The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival in the Chinese cultural circle. It falls on the 15th day of August of the lunar calendar every year, from September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. According to the lunar calendar, August is the second month of autumn. In ancient times, it was called the Mid-Autumn Festival. it is also a traditional festival in Korea, Japan and Vietnam.

the custom On that day is Moon appreciation, offering sacrifices, eating moon cakes, etc.

there is a beautiful Myths and legends about Mid-autumn Festival

The Goddess Chang's fly to the moon

In ancient times, there were ten days in the sky at the same time, the sun withered the crops and the people were not bored with life. A hero named Hou Yi was so powerful that he sympathized with the suffering people, opened his bow and shot down more than nine suns in one breath, and strictly ordered the last sun to rise and fall on time for the benefit of the people. Hou Yi's wife's name is Chang'e. Hou Yi was with his wife all day except hunting. Many ambitious scholars come to teach and learn art, and incorrect Pengmeng also mixes in.

One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountains to visit friends and ask the Queen Mother for a package of non-lethal drugs. It is said that take this medicine, can immediately ascend to heaven and become immortal. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife and temporarily handed the immortal medicine to Chang'e for collection. Chang'e hid the medicine in the treasure box of the dressing table. Three days later, Hou Yi led all his disciples to go hunting, and Pung Meng, who was pregnant with ghost fetuses, pretended to be ill and did not go out. Shortly after Hou Yi led the crowd away, Pengmeng broke into the backyard of the house with his sword and forced Chang E to hand over the immortal medicine. Chang'e knew she was not a rival of Pengmeng. When she was in crisis, she turned to open the treasure box, took out the medicine and swallowed it in one gulp. Chang'e swallowed the medicine and immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window and flew to the sky. Because Chang'e was concerned about her husband, she flew to the nearest moon and became a fairy.

In the evening, Hou Yi came home and the maids cried about what had happened during the day. Houyi was both frightened and angry. He drew his sword to kill the villains. Pengmeng had already fled. Houyi was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet. He looked up at the night sky and called for Chang'e. At that time, he found that the moon today was very bright and bright, and there was a shaking figure like Chang'e. When Hou Yi missed his wife, he sent people to Chang'e's favorite back garden, put on incense cases, put on the honey and fresh fruits Chang'e usually liked, and offered a remote sacrifice to Chang'e in the Moon Palace. After people heard the news that Chang'e had gone to the moon to become immortal, they set up incense cases under the moon to pray for good luck and peace to the kind Chang'e. Since then, the custom of worshipping the moon on Mid-Autumn Festival has spread among the people.