What are the origins of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival?

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the story of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon. According to historical records: "Yesterday, Chang 'e was taken by the Queen Mother of the West, so she went to the moon with the moon as the essence. "Chang 'e paid hard labor for this move, and she can't return to the world for life. Although Chang 'e herself feels good about the Moon Palace, she can't bear loneliness. She returns to Earth to reunite with her husband all night on August 15 every year, but she must return to the Moon Palace before dawn.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the world not only wants to get together with Chang 'e on the moon, but also hopes that Chang 'e can come down to see her beauty. Therefore, when many people burn incense in Yue Bai, they pray that "men would like to leave themoon early and go to immortal laurel" ... women hope that they will look like Chang 'e and be as round as the bright moon. "Year after year, people celebrate this day as a festival.

2. Anti-Yuan Uprising Memorial Day

The Mid-Autumn Festival is the anniversary of the uprising that overthrew the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the people could not stand the government's rule. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, they wrote "Kill the Tartars and destroy the Yuan Dynasty; The note "Let's do it together on August 15" is hidden in a small round cake made of chromium and passed to each other.

On the evening of August 15, every family United and overthrew the rule of the yuan dynasty. Later, every Mid-Autumn Festival, we all eat moon cakes to commemorate this historic victory.

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Mid-autumn festival anecdote

1, Xuanzong story

According to legend, Taoist priests Xuanzong, Shen and Hong all enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Suddenly, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty put forward the idea of visiting the Moon Palace, so Shi Tianzhao did it, and the three of them began to go to Qingyun and roam the Moon Palace. However, the palace is heavily guarded and cannot enter, so it can only overlook the imperial city of Chang 'an. At this moment, I suddenly heard the voice of a fairy. Tang Xuanzong was always familiar with melody, so he remembered it.

This is precisely "this song should only be in the sky, and the world can listen to it several times!" Later, Xuanzong recalled Xian 'e's music and singing in the Moon Palace, composed and choreographed his own music, and created a famous "colorful feather" in history.

2. Jade rabbit is smashing medicine

There is a jade rabbit beside Chang 'e. It is said that Chang 'e became lighter. When she started to take off, she picked up the white rabbit she had been feeding in fear. The white rabbit went to the moon with her. Yutu has a pestle in the Moon Palace, and at night she pounded the elixir into the mortar. After this myth was spread to Japan, it became a jade rabbit mashed rice cake.

People's Network-About the origin and legend of Mid-Autumn Festival, it's not just Chang 'e and moon cakes.