中秋节又称月夕、秋节、仲秋节、八月节、八月会、追月节、玩月节、拜月节、女儿节或团圆节，是流行于中国众多民族与汉字文化圈诸国的传统文化节日，时在农历八月十五;因其恰值三秋之半，故名，也有些地方将中秋节定在八月十六。下面让我们一起来了解一些中秋节的英文小知识吧!

Mid-Autumn Festival has a history of over 3,000 years, dating back to moon worship in the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC). It’s such an important festival that many poems were written about it, stories and legends about the festival are widespread, and its origins have been guessed at and explained by generations of Chinese.

中秋节有三千多年历史，可以追溯到商代时对月亮的崇拜。因为中秋节的重要地位，历代诗人都会为中秋节写诗，关于中秋节的故事、传奇在民间广为流传，中秋节的起源也被历代中国人探究。

中秋节常用词汇与祝福：

The Mid-Autumn Festival【中秋节】

Mooncake【月饼】

appreciating the moon【赏月】

Chang-E【嫦娥】

jade rabbit / hare【玉兔】

sky lantern【孔明灯】

the Chinese lunar calendar【中国农历】

lantern riddles【灯谜】

Happy Mid-Autumn Day!【中秋节快乐!】

Wishing us a long life to share the graceful moonlight, though thousands of miles apart.【但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。】