafamousarchertoshootdownthenineextrasuns.Oncethetaskwasaccomplished,GoddessofWesternHeav
3、enrewardedthearcherwithapillthatwouldmakehimimmortal.However,hiswifefoundthepill,tookit,andwasbanishedtothemoonasaresult.Legendsaysthatherbeautyisgreatestonthedayofthefestival. AnotherlegenddepictsapossiblerolethatthefestivalplayedinChinesehistory.OverrunbytheMongolsinthet
4、hirteenthcentury,theChinesethrewofftheiroppressorsin1368AD.Itissaidthatmooncakes-whichtheMongolsdidnoteat-weretheperfectvehicleforhidingandpassingalongplansfortherebellion.Familieswereinstructednottoeatthemooncakesuntil3此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。thedayofthefe
5、stival,whichiswhentherebelliontookplace. ThemostlunaticmortalinChinesehistorycouldhavebeenthegreatpoetLiBai(701-762AD),whoonceinvitedthemoontohaveadrinkwithhimandhisshadowtoformabandofthree.Lifinallydrownedinalakeinanefforttocatchthemoonwhenhewasdrunkonenight. Thefestiven
6、ightcanbeoneofthemostcharmingandpicturesquenightsandthefullmoonisanauspicioussymbolofabundance,harmonyandluck.Forthousandsofyears,theChinesepeoplehaverelatedthevicissitudesoflifetochangesofthemoonasitwaxesandwanes;joyandsorrow,partingandreunion.InChineseculture,thefamilyrep
7、resentsanimportantcircleofrelationsthatcannotbebroken.Becausethefullmoonisroundandsymbolizesreunion,thefestivalisalsoknownasthefestivalofreunion.Allfamilymemberstrytogettogetheronthisspecialday.Itisahappyoccasionwherepeoplefeastonscrumptiousmooncakes.SomeChinesefamiliestoda
8、ystillstayuplatetoobservetheoccasioneatingmooncakes,sippingteaandgazingatthebeauti
