Eleven short stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival Story 1:

Chang'e flies to the moon

According to legend, in ancient times, ten suns appeared in the sky at the same time, which caused the crops to wither and the people to live in dire straits. The hero named Hou Yi was extremely powerful. He sympathized with the suffering people. He climbed to the top of the Kunlun Mountains, exerted his supernatural power, drew his magical bow, and shot down more than nine suns in one go. He also strictly ordered the last sun to rise and set on time to benefit the people.

As a result, Hou Yi was respected and loved by the people. Hou Yi married a beautiful and kind-hearted wife named Chang'e. In addition to spreading his skills and hunting, Hou Yi stayed with his wife all day long. People envied this loving couple with talent and beauty.

Many people with lofty ideals came here to learn from Tou Shi, and Peng Meng with evil intentions also got in.

One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek enlightenment. He happened to meet the Queen Mother who was passing by, and asked the Queen Mother for a package of elixir. It is said that if you take this medicine, you can immediately ascend to heaven and become an immortal. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife, so he had to temporarily give the elixir to Chang'e for collection. Chang'e hid the medicine in the treasure box on the dressing table. Unexpectedly, the villain Peng Meng saw it. He wanted to steal the elixir and become an immortal himself.

Three days later, Hou Yi led his disciples to go hunting. Peng Meng, who had evil intentions, pretended to be sick and stayed. Soon after Hou Yi led everyone away, Peng Meng broke into the backyard of the inner house with a sword and forced Chang'e to hand over the elixir. Chang'e knew that she was no match for Peng Meng. In the critical moment, she made a prompt decision, turned around, opened the treasure box, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp. Chang'e swallowed the medicine, and her body immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window, and flew to the sky. Because Chang'e cared about her husband, she flew to the moon closest to the world and became an immortal.

In the evening, Hou Yi returned home, and the maids cried and told what happened during the day. Hou Yi was frightened and angry, so he drew his sword to kill the villain, but Peng Meng had already escaped. Hou Yi was so angry that he beat his chest and was heartbroken. He looked up at the night sky and called out the name of his beloved wife. At this time, he was surprised to find that the moon today was particularly special. It is bright and bright, and there is a swaying figure that looks like Chang'e. He chased the moon desperately, but he chased three steps, the moon took three steps back, he took three steps back, and the moon took three steps forward. No matter what, he couldn't catch up.

Hou Yi had no choice but to miss his wife, so he had to send people to Chang'e's favorite back garden, set up an incense table, put her favorite sweetmeats and fresh fruits, and offer sacrifices to him in the moon palace. of Chang'e. After the people heard the news that Chang'e flew to the moon and became an immortal, they all set up incense tables under the moon and prayed to the kind-hearted Chang'e for good luck and peace.

Since then, the custom of worshiping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival has spread among the people.

Mid-Autumn Festival Story 2

Chang'e Flying to the Moon

Chang'e is the moon god, and her husband Hou Yi is a brave and skilled god of war. Bows and divine arrows are always hitting the mark. At that time, many raptors and beasts appeared in the world, killing the people. When the Emperor of Heaven learned of this situation, he sent Hou Yi down to earth to eliminate these harmful things.

Hou Yi came to the world with his beautiful wife Chang'e on the order of the Emperor of Heaven. Because of his incomparable bravery, Hou Yi wiped out many harmful animals on the land without much effort. When the mission was about to be completed, something unexpected happened: ten suns appeared in the sky at the same time!

The ten suns are all sons of the Emperor of Heaven. They appeared in the sky at the same time just for the sake of prank. The temperature of the earth suddenly increased, forests and crops were on fire, rivers dried up, and corpses of people who were roasted to death were scattered everywhere.

Hou Yi couldn't bear to see the people's disaster, so he used kind words to persuade the ten suns, and asked the ten brothers to act alone, and one of them would take turns to come out every day. However, the arrogant Sun Brothers did not take Hou Yi seriously at all. Instead, they intensified their efforts and deliberately approached the earth, and a fire broke out on the ground.

Hou Yi saw that Brother Sun was doing evil, and his repeated advice had no effect. The people had suffered countless casualties, and he couldn't bear it any longer, so he bent his divine bow, attached his divine arrow, and shot at the sun. Shooting down nine suns in one go, the last sun confessed his crime and begged for mercy, and Hou Yi calmed down and drew back his bow.

Hou Yi did great harm to the world, but offended the Emperor of Heaven. The Emperor of Heaven was furious because he shot his nine sons, and the couple was not allowed to return to heaven.

Since there was no way to return to heaven, Hou Yi decided to stay in the world and do more good things for the people.

However, his wife Chang'e became increasingly dissatisfied with the suffering of human life and blamed Hou Yi for shooting the sons of the Emperor of Heaven in a muddle-headed manner.

Hou Yi heard that there lived a fairy named Queen Mother of the West on the Kunlun Mountains. There was a magic medicine that could help you ascend to heaven. So he traveled through mountains and rivers and went through untold hardships. He climbed up the Kunlun Mountains and went to the Queen Mother of the West. Asking for the magic medicine, unfortunately, the Queen Mother of the West’s magic medicine is only enough for one person. Hou Yi could not bear to leave his beloved wife and go to heaven alone, nor did he want his wife to go to heaven alone and leave him on earth. So he took the magic medicine home and hid it quietly.

The secret of Hou Yi's magic medicine was discovered by Chang'e. Although she loved her husband very much, she still couldn't resist the temptation of the paradise world in heaven. On August 15th, when the moon was at its brightest during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chang'e secretly took the magic medicine while Hou Yi was not at home. She suddenly felt her body getting lighter and lighter, and slowly floated to the sky. Finally, she came to the moon and lived there. Guanghan Palace. It happened that Hou Yi came back. He knew that his wife was sad to leave him and ascend to heaven alone, but he could never hurt her with magic arrows, so he had to say goodbye to her.

Hou Yi was now alone. He continued to do good things for the people and taught his disciples archery. Among his disciples was a man named Feng Meng who made rapid progress and soon became very good at archery. However, he felt that as long as Hou Yi existed, he could not be considered the best in the world, so one time he took advantage of his teacher's drunkenness and started shooting from He shot Hou Yi to death in the back.

Besides, although Chang'e went to the moon, it was very deserted. There was only a little rabbit making medicine and an old man chopping down trees, so she stayed in the moon palace all day long, especially in August every year. When the moonlight was at its most beautiful on the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, Chang'e thought of their former happy life.

Mid-Autumn Festival Story Three:

The Jade Rabbit Saves People

In the past, every Mid-Autumn Festival, many shops on the streets of Beijing were filled with brightly colored, A cute clay sculpture toy——Master Rabbit. There is another legend about Lord Rabbit.

One year, a plague suddenly broke out in Beijing. Almost every household had patients, and no matter how much medicine they took, they were not cured. The common people were so sad that they had no choice but to burn incense and worship the moon to ask Chang'e to bless them. This day happened to be the 8th and 15th day of the lunar calendar. The round and big moon hung in the sky. Chang'e in the moon palace saw the scene of people burning incense and seeking medical treatment. She felt very sad, so she sent the jade rabbit beside her to the human world to eliminate disasters for the people. Cure.

The Jade Rabbit turned into a girl wearing a plain white dress and arrived in Beijing that day. She knocked on the door of every house, but when people opened the door and saw her, they quickly closed the door and did not dare to let her in.

Jade Rabbit thought about it over and over again, wondering why people wouldn’t let her in. She had no choice but to sit in a small temple and think. She lowered her head and looked at her plain white dress, and suddenly realized: Only people attending funerals wear white clothes. Nowadays, people have seriously ill people at home. It must be unlucky to see me. I should try on another outfit. try. Jade Rabbit saw the statue next to him wearing armor, so he borrowed it and wore it on himself.

After the Jade Rabbit got dressed, he knocked on someone else’s door again. People were shocked when they saw her dress. Later, when they heard that she could treat difficult diseases, they let her into the house. Jade Rabbit gave the patient two kinds of small round cakes, red and white. Immediately, the patient's spirit improved. Jade Rabbit went from house to house and cured many patients. However, when people saw this costume, they were a little scared and felt baffled by the magical medicine. Jade Rabbit thought: I can't wear this outfit all the time, but what should I wear?

People thanked Jade Rabbit for walking around the streets and working tirelessly to rescue patients, and they all gave her things. The Jade Rabbit wants nothing but borrows clothes from others. In this way, the Jade Rabbit changes his clothes every time he goes somewhere. Sometimes he looks like an oil seller, sometimes he looks like a fortune teller, sometimes he looks like a vegetable seller or an opera singer - sometimes he is dressed as a man, sometimes he is dressed as a man. /p>

Women dress up. There were too many patients, and the Jade Rabbit could not keep them busy no matter how fast she ran, so she rode a horse, a deer, a phoenix, a crane, or a lion or a tiger, and traveled all over Beijing. Wherever the Jade Rabbit goes, there is joy.

Amidst people's praise and thanks, the Jade Rabbit was so happy that he was a little carried away and exposed his two long ears. People worshiping the moon felt strange when they saw the girl with the body of a rabbit and the head of a rabbit. They looked up at the Moon Palace and found that the jade rabbit beside Chang'e was missing.

Only then did everyone understand that it was the Jade Rabbit in the Moon Palace who came to the human world to provide medicine and medicine to the people and relieve their illnesses.

The Jade Rabbit worked for a day and a night, eliminated the plague in Beijing, and then returned to the Moon Palace. However, her beautiful image will remain in the hearts of Beijingers forever.

So, people used clay to shape the images of jade rabbits. Some were riding deers, some were riding phoenixes, some were wearing armors, and some were wearing various workers' clothes. They were in various poses and very cute. Every August 15th day, every family will worship her and serve her delicious fruits and beans as a reward for the good fortune and happiness she brings to the world. People also affectionately call her Master Rabbit and Grandma Rabbit.

Mid-Autumn Festival Story 4:

The Jade Rabbit Enters the Palace

Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a pair of rabbits who had practiced spiritual practice for thousands of years and became immortals. They have four lovely daughters, all of whom are pure white and smart.

One day, the Jade Emperor summoned the male rabbit to the Heavenly Palace. He reluctantly left his wife and children and went to the Heavenly Palace on the clouds. Just when it came to the Nantian Gate, it saw Taibai Jinxing leading the generals escorting Chang'e away. The Rabbit Fairy didn't know what happened, so he asked a god guarding the Tianmen next to him. After hearing what happened to her, the Rabbit Fairy felt that Chang'e had suffered innocently and sympathized with her. But with little strength, what can I do to help? Thinking of how lonely and sad Chang'e was when she was locked up in the moon palace alone, it would be great if she had someone to accompany her. Suddenly, she thought of her four daughters, and she immediately ran home.

The Rabbit Fairy told the female rabbit what happened to Chang'e, and said that she wanted to send a child to keep Chang'e company. Although the female rabbit deeply sympathized with Chang'e, she was reluctant to part with her precious daughter. This was like cutting off the flesh of her heart! The daughters were also reluctant to leave their parents, and they all burst into tears. The male rabbit said earnestly: If I was locked up alone, would you be willing to accompany me? Chang'e was implicated in order to save the people. Can we not sympathize with her? My child, we can't just think of ourselves!

< p> The children understood their father's intention and expressed their willingness to go. The male and female rabbits smiled with tears in their eyes. They decided to let the youngest daughter go. From then on, the little rabbit said goodbye to his parents and sisters and went to the palace to stay with Chang'e

Mid-Autumn Festival Story 5:

Zhu Yuanzhang and the Mooncake Uprising

It is said that eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the vast number of people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the Yuan Dynasty's ruling class, and they revolted against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang united various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and soldiers of the court conducted a very strict search, making it very difficult to convey the news. Later, Liu Bowen came up with a plan and ordered his subordinates to hide the note with the uprising on August 15th night in the cakes, and then sent people to deliver it to the insurrectionary armies in various places, informing them to respond to the uprising on the night of August 15th. On the day of the uprising, all the rebel armies responded together, and the insurrectionary army was like a spark igniting a prairie fire.

Soon, Xu Da captured Yuan Dadu and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly passed down an oral order to let all the soldiers and the people have fun together during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, and to reward the ministers with the moon cakes that were used to secretly convey the message when the army was launched as seasonal cakes. Since then, the production of mooncakes has become more sophisticated, with more varieties, and the larger ones are as large as round disks, which have become a good gift. From then on, the custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival spread among the people.

Mid-Autumn Festival Story 6:

Chang'e flies to the moon

According to legend, Chang'e secretly ate the elixir of immortality that her husband Hou Yi begged from the Queen Mother of the West. Fly to the Moon Palace. But the high place in the palace is too cold. The saying that Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir and the blue sea and blue sky in her heart every night is a reflection of her loneliness. Later, Chang'e confided her regrets to her husband and said: Tomorrow is the time of the full moon. You make balls of flour, round them like a full moon, place them in the northwest direction of the house, and then call my name continuously. At the third watch, I can go home. The next day, do as your wife asks. At that time, the Chang'e fruit will fly from the middle of the moon and the couple will be reunited. The custom of making mooncakes as offerings to Chang'e during the Mid-Autumn Festival was also formed from this.

Mid-Autumn Festival Story 7:

The Jade Rabbit Enters the Moon Palace

According to legend, three gods turned into three poor old men and begged foxes, monkeys and rabbits for food. , both the fox and the monkey had food to help them, but the rabbit was helpless. Later, the rabbit said: You can eat my meat! He jumped into the fire and cooked himself. The gods were greatly moved and sent the rabbit to the moon palace, where he became the Jade Rabbit.

Accompanying Chang'e to prepare the elixir for her to descend to earth

Mid-Autumn Festival Story No. 8:

Wu Gang's expedition to Guangxi

Looking up at the bright moon, I can see some dark shadows in it. It is said in our country that this is Wu Gang conquering Guangxi. In the Tang Dynasty, the myth of Wu Gang cutting down the osmanthus was interpreted. It is said that the laurel tree in the moon is as high as 500 feet. This osmanthus tree is not only tall, but also has a magical self-healing function. There was a man named Wu Minggang from Xihe who was originally a woodcutter. He was obsessed with immortality, but he always refused to concentrate on his studies. Therefore, the Emperor of Heaven was angry and lived in the Moon Palace. He ordered him to cut down the laurel tree in the Moon Palace, and said: If you chop down the laurel tree, , you can obtain magic. But every time Wu Gang struck an axe, the wound on the tree immediately healed. Day after day, Wu Gang's wish to cut down the osmanthus was still not fulfilled. Therefore, Wu Gang cut down the osmanthus in the moon palace all year round, but he could not cut down the tree. Cut it down

Mid-Autumn Festival Story 9: Xuanzong Wandering in the Moon

It is said that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Shen Tianshi and Taoist Hongdu looked at the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Suddenly Xuanzong wanted to visit the Moon Palace, so the sky Following the master's instructions, the three of them walked up to the blue clouds and roamed the moon palace. However, the palace is heavily guarded and cannot be entered, so one can only overlook the Chang'an Imperial City from outside. On this occasion, I suddenly heard bursts of fairy sounds, which were so clear and beautiful, so mesmerizing! Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had always been familiar with the music, so he kept it in his heart. This is why this song should only exist in heaven and can only be heard several times in the human world! Later, Xuanzong recalled the music and singing of Xian'e in the Moon Palace, and composed and choreographed it himself. This is the famous song of colorful feathers in history.

Ten short stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival:

Diao Chan worships the moon

Diao Chan was the singer of Situ Wang Yun in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. . Legend has it that Diao Chan was born into the world, and within three years the local peach and apricot flowers bloomed and then withered; Diao Chan worshiped the moon at midnight, and in the moonlight Chang'e felt ashamed and hurriedly disappeared into the clouds; Diao Chan had a pretty figure, thin ears and green rings, and the willows were swayed by the wind when she walked. It is more than elegant when it is quiet, and the beauty of the Diao Chan is a sight to behold. It is precisely because of this beauty that the manipulative Dong Zhuo and the brave and foolhardy Lu Bu turned against each other, giving the turbulent government and opposition a slight sense of peace.

Mid-Autumn Festival Story 11:

Drinking alone under the moon

The poet Li Bai wrote about himself drinking alone among the flowers under the moon. The three-parter's sentence against the shadows is wonderfully conceived, expressing his lonely and bold feelings. "Li's Poems Direct Interpretation": This person drinks alone against the moon and enjoys himself by being open-minded and optimistic. When the poet comes on stage, the background is a room of flowers, the prop is a bottle of wine, the character is just himself, the action is drinking alone, and with the words "no blind date", the scene is very monotonous. So the poet suddenly had a whim, pulled the bright moon in the sky and his own shadow under the moonlight, and turned himself into three people, toasting and drinking, and the deserted scene became lively. Let’s talk about the origin story of the Mid-Autumn Festival

The Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival are the four traditional festivals in China. Among them, the Mid-Autumn Festival was formed the latest. During the period when the Han and Wei folk festival systems were formed, there was no trace of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Ancient Moon Worship

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from people's worship of the moon. Worship of the sun and moon is one of the important contents of primitive religion. In ancient China, there were religious customs of worshiping the sun and moon very early. The two celestial bodies, the sun and the moon, are representatives of yin and yang respectively. The normal movement of the sun and the moon is the guarantee of the harmony of the universe. Therefore, the ancients attached great importance to the sacrifice of the sun and the moon.

The people of the Yin Dynasty had divided the sun and the moon into Dongmu and Ximu. In the Zhou Dynasty, according to the time attributes of the sun and the moon, they performed rituals for the morning and evening moons: Pretending that major events must go according to the weather, they must be released day and night (imitation) On the sun and moon.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the gods of the sun and moon were respectively called the Duke of the East and the Queen Mother of the West. In the Yinan Han Dynasty portrait stone, the Queen Mother of the West and the Duke of the East sit on pillars (some say it is Kunlun Mountain). On either side of the Queen Mother of the West are kneeling jade rabbits pounding medicine. From this we can see that Guo Pu's "Book of Mountains and Seas" Illustrated Praise for Kunlun Moon Spirit, the Spiritual Mansion of Water is well-founded, and the moon goddess Chang'e in later generations evolved from the Queen Mother of the West (originally named Chang Xi).

The royal family monopolized the right to worship the moon

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the sacrifice of the sun and moon was still a royal ritual. Since then, the Northern Wei, Sui and Tang dynasties, as well as the Ming and Qing dynasties, have had the ritual of worshiping the moon at the autumnal equinox. The Moon Temple Park in Beijing is now the altar for worshiping the moon in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In ancient times, moon worship was included in royal sacrificial ceremonies and routine sacrifices as a seasonal ritual, but there was a lack of news about moon worship among the people.

This may be related to the theocratic control of ancient society. After the Jedi Tiantong, only the Wang family can communicate with the great gods of heaven and earth that represent Yin and Yang, such as the sun and the moon, and ordinary people naturally have no chance to worship them. To common people, the moon is an external mysterious governing force that cannot be approached or worshiped. Therefore, the folk custom of worshiping the moon in the Chinese cultural system is not recorded in the Han and Wei dynasties, let alone the emergence of festivals centered on moon worship.

The Mid-Autumn Festival eventually became a folk festival

After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the enrichment of astronomical knowledge and the advancement of the culture of the times, the sacred color of the moon obviously faded. At this time, the royal family also gradually lost its exclusive authority over the moon god sacrifice. Although there was no Mid-Autumn Festival in the Tang Dynasty, admiring and playing with the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival has become a fashion among literati. According to the myth about the Moon God passed down from ancient times, in addition to the lonely Chang'e, Toad, and Jade Rabbit, Wu Gang was relegated to the Moon Palace. The Moon God has evolved from the original main god of the universe into a Taoist deity.

The Mid-Autumn Festival in the Song Dynasty has become a folk festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a one-day holiday, centered on admiring the moon. The Mid-Autumn Festival in the Song Dynasty was a sleepless night, and the officials in charge of public security even canceled the routine curfew.

After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the practical utilitarian factors in social life became prominent, and the secular interest in festivals became increasingly strong. The lyrical and mythological literati tradition centered on moon appreciation has weakened. Utilitarian worship, prayers and secular emotions and wishes constitute the main form of the Mid-Autumn Festival customs of ordinary people. The Mid-Autumn Festival has become an important node in people's time and life.

(Excerpted from "The Historical Spread, Changes and Contemporary Significance of the Mid-Autumn Festival" by Xiao Fang) The legend of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival

The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in my country. , is also the second largest traditional festival in my country after the Spring Festival. August 15th is right in the middle of autumn, so it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival. The ancient Chinese calendar called August in the middle of autumn Zhongqiu, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Zhongqiu Festival.

Eating moon cakes and admiring the moon on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional habit of our people. I have eaten mooncakes that cost five cents each, and I have also eaten mooncakes that cost more than twenty yuan each. On the basis of inheriting the traditional forms of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, modern mooncakes are more exquisitely made and have a variety of flavors. Mooncakes from different regions have won people's favor with their unique characteristics: Cantonese-style mooncakes have thin skin, softness, sweetness and delicious fillings; Soviet-style mooncakes are crispy, crispy, sweet and salty; Chaozhou-style mooncakes use sugared winter melon as the base. Filling, moist and crunchy. In addition to the traditional round shape that symbolizes reunion, mooncakes also come in square, octagonal, triangular, rectangular and other shapes. The fillings include rock sugar, bean paste, lotus paste, five kernels, mint, date paste, ham, egg yolk, and barbecued pork. There are dozens of kinds, all kinds of varieties, everything you want. As a special food during the Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes have patterns related to the moon, such as Chang'e flying to the moon, toad and rabbit in the Moon Palace, Milky Way Night Moon, Three Pools Reflecting the Moon, Xishi Drunken Moon, etc. The exquisite patterns not only set off the peaceful atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival, but also add to the poetic and picturesque atmosphere of the festival. Today, when we buy or taste mooncakes, we pay attention to the packaging style and taste of the mooncakes, but rarely understand its cultural connotations. Below, I excerpt some legends about eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival to share with friends.

The legend of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival

Legend 1

It is said that in ancient times, one year ten suns appeared in the sky, which made the earth smoke. The sea water has dried up and the people can no longer live.

This incident alarmed a hero named Hou Yi. He climbed to the top of the Kunlun Mountains, used his supernatural power, drew his magic bow, and shot down nine superfluous suns in one go.

Hou Yi made great contributions and was respected and loved by the people. Many people with lofty ideals came to study under him. The treacherous and evil-minded Peng Meng also sneaked in.

Soon, Hou Yi married a beautiful and kind-hearted wife named Chang'e. In addition to spreading his skills and hunting, Hou Yi spent all day with his wife. People envied this loving couple with talent and beauty.

One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek enlightenment. He happened to meet the Queen Mother who was passing by, and asked the Queen Mother for a package of elixir. It is said that if you take half of this medicine, you can live forever. If you take this medicine, you can immediately ascend to heaven and become an immortal.

However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife, so he had to temporarily give the elixir to Chang'e for collection. Chang'e hid the medicine in the treasure box on the dressing table, but Pengmeng saw it. Three days later, Hou Yi led his disciples out for hunting. Peng Meng, who had ulterior motives, pretended to be sick and stayed behind. He easily deceived Hou Yi.

Soon after Hou Yi led everyone away, Peng Meng broke into the backyard of the inner house with a sword and forced Chang'e to hand over the elixir.

Chang'e knew that she was no match for Pengmeng. In the critical moment, she made a prompt decision, turned around, opened the treasure box, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp.

Chang'e swallowed the medicine, and her body immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window, and flew to the sky. Because Chang'e cared about her husband, she flew to the moon closest to the world and became an immortal.

In the evening, Hou Yi returned home, and the maids cried and told what happened during the day. Hou Yi was frightened and angry. He drew his sword to kill the villain, but Peng Meng had already escaped. Hou Yi was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet and screamed. The grief-stricken Hou Yi looked up at the night sky and called his beloved wife's name. At this time, he was surprised to find that today's moon was particularly bright and bright, and there was a swaying figure that looked like Chang'e. Every day I go to the moon and look at my beloved wife.

Hou Yi hurriedly sent people to Chang'e's favorite back garden, set up an incense table, placed her favorite sweetmeats, fresh fruits and moon cakes, and offered sacrifices to Chang'e who was nostalgic for him in the moon palace.

After the people heard the news that Chang'e flew to the moon and became an immortal, they set up incense tables under the moon and prayed to the kind-hearted Chang'e for good luck and peace. From then on, the custom of worshiping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival spread among the people.

Legend 2

Moon cakes convey messages. According to legend, in the late Yuan Dynasty, the ruler's brutal rule aroused widespread hatred among the people, and uprisings and resistance were brewing everywhere. In order to maintain their rule and prevent people from rebelling, the rulers stipulated that private possession of iron weapons was not allowed, and only ten families were allowed to share one kitchen knife. Peasant Uprising During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhang Shicheng wrote the time of the Mid-Autumn Uprising on a piece of paper, put it in mooncakes and gave it to every household. When people broke open the mooncakes and saw the note, they picked up kitchen knives one after another and gathered to revolt, setting off a climax of resistance against the oppression of the Yuan Dynasty rulers. To commemorate this uprising, people eat mooncakes on August 15th every year and this has become a habit. Therefore, today’s Soviet-style mooncakes also contain a long small square paper, but it is on the bottom instead of in the middle.

Legend 3

Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty conquered the Turks in the north and quelled their repeated invasions. He ordered his general Li Jing to personally lead his troops to fight at the frontier fortress, and he repeatedly performed extraordinary feats. On August 15th, he returned to Beijing in triumph, and the city of Chang'an was filled with joy. There was a Tulei man in Chang'an who presented round cakes to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty to celebrate his victory. Taizong was overjoyed. He took out the round cake from the ornately decorated cake box, pointed at the bright moon hanging in the sky and said with a smile: You should invite the toad with the Hu cake. Then Taizong and all the officials ate round cakes together, and from then on the custom of eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival was formed.

Legend 4

According to legend, in ancient my country, emperors had a ritual system of worshiping the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. Among the people, during the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, there is also the custom of worshiping or offering sacrifices to the moon. The moon is full in August and fifteenth, and the Mid-Autumn moon cakes are fragrant and sweet. This famous proverb tells the custom of urban and rural people eating moon cakes on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes were originally used as sacrifices to worship the moon god. Later, people gradually took the Mid-Autumn moon appreciation and tasting mooncakes as a symbol of family reunion, and gradually mooncakes became festival gifts. [Mid-Autumn Festival] Sentences to describe the Mid-Autumn Festival

1. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival, a full moon, a round moon, a round person, and everything goes well.

2. On this special day, I send you a light fragrance to give you free and colorful blessings!

3. The hook-like crescent moon, I don’t know what I have experienced. How many vicissitudes of life have become eternal in people's hearts on the autumn night. To commemorate its perfection, people will eat mooncakes on this day, and to remember those cloudy and sunny days. Have you eaten mooncakes today? Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

4. The sky is clear, the fields are vast, and the full moon hangs in the sky, casting silver light all over the world. My heart is quiet and my feelings are deep. Everyone is happy during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and blessing messages are in front of me. Say it in your mouth and your heart will be happy. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

5. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, I give you a mooncake. The brand - true love, the ingredients - thoughts and blessings, the manufacturer - a friend, and the shelf life - one hundred years.

6. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to you from far away! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! If there is anything worth celebrating, it must be reunion; if there is anything worth celebrating, it is peace.

7. The Mid-Autumn Festival is full and the moon is full, which is the time for blessings. I wish you eternal happiness, no worries, always joy, only smiles. Angels are pure without you, and flowers are not as brilliant as you.

8. I send all my thoughts and care for you to the bright moon. I hope the moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival will bring you all my blessings. I hope you will be happy when you see the bright moonlight.

9. If you can’t see the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival, don’t be surprised, because “the moon represents my heart” and it is in my heart. I have weaved every ray of moonlight into this message, sending it to you, wishing you happiness!

10. Family is the sun, friends are the moon. Bask in the sun, live a healthy life, and look at the moon to feel comfortable. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, enjoy the warmth of the sunshine and taste the warmth of the moonlight. "Quanzhou Ruihe Infiniti" wishes my "moons" a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

11. The Mid-Autumn Festival is here. I have received a lot of blessing text messages. I am dazzled by them. I can't tell who sent them. Well, in order to leave a deep impression on you, why not, forward all the blessings you received to me, so that they can be effective!

12. The Mid-Autumn Festival is here, and I miss the "moon" more and more. The mood of reunion is getting more and more urgent, and I am also thinking about eating moon cakes. I wish you happiness in the Mid-Autumn Festival and happiness in the moon!

13. Moon = Chang'e + Jade Rabbit, moon cake = pat the moon into a cake, substitute: moon cake =Make Chang'e + Jade Rabbit into a cake, conclusion: Mooncake = Chang'e's innocence + Jade Rabbit's spirit. I give you this moon cake, may you become the best among men. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

14. Let the autumn wind carry my blessings to you, let the stars embellish your beautiful life, you ask me how much I miss you, the moon represents my heart, and the Mid-Autumn night whispers of lovesickness , the flowers are full and the moon is full, looking forward to reunion.

15. The Mid-Autumn Festival is here, and blessings are here. First, I wish you a good mood; second, I wish you no worries; third, I wish you success; fourth, I wish you abundant financial resources; fifth, you have a pretty face; sixth, I wish all happiness surround you! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! !

16. The moon is full in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the person is me. I love you sincerely, and heaven and earth can learn from it.

17. There is a bright moon in the sky, and there are old feelings in my heart. I send my heart to my friends, and the moon is bright in the Mid-Autumn Festival. When the family is reunited, send text messages to express your heartfelt words. The characters are short, the blessings are not shallow, and the affection is deep in them. I wish you a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Worries and worries will pass by every month, wages will come and go, and happiness will come. "Moons" are more wonderful than "moons". Mid-Autumn Festival blessings "moons" are early and "moons" are good. Wish you: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

18. During the festive season, I miss my loved ones even more, and you show your love for your post. Ends of the world*** At this time, I am fulfilling my filial piety for my elders.

19. Friends are the enrichment around you, the number you want to dial when you can’t help yourself, the cup of tea you sit with late at night, the figure you most want to see when you are leisurely, and the person you don’t want to call when you are most busy. Forgotten care. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

20. The round moon shines by the East China Sea, filling the world with silver light. People in the world look up at the moon and taste moon cakes with joy. My heart has not changed, and I hold my best friend in my heart. I send you my blessings on this festive occasion, and may you have many Mid-Autumn Festivals.

21. The moon is full in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and friends are like threads; with a gentle tug, friendship blossoms; the branches are full of flowers, and there is no worry; the flowers are gorgeous, and everything goes as you wish! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, my friend!< /p>