What are the implications of the three stories of Mid-Autumn Festival?

Q When it comes to traditional culture, everyone seems to be very vague and don't know what they are talking about, but if it is a traditional fairy tale, such as the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon and Wu Gang cutting Guangxi. Everyone should have new memories. And many of our traditional cultures are passed down through these stories. Look at the following story. How much do you know? Remember to tell the children.

1, goddess of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon:

The Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon-the story of a god who created moon cakes.

Everyone is too familiar with the first half of the story. It is estimated that kindergarten children can say it with their eyes closed. Bian Xiao simply said:

According to legend, Chang 'e ate the elixir that her husband Hou Yi begged from the Queen Mother of the West, then flew to the Moon Palace and later became Chang 'e. However, she was the only one in that place, empty, lonely and cold. Why do you say that? There is a poem to prove that "Chang 'e should regret stealing the elixir, and the sky is high and the clouds are light at night." "

So she confided to her husband (I don't know if it's a dream or a thousand miles, just use your infinite imagination). The original words are like this: "Tomorrow is a full moon. You make pills out of flour, round and round like a full moon, put them in the northwest of the house, and then keep calling my name. At midnight, I can go home. "

As for why you shout in the northwest, it is because the northwest of Daoism is Tianmen, so it can be understood that the northwest is the nearest place to the sky, so people in the sky can easily hear you shout in this position.

But what do you think of this round ball? Yes, moon cakes. So later, the custom of making moon cakes for Chang 'e in the Mid-Autumn Festival was formed. Thank sister Chang 'e for creating such delicious food for us, although there is a kind of moon cake called Wuren. . You know)

2. WU GANG's cutting laurel-the punishment for not carrying the baby.

When I was a child, I heard from my grandmother that the shape in the moon was the big laurel tree that emerged from the ground, and then a person was knocking down the tree.

I don't know if my eyes are bad. Bian Xiao has never seen this man on the moon since he was a child, and I don't know why he always cuts down trees. Grandma can't understand. Later, I learned that he had made a mistake, so "as the old saying goes, there is a laurel tree in the month and a toad in the month, so different books say that the laurel tree is 500 feet high, and one person often squats, and the tree is gratifying." Wu Minggang, a native of Xihe, studied under the immortal and ordered to cut down trees. "(from the first volume of Youyang Za in the Tang Dynasty, Tian Zhi)

WU GANG used to be a woodcutter on earth, but he didn't like being a woodcutter, so he asked the white-haired fairy to teach him magic, but he didn't learn it for a long time. Later, he asked the white-haired fairy to teach him to wander to the moon, but he refused to study hard. So the white-haired fairy was very angry, so she left him in the Moon Palace and used this endless labor as a punishment for WU GANG.

You see, if you don't study hard, you will be fined for thousands of years. Learning is not "that easy", so stop reading these two words, so come to Bian Xiao and cry. Why is it so difficult? Is there a shortcut or an easy way? Bian Xiao gave you all the secrets with the power of the wild-remember more, practice more and cry less. . .

3. Jade Rabbit Pottery-The story of a brave little rabbit who gave his life. Legend has it that there are three immortals who incarnate as three poor old people and beg for food from foxes, monkeys and rabbits. Both the fox and the monkey took out food to help the old man, but only the rabbit didn't. Later, the rabbit told the old people, "Eat me." They jumped into the fire, and the immortals were greatly moved, so they sent the rabbit to Guanghan Palace and turned it into a jade rabbit. Later, Jade Rabbit accompanied Chang 'e to drum up the elixir of life in Guanghan Palace.

This reminds Bian Xiao of the story of the Buddha giving his life to feed the tiger-

At that time, a hungry tigress tried to eat her two cubs. The little prince Mahasa couldn't bear it, so he gave his life to feed the tiger and drowned himself after his death. This is the later Buddha.

Later, the Buddha gave a lecture in Swasti's lonely garden. He met an old mother, and her two sons were sentenced to death for stealing. The mother and son kowtowed to the Buddha for mercy: "I beg the Buddha for mercy and save my son's life." His attitude is loyal and sincere, especially pitiful. The Buddha melted them. Later, the Buddha told Ananda this story. In fact, this old mother is a tigress, and her two sons are the two cubs.