中秋節月餅
每年農曆八月十五日,是傳統的中秋佳節。中國以農立國,農曆八月是農作物收成的季節,而八月十五這一天的皓月又分外圓亮,月圓象徵團圓,因此中秋節便成為了中國人慶賀秋成、一家團聚的佳節。中秋節有悠久的歷史,但要一直發展到唐代(公元618年)才成為固定的節日。而中秋節吃月餅的習俗則相傳始於元末年代,朱元章揭竿起義時,以月餅秘密傳遞「八月十五日殺韃子(即蒙古人)」訊息,月餅從此名滿天下。
Mid Autumn Festival - mooncakes
The 15th day of the 8th lunar moon is the Mid-Autumn Festival, which dates back to the Tang dynasty (AD 618). This is when the moon is roundest and brightest, representing a time of completeness and abundance and which in many ways is equivalent to harvest festival in western cultures. The traditional food, the moon cake, was made famous when used by the Han Chinese to smuggle secret messages during the revolution over their Mongol rulers.


