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The Origin and Legend of 20 Words in Mid-Autumn Festival
Speaking of the origin of Mid-Autumn Festival, there are many different legends and fairy tales among the people. Among them, there are stories such as moths to the fire, Zhu Yuanzhang's moon cake uprising, and Tang's visit to the Moon Palace.

Of course, the most familiar story is the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon. Chang 'e stole her husband Hou Yi's elixir of life and ran to the Moon Palace. There are also many versions of the story. In earlier records, Chang 'e stole the fairy medicine and became a toad, known as the moon essence.

Legend has it that there were ten suns in the ancient sky, which appeared in turn to illuminate and bring warmth to the earth. But one day, ten suns appeared together, and the crops on the earth were burnt. At this time, a sharpshooter named Hou Yi shot down nine suns, which eliminated the disaster for all people. So people made him king. After Hou Yi proclaimed himself emperor, he indulged in debauchery and killed people at will and became a tyrant. He wants to live forever and go to Kunlun Mountain to steal the elixir of the Queen Mother. His wife Chang 'e was afraid that he would live forever and the people would suffer. She stole the elixir and took it, so she flew to the Moon Palace lightly.

After the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon, the Moon Palace where Chang 'e lived was actually a deserted place. There is nothing but a laurel tree and a rabbit. But there is also a saying that there is a man named WU GANG in the Moon Palace.

Later, every Mid-Autumn Festival in Yue Bai, ordinary women offered sacrifices to Chang 'e in the Moon Palace.