中秋節(jié)英文演講稿(參考版)
2025-03-31 07:13本頁面
【正文】 MidAutumn festival probably began as a harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological flavor with legends of ChangE, the beautiful lady in the moon. According to Chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns circling over it. One day, all 10 suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi, succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns. As his reward, the Heavenly Queen Mother gave Hou Yi the Elixir of Immortality .But his wife, ChangE drank it. Then she became the Moon Fairy. Thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls would pray and people would sacrifice at the MidAutumn Festival. A: Referred to legends, there is another one I want to share with all of you. During the Yuan Dynasty, China was ruled by the Mongolian people. The king of them was very cruel. An underground group led by Zhu Yuanzhang was determined to rid the country of Mongolian dominance. The moon cake was created to carry a secret message. When the cake was opened and the message read, an uprising was unleashed which successfully routed the Mongolians. What followed was the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. Today, moon cakes are eaten to memorate this event. B: Wow! How clever he is! In my hometown lies in the Minnan area, there is a custom in MidAutumn Festival called Mooncake gambling. All the game requires are six dice and a china bowl. Just throw the dice into the bowl and the different pips you get stand for different ranks of awards you will win. The activity was invented by Zheng Chenggong to help relieve homesickness among his troops during MidAutumn Festival. Now, Xiamen people still believe that the person, who wins “Zhuangyuan” in the game, will have good luck that year. And the MidAutumn Festival is the second important holiday in Xiamen besides Spring Festival. A: Sounds interesting! The winner of Mooncake gambling can taste delicious moon
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