Story 1 of Mid-Autumn Festival: Legend of Jade Rabbit
According to legend, there was a plague in Beijing one year, and many people fell ill at once, and no medicine was effective.
The common people were in a hurry, so they had to put a sacrificial altar in the yard, burn incense to Yue Bai, and ask Chang 'e in Yueguan for help. This day happens to be August 15th. The moon is round and big, and Chang 'e is in the official position. With the bright moonlight, she can see clearly the disasters that happened on earth and the pleadings of ordinary people, and Chang 'e cried sadly. Therefore, he sent the Jade Rabbit from the Moon Palace to the earth to cure diseases and eliminate disasters for the common people.
After the Jade Rabbit was ordered, she turned into a beautiful girl. She wore a white gauze skirt and came to Beijing on cloud nine. She walked the streets and went door to door to treat patients. When the patient took the fairy medicine she gave, she suddenly felt much refreshed, and many people were able to go to the fields at that time.
In order to thank Yutu for saving his life, people gave her money, but she refused. Give her a gift, and she also refused. People always feel guilty, so they took out a lot of clothes and gave them to her. This time, no matter how the Jade Rabbit shirked it, she had to accept it. That's it,
Every time Yutu goes to a house, she has to change her clothes, sometimes men's and sometimes women's. Sometimes she looks like an oil seller, sometimes she looks like a vegetable seller, sometimes she looks like a little girl, sometimes she looks like an old woman ... In one night, she traveled to thousands of households and changed countless costumes, and people gushed and praised this "ever-changing" magic doctor.
After running all night, Yutu finally cured the last patient before dawn.
Feeling sleepy and tired, she fell asleep under a big locust tree. Because I was so tired, I showed my true colors in my deep sleep and showed two big ears on my head. People in the street gathered around in surprise, looked at the girl with a rabbit face and looked up at the moon that was about to disappear in the morning light. People suddenly understood: this is the jade rabbit on the moon, bringing good luck to the people in our capital!
The news of "Jade Rabbit Descending from Earth" spread all over the capital like a gust of wind, and immediately caused a sensation in the ruling and opposition circles. From now on, every August 15th, people in Beijing will offer sacrifices to "male prostitute" and "Grandma Rabbit" to remember the kindness of Yutu in treating diseases and eliminating disasters for the people.
Story 2 of Mid-Autumn Festival: Yue Bai, The Story Of Diu Sim
The Story Of Diu Sim was the singer of Stuart Wangyun at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. She was very beautiful and had the appearance of being truly beautiful. When Diao Chan was in Yue Bai, the back garden, a light wind suddenly blew, and a cloud covered the bright moon. At this moment, Yun3 just saw it. In order to publicize how beautiful his daughter looks, Wang Yun told everyone that my daughter is more beautiful than the moon, but the moon can't, so she quickly hid behind the clouds. Therefore, Diao Chan was called "the moon is closed".
At that time, Wang Yun saw that the Eastern Han Dynasty was manipulated by the treacherous court official Dong Zhuo, burning incense and praying to heaven under the moon, hoping to worry about his master. Wang Yun saw that Dong Zhuo would usurp the Eastern Han Dynasty and set up a series of stratagems. Wang Yunxian secretly promised The Story Of Diu Sim to Lu Bu and presented The Story Of Diu Sim to Dong Zhuo in Ming Dynasty. Lu Bu's hero is young, and Dong Zhuo is a wily old fox. In order to win over Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo accepted Lu Bu as his adopted son. Both of them are lecherous people. From then on, The Story Of Diu Sim moved between the two men, making eyes at Lu Bu and charming Dong Zhuo. The two of them were fascinated.
Lyu3 bu4 since Dong Zhuo The Story Of Diu Sim into the house for her, disgruntled. One day, when Lu Bu took Dong Zhuo to court, he visited The Story Of Diu Sim in Dong Zhuo's mansion and invited Feng Yiting to meet him. When The Story Of Diu Sim met Lu Bu, he pretended to cry about his occupation by Dong Zhuo, and Lu Bu was angry. The Story Of Diu Sim Yue Bai's story, when Dong Zhuo came back to the office and ran into him, angrily grabbed Lu Bu's square painting halberd and stabbed Lu Bu, and Lu Bu flew away. Since then, the two men have been suspicious of each other, and Wang Yun persuaded Lu Bu to eradicate Dong Zhuo.
Story 3 of Mid-Autumn Festival: Moon Cake Uprising
It is said that eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival began in Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the broad masses of people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the ruling class in the Yuan Dynasty and rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang joined forces with various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and men of the court searched very closely and it was very difficult to pass on the news. Strategist Liu Bowen came up with a plan and ordered his subordinates to hide the note containing the "August 15th night uprising" into the cake, and then sent someone to send it to the uprising troops in various places separately to inform them to respond to the uprising on August 15th night. On the day of the uprising, all the rebels responded together.
Soon, Xu Da captured the Yuan Dynasty and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly gave a message that all the soldiers would have fun with the people in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, and he would give the "moon cakes" that were sent in secret when he started fighting that year as seasonal cakes to his ministers. Since then, the production of "moon cakes" has become more sophisticated and more varied. After that, the custom of eating moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival spread among the people.
Story 4 of Mid-Autumn Festival: Wu Gang Cutting Guangxi
WU GANG in the worse heaven is very close to Chang 'e in the moon, but he often hangs to meet Chang 'e and neglects his duties.
When the Jade Emperor knew about it, he was so angry that he sent WU GANG to the moon to cut down a big tree called laurel. If WU GANG didn't cut down the laurel tree, he wouldn't be able to return to the worse place or meet Chang 'e.
WU GANG cut, cut, cut from winter to summer for half a year, and when the tree was about to be cut down, the Jade Emperor sent a crow to the laurel tree, and with a swish, he took WU GANG's coat hanging on the tree. WU GANG immediately put down his axe and went after the crow. After the clothes were recovered, WU GANG went back to the tree and saw that all the branches and leaves that had been cut were born in the tree again. So, from then on, whenever WU GANG was about to cut all the branches and leaves of the osmanthus tree, the crow stood on the tree and shouted, "Whoa, whoa". As long as WU GANG stopped his axe and looked at it, the tree would grow branches and leaves again.
In this way, year after year, WU GANG always cuts down more than this moon tree. Only on August 16th every year does a leaf fall from the moon to the ground. If anyone picks up this laurel leaf, he will get inexhaustible gold and silver jewelry.
The name of Mid-Autumn Festival in ancient times
The Mid-Autumn Festival, known as the Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, August Festival, Moon Chasing Festival, Moon Festival, Daughter's Day or Reunion Festival in ancient times, is a traditional cultural festival popular among many ethnic groups in China and East Asian countries, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Because it is just half the value of Sanqiu, it is named. The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early years of the Tang Dynasty and prevailed in the Song Dynasty. It is also a traditional festival in some countries in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia, especially for overseas Chinese living there. Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national legal holiday since 2008.