中秋节源自古代对月神的祭祀，它是中华民族祭月习俗的遗存和衍生。祭月，作为中国古代重要祭礼之一。早在周朝，帝王就有春分祭日、夏至祭地、秋分祭月、冬至祭天的习俗。《礼记》中记载：“天子春朝日，秋夕月。朝日以朝，夕月以夕。”描述了中国古代帝王春天祭日、秋天祭月的礼制。
后来，贵族和文人学士把中秋祭月的传统推广到民间。
Later, aristocrats and literary figures helped expand the ceremony to common people.
从王公贵族到平民百姓，中秋祭月和赏月都是非常重要的习俗。
From the royalty to the populace, it is an important custom to sacrifice to and appreciate the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
因此，祭月被人们认可成中秋节上的一个习俗，中秋节就是月亮最圆的时候。
Therefore, the day for worshipping the moon was accepted as a convention on the Mid-Autumn day, when the moon is in its fullest.
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