Mooncake Festival Legend

Mooncake Festival is around the corner! As I may not be able to blog during that day, I will tell them now!

Legend #1: The Moon Fairy

Once upon a time, there were ten suns which made the world hot. People were enduring the immense heat and the crops died. Fortunately, there was a hero, Hou-Yi who shot the suns down. When he was about to shoot the last, the villagers stopped him as they need a Sun for warmth.

Later, he got a special medicine and soon married Chang-E, a renowned beauty. The medicine was meant to preserve youth and become a God. Chang-E was ordered to avoid eating the medicine. However, when Hou-Yi left, his evil disciple tried to take advantage of Chang-E. Desperately, she swallowed the medicine and left the Earth forever. She missed her hubby so she went to the nearest Moon. Since then, the Chinese prayed her every Mooncake Festival.

Legend #2: Wu Gang and the tree.

Wu Gang was once a God. However, he offended the rules once. Therefore, he was punished to chop a "Gui" tree which grows again after being chopped.


Legend #3: Mooncakes

In the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Chinese wished to banish the tyrant. However, the security was so strict that transmitting information seemed impossible. Finally a brilliant General thought of an idea by hiding paper strips which have the message of rebelling the government at the 15th day of the eighth moon, in cakes. His plan succeeded, and people eat mooncakes since that day to celebrate the victory.

中秋节即将来临，因此我先说说其传说吧！可能当天我没空哦。。。。。。

传奇1：嫦娥奔月

从前，天上有十个太阳，把大地烤焦，人们饱受煎熬。幸好箭神后彝怜悯人民，射下了其中九个太阳。当他要射下最后一个太阳时，被百姓阻止，因为有太阳才会有光明。

后来，他从王母娘娘获得一包仙药，吃了会长寿成仙。他娶了嫦娥为妻，并交待嫦娥要收好仙药，不可吃之。不料某日当后彝出外工作时，他的一个徒弟乘机闯入他家，要占嫦娥便宜。嫦娥在进退两难之下，只好吃了仙药，结果身子变得轻盈，飘到空中成仙。由于她太想念家乡，因此她飘到近处的月亮成仙。从此以后，我们在每逢中秋节时有拜“月娘”的习惯。

传奇2：吴刚伐桂

吴刚曾是仙，因犯了天条，而被罚到月亮伐桂。桂树难砍，因此他日日得做这徒劳无功的工作，以示惩罚。

传奇3：月饼

元朝末年，汉族人民欲起义，无奈官防森严，根本不可能会传达任何消息。后来有个聪明的元帅，在纸条里写了"八月十五夜起义”这七个字，藏在饼里，送给大众。这方法果然有效，在八月十五那一天，人们果然起义，推翻了元府。自此以后，我们在中秋节时吃月饼，以示庆贺。