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　　秧歌(Yangko dance),也稱“扭秧歌”，是中國(guó)最具代表性的民間舞蹈，也是歌唱藝術(shù)和舞蹈藝術(shù)的獨(dú)特融合。秩歌源于插秧(rice seedling transplanting)和犁地等農(nóng)業(yè)勞動(dòng)，與很久以前崇拜農(nóng)神(farming god)、祈求豐收的歌曲有關(guān)。受農(nóng)耕歌、民歌、民間功夫等影響，秧歌成為一種民間歌舞。秧歌不僅是表演藝術(shù)，也是自?shī)首詷?lè)的活動(dòng)。只要有盛大節(jié)日，人們就會(huì)組織秧歌比賽和秧歌表演。由于其歡樂(lè)的場(chǎng)面和生動(dòng)的表演形式，秧歌受到男女老少的普遍歡迎。

　　The Yangko dance，also known as “twisting Yangko dance”，is the most representative folk dance in China and a special combination of singing art and dancing art. The Yangko dance sprang from the labor activities of rice seedling transplanting and farmland ploughing，and was linked to songs used to worship the God of Farm to pray for a good harvest long time ago.Influenced by farming songs,folk songs，folk Kung fu and so on，it has become a kind of folk song and dance.The Yangko dance is not only a performing art，but also a self-amusement activity.People will organize Yangko dance competitions and performances whenever there is a great festival. Because of its cheerful scene,rich body language and vivid performing style, the Yangko dance is very popular among men and women, the old and the young.

　　嫦娥奔月(chang'e Flying to the Moon)是中國(guó)古代的美麗傳說(shuō)。嫦娥是英雄人物后羿的妻子。在中國(guó)，嫦娥意味著月亮。源自對(duì)嫦娥的聯(lián)想，中華民族對(duì)月亮有著特殊的情感，這甚至影響了中國(guó)的方方面面。了解嫦娥的遭遇后，人們?cè)谠孪略O(shè)香案(incense burner table),祈求嫦娥幸運(yùn)、平安。因此，中秋節(jié)拜月亮的習(xí)俗在民間非常流行。后來(lái)人們還創(chuàng)作了其他與月亮有關(guān)的傳說(shuō)，如吳剛伐樹(shù)、玉兔搗藥。另外人們也喜歡在月餅上刻上這些故事的有趣圖案。

　　The legend Chang'e Flying to the Moon is a beautiful tale of ancient China.Chang'e was the wife of the legendary hero Hou Yi. In China, Chang'e means the moon, and the Chinese nation has always had special emotion towards the moon derived from the associations of Chang'e, which has even influenced the nation in all aspects. When getting to know what happened to Chang'e, common people of that time put their incense burner tables under the moon and prayed for luck and safety to the kind lady. So, the custom of worshiping the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival is quite popular among folks. Later, other legends about the moon, such as Wu Gang Chopping Trees and Moon Rabbit Grinding Medicine,were created. In addition, people also like to make interesting patterns of these tales on moon cakes.