Ⅲ.综合运用

The History of the Mid-Autumn Festival

For Chinese people,the Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important f__1__of the year.Family members sit round the table,a__2__the full moon and eat mooncakes together to celebrate the special day.But do you know the history of the Mid-Autumn Festival?

The history of the Mid-Autumn Festival g__3__back to the Zhou Dynasty（朝代）over 3，000 years ago.Ancient Chinese emperors（皇帝）worshiped the moon in autumn，because they believed this would bring them a good harvest the f__4__year.The word“Mid-Autumn”first appeared in the book Rites of Zhou（《周礼》）.But at that time，the word only meant the second month of autumn.

During the Tang Dynasty，appreciating the moon became p__5__among the upper class（上流社会）.Later，c__6__people also began appreciating the moon together.In the Northern Song Dynasty，the 15th day of the eighth lunar month（阴历八月）finally became the“Mid-Autumn Festival”.

Common people began to eat mooncakes during the festival in the Ming and Qing dynasties.At that time,the Mid-Autumn Festival was as popular as the Spring Festival.

S__7__it is so important for the Chinese people,the Mid-Autumn Festival was made a public holiday in 2008.

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