There are many stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival, the most famous of which is the legend of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon. In addition, there are stories related to the Mid-Autumn Festival, such as the birthday of Luna, the birthday of Tugong, Yue Bai, The Story Of Diu Sim, Xuanzong, and drinking Alone with the Moon.
? Mid-Autumn Festival Story 1: the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon
In ancient times, there were ten days in the sky at the same time, and the crops were withered and the people were miserable. A hero named Hou Yi was of infinite strength. He sympathized with the suffering people, drew his bow, shot down more than nine suns in one breath, and ordered the last sun to rise and fall on time to benefit the people. Hou Yi's wife's name is Chang 'e. Hou Yi spent all his time with his wife except hunting. Many people with lofty ideals came here to study as a teacher, and Peng Meng, who had ulterior motives, also mixed in.
One day, Hou Yi visited friends in Kunlun Mountain and asked the Queen Mother for a pack of elixir. It is said that taking this medicine can instantly ascend to heaven and become immortal. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife and temporarily gave the immortal medicine to Chang 'e for collection. Chang 'e hid the medicine in the treasure box of the dresser.
Three days later, Hou Yi led his followers out hunting, and Peng Meng, who had ulterior motives, pretended to be ill and did not go out. Soon after Hou Yi led the crowd away, Peng Meng broke into the backyard of the inner house with a sword and threatened Chang 'e to hand over the elixir. Chang 'e knew that she was no match for Peng Meng. In a crisis, she turned and opened the treasure box, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp. Chang 'e swallowed the medicine and immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window and flew to the sky. Because Chang 'e was concerned about her husband, she flew to the nearest moon and became a fairy.
In the evening, when Hou Yi came home, the maids cried about what happened during the day.
Hou Yi was shocked and angry, and drew his sword to kill the villains. Peng Meng had already fled. Hou Yi was so angry that he was heartbroken and looked up at the night sky to call Chang 'e. At this time, he found that today's moon was exceptionally bright and bright, and there was a shaking figure resembling Chang 'e.
When Hou Yi missed his wife, he sent someone to Chang 'e's favorite back garden, put a table incense, put on Chang 'e's favorite honey and fresh fruit, and offered a remote sacrifice to Chang 'e in the moon palace. After hearing the news that the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon became an immortal, people set up incense tables under the moon to pray for good luck and peace to the kind Chang 'e. Since then, the custom of Yue Bai in Mid-Autumn Festival has spread among the people.
? Mid-Autumn Festival Story 2: Moon God's Birthday
August 15th is the birthday of Luna. Luna is a female god, and it is said that she is the spouse of Sun.
China regards Chang 'e as the goddess of the moon, which represents beauty, kindness and all the beautiful characters that can represent women.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is the birthday of Luna, and there are no temples dedicated to Luna in Taiwan Province, but they are all dedicated to Sun Gong Temple. On August 15th, at the Sun Temple in Neihu, Taipei, believers went to worship the Moon God. The general public set up incense tables in the outdoor courtyard to offer flowers, fruits, moon cakes, incense and gold, and set off firecrackers to worship the Moon. The whole family enjoyed the moon while eating moon cakes in a reunion atmosphere, which was called the "Yue Bai".
? Mid-Autumn Festival Story 3: Land Gong Birthday
August 15th is not only the birthday of the Moon God, but also the birthday of the Land God. The Land God Temple will perform a performance to reward the God. Farmers put a "Land God crutch" in the field, using a bamboo stick with gold paper tied at the top. This bamboo stick is used as a crutch for the Land God when he walks, and pray for a better harvest next year.
? Mid-Autumn Festival Story 4: 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.
Legend has it that The Story Of Diu Sim was born, and in three years, the local peach and apricot blossoms bloomed and withered; At midnight in Yue Bai, The Story Of Diu Sim, Chang 'e felt ashamed in the moon and hurried into the clouds; The Story Of Diu Sim's figure is pretty, her ears are blue, her willows are swaying when she walks, and she is more elegant when she is quiet. The beauty of The Story Of Diu Sim is spectacular.
It is because of this beauty that Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, who are domineering, turned against each other.
? Mid-Autumn Festival Story 5: Xuanzong Traveling to the Moon
According to legend, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, Shen Tianshi and Taoist Hongdu all looked at the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Suddenly, Emperor Xuanzong raised the idea of visiting the moon palace, so Tianshi did it, and the three of them started to go to Qingyun and roam the moon palace. However, the palace is heavily guarded, so it is impossible to enter, and you can only overlook the imperial city of Chang 'an.
On this occasion, I suddenly heard the sound of fairy tales, beautiful and wonderful, and moving! Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was always familiar with melody, so he memorized it in his heart.
This is precisely "this song should only be in the sky, and how many times can the world hear it!" Such music should only be in the sky. How many times can you hear it on earth? -a beautiful compliment to the music)
In the future, Xuanzong recalled the music and singing of Xiane in the Moon Palace, and composed music and choreographed it himself. This is the famous "colorful plumage".
? Mid-Autumn Festival Story 6: drinking Alone with the Moon
The poet Li Bai wrote about himself in drinking Alone with the Moon among the flowers.
The sentence "to bring me my shadow and make us three" is wonderfully conceived, which shows his lonely and bold feelings. "Li Shi Zhi Jie": "This is a drink for the moon alone, and it is also fun to be open-minded." It means that drinking alone on the moon shows Li Bai's open-minded and optimistic attitude.
When the poet enters the stage, the background is the flower room, the prop is a pot of wine, the role of the poet is only himself, the action is to drink alone, and with the words "no blind date", the scene is very monotonous. So the poet suddenly had a whim, pulling the bright moon on the horizon and his own shadow in the moonlight, and even himself, turned into three people, raising a glass and drinking, and the deserted scene became lively.
That's the story or legend about Mid-Autumn Festival. 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. Remember to eat moon cakes and get together in the Mid-Autumn Festival!