What are the classic legends of the Mid-Autumn Festival?

Mid-Autumn Festival Legend Story 1: Chang'e Runs to the Moon

Legend has it that Chang'e flew to the Moon Palace after stealing the immortality pill that her husband Hou Yi had begged from the Queen Mother of the West. But the jade tower, the high place is not cold, the so-called "Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, the blue sea and the sky night and day", it is her feeling lonely mood of reflection. Later, Chang'e told her husband that she regretted: "Tomorrow is the full moon, you use flour to make pills, such as the shape of the full moon, placed in the northwest of the house, and then continuously call my name. At the third watch I shall be able to come home." On the following day, he did as his wife told him, and Chang'e flew from the moon and the couple was reunited. The custom of making mooncakes for Chang'e on the Mid-Autumn Festival was also formed from this.

Mid-Autumn Festival Legends Story 2: Wu Gang Fell the Cinnamon

Legend has it that there is a cinnamon tree in the moon, "Huainanzi" has said that "there is a cinnamon tree in the moon", and later the legend is more specific, and the cinnamon tree is added to the side of the cinnamon tree to cut the cinnamon of the man Wu Gang. The moon in the laurel tree and Wu Gang's legend, to the Tang Dynasty Duan Cheng style "Youyang Miscellany Chopper" before the collection of Volume 1, "Tianzhang" contained the most specific, which said: "the old saying that the moon in the laurel, toad, so different books that the laurel is five hundred zhang high, there is a man under the often hacked, the tree created along with the closure. People surnamed Wu Gang, West River people, learning Xian has been, banished to cut down the tree." The meaning is that Wu Gang had followed the immortals to cultivate and reached the heavenly realm, but he made a mistake, so the immortals sent him to the moon and ordered him to cut down the laurel, the tree of immortality. The laurel was 500 feet high and would close as soon as it was cut, and Yandi used this never-ending labor as a punishment for Wu Gang. Li Bai's poem, "I want to cut down the laurel in the moon, and hold it as a salary for the cold".

Mid-Autumn Festival Legend Story 3: The Jade Rabbit Pounding Medicine

This legend is first seen in the Han Lefu - Dong Escape Line: "The Jade Rabbit knelt down and pounded the medicine toad pills, and presented His Majesty with a jade plate, which can be used to obtain the immortals." According to legend, there is a rabbit in the middle of the moon that is as white as jade, so it is called "Jade Rabbit". This white rabbit held a jade mortar and pestle and knelt down to pound medicine into toadstool pills, which could be taken to live a long life and become immortal. I'm afraid that the Jade Rabbit is Chang'e's earliest playmate in the Guanghan Palace.

Summary: The first three stories of the Mid-Autumn Festival have the shadow of myths and legends everywhere, and about the connection between the three, there is a saying that: according to legend, Yi got the immortality pill from Queen Mother of the West, and gave it to Hou Yi for safekeeping. When Hou Yi heard about it, he went to steal it, but Hou Yi failed to do so and tried to harm her. Hou Yi swallowed the immortality pill and flew to the sky. Hou Yi couldn't bear to leave Yi, so she stayed in the Moon's Guang Han Palace. Hou Yi was so lonely that she urged Wu Gang to cut down the osmanthus tree and let the Jade Rabbit pound the pills, so that she could return to the earth as soon as possible to be reunited with Yi.

The following three legends have certain historical archetypes and are closely related to well-known historical figures and historical records. Let's continue to savor them!

Mid-Autumn Festival legend story 4: Emperor Xuanzong tour of the moon

According to legend, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Xuanzong and Shen Tianshi and Taoist Hongdu mid-autumn moon, suddenly Emperor Xuanzong rose up to the idea of touring the Moon Palace, so Tianshi method, the three of them, a start on the clouds, roaming the Moon Palace. But the palace before the tightly guarded, can not enter, can only be outside overlooking the Imperial City of Chang'an. At this time, suddenly heard the sound of the fairy burst, beautiful and strange, just like moving! Tang Xuanzong has always been familiar with the music, so silent memory in mind. This is exactly "this song should only be on the sky, the earth can get a few times heard!" Later, Emperor Xuanzong recalled the music and song of the moon palace fairy, and composed his own music and dance, which is the famous "Neishang Yuyi Song" in history.

Mid-Autumn Festival legend story 5: Diaochan moon worship

Diaochan is the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty Stuart Wang Yun's songstress, the national color, has the appearance of the country. Legend has it that the sable cicada was born in the world, three years the local peach and apricot blossom is withered; sable cicada midnight moon worship, the moon Chang'e ashamed of themselves, hastily hidden in the clouds; sable cicada body posture beautiful, fine ear Biehuan, the line when the wind swinging willow, static elegance, sable cicada's beauty, a great view. It is because of this beauty, so that the power of Dong Zhuo, courageous and unscrupulous Lv Bu turned against the enemy, making the chaos of the dynasty a little peace of mind.

Mid-Autumn Festival Legend Story 6: Drinking alone under the moon

The poet Li Bai wrote about his own drinking alone under the moon between flowers. The sentence "to the shadow into three people" is a marvelous idea, showing his lonely and bold feelings. Li Poetry Direct Interpretation: "This is drinking alone to the moon, and letting go of his feelings to enjoy himself." When the poet appeared on the stage, the background was the flower room, the props were a pot of wine, the role of the appearance was only himself, the action was drinking alone, together with the three words "no relatives", the scene was very monotonous. So the poet suddenly thought, the sky of the moon, and the moonlight under their own shadow, pulled over, even within themselves, turned into three people, raise the cup **** discretion, cold and quiet scene, it is lively.