August 15 of the lunar calendar is the traditional Mid Autumn Festival. How did the Mid Autumn Festival come about? Xiao Bian sorted out some legends about the Mid Autumn Festival. Let's have a look.
The Goddess Chang's fly to the moon
According to legend, in ancient times, there were 10 suns in the sky at the same time, drying up the crops and killing the people. Hou Yi, a hero, had boundless power. He sympathized with the suffering people, so he climbed to the top of Kunlun Mountain, took full advantage of his divine power, opened his divine bow, shot down more than nine suns in one breath, and strictly ordered the last one to rise and fall on time for the benefit of the people Hou Yi was respected and loved by the people. He married a beautiful and kind-hearted wife named Chang'e. And many talented people came here to learn art, and pengmeng, who was not good at it, also came in.
One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun mountain to visit friends and seek Tao. He ran into the queen mother and asked her for a package of immortal medicine. It is said that if you take this medicine, you will instantly become an immortal. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife, so he had to temporarily give the immortal medicine to Chang'e for collection. Chang'e hid the medicine in the treasure chest of the dressing table After Houyi led his disciples out hunting, pengmeng, a villain, broke into the backyard of the house with a sword and threatened Chang'e to hand over the elixir. Chang'e made a quick decision, turned to open the treasure chest, took out the elixir and swallowed it. The body immediately drifted off the ground, rushed out of the window, and flew to the sky.
In the evening, Hou Yi was devastated when he knew this. He looked up at the night sky and called for his wife's name. At this time, he was surprised to find that today's moon is especially bright and bright, and there is a shaking figure similar to Chang'e. He chased the moon desperately, but he chased three steps, the moon retreated three steps, he retreated three steps, the moon advanced three steps, no matter how he could not catch up Hou Yi had no choice but to send someone to Chang'e's favorite back garden, put on the incense table, put on her favorite honey and fresh fruit, and mourn her Chang'e in the Moon Palace After hearing the news that Chang'e had become an immortal on the moon, people set up incense tables under the moon, praying to the kind-hearted Chang'e for good luck and peace Since then, the custom of worshipping the moon on the Mid Autumn Festival has spread among the people.
Wu Gang faug
According to legend, the laurel trees in front of Guanghan Palace on the moon grow luxuriantly, more than 500 Zhangs high. There is a man below who often cuts it down, but every time after cutting down, the cut places immediately close. For thousands of years, this cinnamon tree can never be cut down. It is said that the man who cut down the trees was Wu Gang. He was from Xihe in the Han Dynasty. He once followed the immortal to practice Taoism and came to the heaven. But he made a mistake. The immortal relegated him to the Moon Palace. He did this kind of futile work day by day to show his punishment. In Li Bai's poems, there is a "desire" to keep the laurel in the middle of the month, and pay for those who are cold. 'of.
Moon cake Uprising
According to legend, at that time, the people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the ruling class of the Yuan Dynasty, and revolted against the yuan one after another. Zhu Yuanzhang joined forces to prepare for the revolt. However, the court officers and soldiers searched very closely and it was very difficult to transmit information. Liu Bowen, the military strategist, came up with a plan, and ordered his subordinates to hide the notes of the 'August 15 night uprising' in the pancakes, and then sent them to the uprising troops in different places to inform them to respond to the uprising on the evening of August 15. On the day of the uprising, all the rebel forces responded together, and the uprising started a fire.
Soon, Xu Da captured the capital of Yuan Dynasty, and the uprising was successful. According to the news, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly sent an oral message to all the officers and men to enjoy the coming Mid Autumn Festival. He also rewarded the officials with the 'moon cake' which was used to transmit information secretly when he started the army. Since then, the 'moon cake' has become more and more refined, with more varieties. The big ones, such as disks, have become the best gifts. Later, the custom of eating moon cakes on Mid Autumn Festival spread among the people.
Autumn evening
According to legend, the ugly women of the ancient state of Qi had no salt and worshipped the moon when they were young. When he grew up, he entered the palace with superior morality, but he was not favored. One year, on the 15th day of August, the emperor saw her in the moonlight and thought she was beautiful and outstanding. Later, he made her queen. The Mid Autumn Festival came to worship the moon. Chang'e in the middle of the moon is famous for her beauty. Therefore, a young girl wishes to worship the moon and "look like Chang'e and face like the bright moon".