The three legends of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a short summary of myths and stories
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a very ancient traditional festival, with many myths and historical legends hidden behind it, and the most famous three legends of the Mid-Autumn Festival are Chang"e flying to the moon, Wu Gang folding the laurel and the jade rabbit Pounding medicine, this is a myth that folks know very well from old to young.
Chang"e flies to the moon
"Chang"e should regret stealing the elixir, the blue sea is blue and the sky is night and night."
The stories about Chang"e flying to the moon include There are many, among which the most widely circulated story is that Chang E stole the elixir of immortality from her husband Yi and ascended to the Moon Palace.Legend has it that in ancient times, Yi received the elixir of immortality from the Queen Mother of the West, but he was reluctant to bear his wife Chang"e, so he didn"t eat the elixir, but just let Chang"e keep it.But Chang"e was afraid that she would get old, so she swallowed the elixir while Yi was not at home.She never wanted to take the elixir and fly straight into the sky.That day happened to be the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, and she flew there.The Moon Palace will never be able to return to the human world.
Wu Gang broke the laurel
“If you want to cut the middle laurel of the moon, the person who holds the laurel will be paid for the cold.”
The legend of Wu Gang breaking the laurel is often heard among the people.According to legend, there is a cultivator named Wu Gang in mythology.He violated the heavenly rules, so he was punished to go to the Moon Palace to cut down the osmanthus tree.When the osmanthus tree was cut down by him, the sentence was over.But the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the Moon Palace was very tall, and it took Wu Gang a long time to cut it down before a wound appeared.When he continued to cut down, the sweet-scented osmanthus tree healed again, so he cut the tree endlessly day and night, according to legend.On the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, we will see the shadow of Wu Gang cutting down trees on the full moon.
Jade Rabbit makes medicine
"What is there in the moon, White Rabbit makes medicine."
It is said that when Chang"e flew to the moon, she was not ready, In panic, she only had time to take away the white rabbit beside her, and then the white rabbit followed her to the Moon Palace.Every night, the white rabbit used a pestle to pound medicine.Chang"e wanted to take the elixir for her husband too.So whenever the Mid-Autumn Moon is full, we look up at the moon and we can see the shadow of the jade rabbit pounding medicine on the bright moon.
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