English vocabulary and phrases on Mid-Autumn Festival

This is an occasion for the whole family to gather under the bright full moon, chatting and enjoying traditional Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes. Let's explore English vocabulary and phrases related to the Mid-Autumn Festival to share stories about this traditional holiday with your foreign friends.

1. General English Vocabulary for the Mid-Autumn Festival

• Mid-autumn festival /mɪdˈɔːtəm/
• Moon cake /ˈmuːn keɪk/
• Dragon Dance
• Lion dance /ˈlaɪ.ən dɑːns/
• Lantern /ˈlæn.tən/
• Toy figurine /tɔɪ fɪɡ.əˈriːn/
• Mask /mɑːsk/
• Moon /ˈmuːn/
• Banyan /ˈbænjæn/
• Lantern parade /ˈlæntən/ /pəˈreɪd/
• Bamboo /bæmˈbuː/
• The man in the moon / The Moon Man
• Moon goddess (fairy) /ˈmuːn/ /ˈɡɒd.es/
• Jade Rabbit
• Star-shaped lantern /stɑːr ʃeɪpt/ /ˈlæn.tən/

2. English Phrases Describing Activities During the Mid-Autumn Festival

• Perform/parade lion dance around/all over streets
• Eat Moon cake
• Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with traditional 5-pointed star-shaped lantern
• Watch and admire the Moon

3. English Phrases Describing the Timing of the Mid-Autumn Festival

• Legend of Cuoi with banyan tree and story of Chang’e
• Held on the Fifteenth day of the eighth month / August in the lunar / Chinese calendar
• The time is at the roundest and brightest moon in the year:

4. English Phrases Describing Mooncakes

• The most important and special food
• Meat, egg yolk, flavor, mashed dried fruits, pumpkin or lotus seed and peanut
• Symbolize luck, happiness, health and wealth on this day

5. Meaningful Mid-Autumn Festival Greetings in English

• Wish you and your family a happy Mid-Autumn Festival
• Happy Mid-Autumn Festival
• Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! May the round moon bring you a happy family and a successful future
• May we live long to enjoy this beautiful moonlight
• The Mid-Autumn Day approaches. I wish your family happiness and blessings forever
• Happy Mid-Autumn Day! Wish that you go well and have a successful and bright future
• The roundest moon can be seen in the Autumn. It is time for reunions. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Day and a wonderful life
• Wish you a perfect life just like the roundest moon in Mid-Autumn Day
• A bright moon and stars twinkle and shine. Wishing you a merry Mid-Autumn Festival, bliss and happiness
• I wish that your career and life, just like the round moon on Mid-Autumn Day, be bright and perfect

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