I. the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon
Legend has it that Chang 'e is a beautiful and kind woman who often helps poor villagers. One day, the Queen Mother of the West on Kunlun Mountain gave Hou Yi a pill of fairy medicine. It is said that people can ascend to heaven and become immortals after taking this medicine. However, Chang 'e was forced by pang meng, but in desperation, she took the medicine and flew to the Moon Palace. The villagers missed the kind Chang 'e very much, and placed Chang 'e's favorite food in the yard to bless her from afar. Since then, the custom of Yue Bai in Mid-Autumn Festival has spread among the people.
Second, the shooting day of Houyi
Houyi shot at the sun, originally called "shooting for nine days." Legend has it that in ancient times, there were ten suns soaring in the sky. This makes the world extremely hot. In order to save people, Hou Yi shot down nine suns with a magical arrow, which saved people. In order to prevent people from being jealous of his power, Hou Yi took the last arrow that never fell to the depths of the forest, and no one knew its whereabouts.
Third, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
Legend has it that the weaver girl who grew in the sky and the cowherd who grew on the ground fell in love with each other. In order to let them be together, the black magpie helps the cowherd cross the galaxy and meet the Weaver Girl. But the Emperor was angry, so he drew a deep river on the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd and separated them. On July 7th every year, the black magpie will form a bridge in the starry sky, so that the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd can meet.
Fourth, the jade rabbit smashed the medicine
It is also a classic myth and legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that Chang 'e violated the jade emperor's will after she ran to the moon, so the jade emperor punished her for turning into a white rabbit. Every full moon, she would pound medicine for the gods in the moon palace as a punishment. Jade rabbit became synonymous with the moon.
Five, Wu Gang cut Guangxi
Wu Gang's felling of laurel is one of the myths and legends in ancient China. It is said that there was a laurel tree in front of Guanghan Palace in the middle of the month, which was as high as 500 feet. WU GANG was punished by the Emperor of Heaven and went to the Moon Palace to cut down osmanthus trees, but the osmanthus trees joined with the cutting. Therefore, WU GANG cut laurel in the Moon Palace all the year round, but he couldn't cut down the tree all the time, and he kept cutting it down. Because of this myth, the moon is also called the Gui Yue and the laurel wheel, and the Moon Palace is called the laurel cave and the laurel palace. Where there are osmanthus trees, there are customs of enjoying osmanthus and drinking osmanthus wine in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
6. Yue Bai, The Story Of Diu Sim
According to legend, The Story Of Diu Sim was in Yue Bai, the back garden, when a light wind blew, and a cloud covered the bright moon. This happened to be seen by Wang Yun. 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 is not, so she quickly hid behind the clouds. Therefore, The Story Of Diu Sim has been called "the moon is closed".