中国文化博览:中华民俗之中秋团圆:吃月饼传统的来历_英美文化

中国文化博览:中华民俗之中秋团圆:吃月饼传统的来历

The second legend has it that during the Yuan Dynasty, an underground group led by Zhu Yuan Zang was determined to rid the country of Mongolian dominance. The moon cake was created to carry a secret message. When the cake was opened and the message read, an uprising was unleashed which successfully routed the Mongolians. It happened at the time of the full moon, which, some say, explains why mooncakes are eaten at this time. 第二个传说讲的是在元朝，朱元璋领导的起义军计划起义来摆脱蒙古族的统治。他们用月饼来传递密信。掰开月饼就可以找到里面的密信，起义军通过这种方式成功的发动了起义，赶走了元朝的统治者。这场起义发生在八月十五之时，于是中秋节吃月饼的习俗便在民间传开来。

Mooncakes are usually stamped with Chinese characters indicating the name of the bakery and the type of filling used. Some bakeries will even stamp them with your family name so that you can give personalised ones to friends and family. They are usually presented in boxes of four which indicate the four phases of the moon. Traditional mooncakes are made with melted lard, but today vegetable oil is more often used in the interests of health. 通常月饼上都印有汉字，标明月饼的制造商和月饼的馅的种类。有些制造商还会在月饼上刻上顾客的姓，这样赠送给亲朋好友的月饼就更有人情味了。月饼通常是每盒里装四块，代表月亮的四个变化阶段。传统的月饼制作使用的是猪油，但是现在为了身体健康，已经改为使用植物油了。