Is the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon a story about Mid-Autumn Festival?

The Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon is a story about the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is one of the legends about the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

According to legend, after Houyi shot the sun, he got a pack of elixir from the Queen Mother and gave it to his wife Chang 'e for safekeeping. Unexpectedly, this scene was seen by the villain, who took advantage of Houyi to go hunting and forced Chang 'e to hand over the fairy medicine. Chang 'e swallowed the fairy medicine and hurried to the moon.

When Hou Yi came back, he could only look up at the night sky, call his wife to the figure in the middle of the month, put on incense tables, fruits and sacrifices, and go to the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon in the distance. In this way, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival in Yue Bai has been passed down from generation to generation.

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Customs of Mid-Autumn Festival:

1. Tide watching: In ancient times, Zhejiang Mid-Autumn Festival was another activity besides moon watching. The custom of watching tide in Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history, which is described in detail in Mei Cheng's Seven Mao Fu in Han Dynasty.

2, burning lights: there is a custom of burning lights to help moonlight in autumn night. Nowadays, there is still the custom of piling tiles and burning lamps on towers in Huguang area. Jiangnan has the custom of making lantern boats. The custom of burning lanterns in modern Mid-Autumn Festival is more prosperous.

3. Eating moon cakes: Eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival is a necessary custom in all parts of China. As the saying goes, "Moon cakes are sweet and fragrant when they are full on August 15th". The word moon cake originated from Liang Lumeng written by Wu in the Southern Song Dynasty, when it was just a snack. Later, people gradually associated moon viewing with moon cakes, symbolizing family reunion and bearing their thoughts. At the same time, moon cakes are also an important gift for friends to contact their feelings during the Mid-Autumn Festival. ?

4. Enjoy Osmanthus fragrans and drink Osmanthus fragrans wine: People often eat moon cakes to enjoy Osmanthus fragrans in Mid-Autumn Festival, and eat all kinds of foods made of Osmanthus fragrans, most of which are cakes and sweets. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, looking up at osmanthus, smelling osmanthus fragrance and drinking a glass of osmanthus wine in the middle of the month to celebrate the sweetness of the family has become a wonderful enjoyment of the festival.

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