1, may people live for a long time and enjoy the scenery thousands of miles away. (Su Shi, "When is the bright moon? I hope people can enjoy the beautiful moonlight together for a long time, even if they are thousands of miles apart. Chanjuan here refers to the moon and is also used to describe its beauty and holiness.
2. Until, holding up my cup, I asked the bright moon to bring me my shadow and let the three of us. (Li Bai's Drinking the Bright Moon Alone). This sentence means that the poet drinks alone, uses till, raises my cup, and I invite Mingyue to express his closeness and love for nature and his loneliness. And "Bring My Shadow, Let's Three" vividly depicts the poet and his own shadow forming three people, further expressing the poet's loneliness.
3, the moon, now full of the sea, the end of the world at this time. (Zhang Jiuling's "Looking at the Moon and Thinking of a Distance"). When the bright moon rises on the sea, people in the distance can enjoy the beautiful scenery at the same time. This sentence expresses people's yearning for distant relatives and friends, and also places their hopes for a better future.
4. The autumn wind blows away, and the bright moon is in the old country. (Li Bai's "Ask asking for the moon for Wine, Old Friend Jia Chunling"). Autumn wind blows away the poet's inner sadness, and the bright moon shines all over his hometown. This sentence expresses the poet's yearning for his hometown and beautiful things.
Common foods and activities in Mid-Autumn Festival:
1. Making moon cakes: Moon cakes are one of the most representative foods in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and making moon cakes is an important activity in the Mid-Autumn Festival. On the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival, people will start making moon cakes, usually with bean paste, lotus seed paste and egg yolk as the main fillings, and the crust of the cakes is made of flour, sugar and oil.
Moon cakes are usually round. In China culture, round moon cakes symbolize reunion and integrity. People taste moon cakes on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival and give them as gifts to friends and relatives, wishing them family reunion and happiness.
2. Have a reunion dinner: On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, families will get together for dinner. This dinner is usually very rich, including all kinds of delicious food, such as fish, meat, vegetables and so on. When having a reunion dinner, people usually taste different kinds of moon cakes, such as bean paste moon cakes and lotus seed cakes.
I will also drink osmanthus wine and eat traditional food, such as Osmanthus Jelly. This dinner is not only for tasting delicious food, but also for family reunion and sharing happiness and blessings.
3. Burning incense in Yue Bai: On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, people will also burn incense in Yue Bai. In traditional customs, the moon is a sacred symbol, representing light and beauty. In Yue Bai, people pray for the blessing of the moon by burning incense and wish their families peace and happiness. People will also put some whole grains, such as rice and wheat, in the incense burner, which means harvest and happiness.