中秋节小报一等奖

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Mooncakessymbolizethegatheringoffriendsandfamilyandarean

indispensablepartoftheofferingsmadetotheEarthGod,TuTiKung.

Accordingtopopularbelief,thecustomofeatingmooncakesbeganinthelate

torygoes,theHanpeopleofthattimerentedthe

MongolruleoftheYuanDynastyandrevolutionaries,ledbyChuYuan-chang,

dedtofindawayofunitingthepeopleto

revoltonthesamedaywithoutlettingtheMongolrulerslearnoftheplan.

Chu'scloadvisor,LiuPo-wen,

wasspreadthataplaguewasravagingthelandandthatonlybyeatingaspecial

mooncakedistributedbytherevolutionariescouldthedisasterbeprevented.

ThemooncakeswerethendistributedonlytotheHanpeople,whofound,upon

cuttingthecakesopen,themessage"Revoltonthefifteenthoftheeighth

month."Thusinformed,thepeoplerotogetheronthedesignateddayto

lTheroundmooncakes,measuringaboutthreeinchesin

diameterandoneandahalfinchesinthickness,rembledWestern

akesweremadewithmelon

eds(西瓜子),lotuseds(莲籽),almonds(杏仁),mincedmeats,bean

paste,orangepeelsandlard(猪油).Agoldenyolk(蛋黄)fromasalted

duckeggwasplacedatthecenterofeachcake,andthegoldenbrown

ionally,thirteen

mooncakeswerepiledinapyramidtosymbolizethethirteenmoonsof

a"completeyear,"thatis,twelvemoonsplusoneintercalary(闰月的)

Thisdaywasalsoconsideredasaharvestfestivalsince

fruits,vegetablesandgrainhadbeenharvestedbythis

feringswereplaced

,pears,peaches,

grapes,pomegranates(石榴),melons,orangesand

pomelos(柚子)lfoodsforthefestival

includedmooncakes,cookedtaro(芋头)andwater

caltrope(菱角),atypeofwaterchestnutremblingblack

opleinsistedthatcookedtarobe

includedbecauatthetimeofcreation,tarowasthefirst

ThejoyousMid-AutumnFestivalwas

celebratedonthefifteenthdayofthe

eighthmoon,aroundthetimeofthe

autumnequinox(秋分).

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