Brief Description of Mid-Autumn Festival Stories What Myths and Legends Are There?
The 15th day of the 8th lunar month is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in my country.In addition, the Mid-Autumn Festival also has mythological stories such as Chang"e flying to the moon, Wu Gang breaking the laurel, the jade rabbit making medicine, Xuanzong"s visit to the moon palace, and the moon cake uprising.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the grandest traditional festivals in my country.Like other festivals, it has unique and beautiful legends behind it."The story of Chang"e flying to the moon and so on, through these mythological stories we can have a deeper understanding of the meaning behind the festival.
What are the legends about the Mid-Autumn Festival
1.Chang"e flying to the moon:There are many versions about the story of Chang"e flying to the moon.The first version is that Chang"e"s husband Hou Yi got an elixir of immortality.Later, he was coveted by Fengmeng.Fengmeng tried to snatch the elixir while his descendants were not at home.Chang"e swallowed it in order to prevent the traitor from succeeding.The elixir has ascended to the Moon Palace; the second version is that Chang"e herself wanted to live forever, so she swallowed the elixir while Hou Yi was not at home, and flew to the Moon Palace to become a god; the third version is that Hou Yi will get it The elixir took the initiative to give to Chang"e to help her soar.
2.Wu Gang Zhegui:According to legend, there was a god named Wu Gang in the sky.He killed the grandson of Emperor Yan, Bo Ling, and was punished to go to the Moon Palace to cut down the osmanthus.But the osmanthus tree in the Moon Palace is an immortal tree species.When Wu Gang cuts a knife mark, the osmanthus tree will heal immediately, so Wu Gang cuts the tree endlessly.It is said that when the moon is full on the Mid-Autumn Festival, we can pass the moonlight.I saw Wu Gang who was chopping down trees.
3.Jade Rabbit pounding medicine:according to legend, there is a moon palace in the moon, and there is a divine rabbit jade rabbit in the moon palace.Every night, the jade rabbit has to make medicine.When the Mid-Autumn Festival comes on August 15th , at that time the moon was the brightest and brightest, and we could even see the jade rabbit making medicine through the moon.
4.Xuanzong"s tour of the Moon Palace:According to legend, in the Tang Dynasty, Tang Xuanzong asked the Celestial Master to do the same thing and went for a walk in the Moon Palace.He looked down at Chang"an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and heard the sounds in the Moon Palace.Xianle.After returning to the world, Tang Xuanzong recalled the fairy music of the Moon Palace, and composed the music, choreographed and choreographed the famous Song of Feather Clothes with Neon Clothes.
5.Mooncake Uprising:During the Yuan Dynasty, the common people were miserably oppressed by the imperial court.Zhu Yuanzhang planned to unite with other people to revolt, but was unable to deliver the news.Military advisor Liu Bowen proposed to stuff the message into the moon cake to pass it on.Then the news of the uprising finally couldn"t get out, and the uprising was successful.
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