1, the legend of moon cakes
According to legend, in ancient times, Chang 'e stole the immortal medicine that her husband Hou Yi begged from the Queen Mother of the West and flew to the Moon Palace alone. However, Qiong Lou Yu Yu, the height is too cold, and the so-called "Chang 'e should regret stealing the elixir, and the blue sky and the night heart" is a portrayal of her loneliness.
Later, when Chang 'e arrived at the Moon Palace, she missed her husband very much, and Hou Yi missed her day and night, hoping to see her again. One day, an immortal pointed out the method to Hou Yi: on the full moon night of August 15th, make a ball with flour, and put it in the shape of a full moon in the northwest of the house, and then call Chang 'e's name continuously. At midnight, Chang 'e can go home for reunion. Hou Yi did as he did, so he saw Chang 'e flying from the moon, and the husband and wife were reunited. The round balls made of this flour later evolved into various kinds of moon cakes.
2, the legend of the rabbit
Legend has it that a long time ago, a plague broke out in Beijing, and many people were infected with the plague. The atmosphere of fear and despair enveloped the whole capital. Chang 'e, who lives in the Moon Palace, witnessed the sufferings of the people and couldn't bear it, so she sent the jade rabbit around her to the earth to eliminate disasters and diseases for the people.
After the lower bound, Yutu worried that the people would be afraid of her white dress, so she borrowed the shirt and armor of the idol to put on on the way. In order to cure all patients more quickly, Jade Rabbit rides a tiger or deer, and sometimes an elephant or unicorn, and travels long distances to treat the people. I made a mistake in my busy work, and my ears were exposed. At the same time, the people saw that the Jade Rabbit, who had been tinkering with medicine all day, was gone, and they finally understood that this rabbit-faced doctor was the Jade Rabbit sent by Chang 'e.
3. Zhu Yuanzhang and the 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 imperial 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, such as single spark can start a prairie fire.
Introduction of the Mid-Autumn festival
The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival in China. The calendar says that the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month is in the middle of August in autumn, so it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival". Gregorian calendar September 29th, Friday, August 15th. In 2023, the Mid-Autumn National Day will be closed continuously. The specific holiday time is: September 29th to1October 6th, and it will be suspended for 8 days. 1Saturday, October 7th,1Sunday, October 8th.
Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Moonlight Birthday, Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival, Moon Festival and Reunion Festival, is a traditional folk festival in China. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the moon in autumn and evening in ancient times. Since ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival has had folk customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, watching lanterns, enjoying osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine, etc., which have spread to this day and lasted for a long time.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Mid-Autumn Festival