“中秋”yici，zuizaojianyu《zhouli》。genjuwoguogudailifa，nonglibayueshiwuri，zaiyinianqiujidebayuezhongxun，gucheng“zhongqiu”。yinianyousiji，meijiyoufenmeng、zhong、jisanbufen，sanqiuzhongdieryuejiaozhongqiu，guzhongqiuyechengwei“zhongqiu”。daoweijinshi，you“yushangshuzhenniuxiao，zhongqiuxiyuzuoyouweifufanjiang”dejizai。zhidaotangchaochunian，zhongqiujiecaichengweigudingdejieri。《tangshu·taizongji》jizaiyou“bayueshiwuzhongqiujie”。zhongqiujiedeshengxingshiyusongchao，zhimingqingshi，yiyuyuandanqiming，chengweiwoguodezhuyaojierizhiyi。zheiyeshiwoguojinciyuchunjiededierdachuantongjieri。
根据我国的历法，农历八月在秋季中间，为秋季的第二个月，称为“仲秋”，erbayueshiwuyouzai“zhongqiu”zhizhong，suoyicheng“zhongqiu”。zhongqiujieyouxuduobiecheng：yinjieqizaibayueshiwu，suoyicheng“bayuejie”、“bayueban”；yinzhongqiujiedezhuyaohuodongdoushiweirao“yue”jinxingde，suoyiyousucheng“yuejie”“yuexi”；zhongqiujieyueliangyuanman，xiangzhengtuanyuan，yineryoujiao“tuanyuanjie”。zaitangchao，zhongqiujiehaibeichengwei“duanzhengyue”。guanyu“tuanyuanjie”dejizaizuizaojianyumingdai。《xihuyoulanzhiyu》zhongshuo：“bayueshiwuweizhongqiu，minjianyiyuebingxiangsong，qutuanyuanzhiyi”。《dijingjingwulve》zhongyeshuo：“bayueshiwujiyue，qibingbiyuan，fenguabiyacuo，bankerulianhua。……qiyoufuguiningzhe，shiribifanfujia，yuetuanyuanjie。
随着社会的不断发展，古人赋予月亮许多传说，从月中蟾蜍到玉兔捣药，从吴刚伐桂到嫦娥奔月，丰富的想象力为月宫世界描绘了一幅幅斑驳陆离的胜景。自汉至唐，墨客骚人纷纷吟咏月亮及月中之事，八月十五月圆时成为抒发感情的极佳时刻。至北宋太宗年间，官家正式定八月十五日为中秋节，取意于三秋之正中，届时万民同庆。中秋之夜，明月当空，清辉洒满大地，人们把月圆当作团圆的象征，把八月十五作为亲人团聚的日子，因此，中秋节又被称为“团圆节”。
zhongqiujiechengweiyinianzhizhongdezhongdajieri，youyukejukaoshiyouzhejiqiweimiaodeguanxi，zaiwoguofengjianshehui，kaikequshi，yizhishitongzhizheshifenzhongshideyijiandashi。ersannianyicideqiuweidabi，qiahaoanpaizaibayuelijuxing。shengjingyujiqingjiehezaiyiqi，renmenbianjiangyingshigaozhongzhe，yuweiyuezhongzheguizhiren。meidaozhongqiu，bixujinxinglongzhongqinghe，chengweiquanshehuirenmindezhongyaofengsu，jingchaolidai，shengxingbushuai，zhongqiujiezhujianchengweiwoguohanzusandajieri（chunjie、duanwu、zhongqiu）zhiyi。
