![]() ![]() Now people also like to appreciate the moon and eat moon cakes in their backyard with their family members on Mid-Autumn Festival. From then on, the custom of 赏月(shǎngyuè) appreciating the moon on the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival is spreading gradually among people in the country. After hearing the news that Chang Er flew to the moon and become a fairy, all of the civilians put the incense burners under the moon to ask for the kind lady’s blessing. Under this circumstance, Chang Er ate the elixir of life 当机立断(dāngjīlìduàn) without any hesitation and flew to the moon. He threatened Chang Er with a sword to get the elixir of life. Later, nobles and officials followed it, and it gradually spread to ordinary people. But all of this was seen by Peng Meng, who was very 奸诈(jiānzhà) treacherous and 心术不正(xīnshùbúzhèng) harbored evil intentions. Ancient Chinese emperors offered sacrifices to the moon on the Autumn Equinox of the 24 solar terms based on the Chinese lunar calendar to pray for a good harvest in the coming year. In order to award him, Heavenly Queen Mother gave him a pouch filled with elixir of life, and he gave it to his wife 嫦娥(Cháng É) Chang Er who was very beautiful and kind-hearted. Hou Yi was rewarded with the elixir of immortality. The Mid-Autumn Festival, one of our favourite festivals, is the second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year. Hou Yi succeeded, the weather soon recovered and life was saved. The Emperor of Heaven summoned Hou Yi to shoot down nine of the suns. ![]() There was a hero named 后羿(Hòu Yì) Hou Yi who was good at shooting, so he shot down the extra 9 suns and was 尊敬(zūnjìng) admired by all the civilians in the country. In this picture book, Little Mei asks Grandpa about the Mid-Autumn Festival and Grandpa tells her the Chinese mythology of Change, the Moon Goddess, and her. The Legend of the Moon Festival Once upon a time, there were ten suns in the sky, scorching many crops and people to death. As a result, the civilians couldn’t make a living any more. As often occurs with Chinas cultural traditions, popular lore underpins the festivals origins: the legend of a remarkable archer, Hou Yi, and his wife Change. It is said that one year in ancient times, there appeared 10 suns in the sky, and every drop on the earth was melted away under such heat. 嫦娥奔月(Cháng É bēnyuè) Chang Er Flies to the Moon ![]()
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