The Mid-Autumn Festival has a long history of development from ancient times. The moon is brighter and rounder on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. They celebrate not only to express their gratitude to the moon god and nature, but also to expect protection and happiness in the future. Farmers celebrate the sheer bliss of harvest by assigning the day in the middle of 8th month in the lunar calendar for celebration.
Autumn is a season for harvests, the constant reaping of crops and fruits. It is generally believed that it originally related to ancient emperors’ worship activities, but there is another version about agricultural production. Many different versions of the Mid-Autumn Festival are popular in folk lore. How Chinese Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Ancient and Modern Times Within China’s vast landscape and numerous populace, a lot of activities take place in different areas, expressing the best wishes of a whole family, just as the romantic Chinese poem says “May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together, even if we are hundreds of miles apart.” With the constant evolution of the customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival from ancient times until now, there are various ways that people celebrate. These stories add romantic charm to this festival. There are many fascinating legends about the festival, including The Lady Chang’e Flying to the Moon, Jade Rabbit Mashing Herbs, and Wu Gang Cutting Sweet Osmanthus Tree. Here she met the friendly Jade Hare who still keeps her company on the moon.It is a time for family reunions, starting with a delicious meal together with family members, and then a time to admire the bright moon and eat moon cakes. Chang’E tried to reply, but accidentally swallowed the pill! Lo and behold, she began to float upwards and out of the window!, Try as he might, her husband could not keep her on the ground, and he watched helplessly as she floated up and away into the sky.Įventually, Chang’E reached the Moon, where she came to rest under a tree. Hou-Yi was pleased to see his beloved wife, and asked her if anything had happened while he was away. Fearing that her husband would catch her looking at the contents of the box, she hid the pill in her mouth. She took it out to examine it just as her husband was returning home. It was beautiful, glowing and shimmering like a pearl. While Hou-Yi was tending to his imperial duties, his beautiful wife, Chang’E came across the pill in a pretty little box. This pill was only to be taken after a year of meditation and fasting, so Hou-Yi hid it away, to be taken the following year.
Hou-Yi was richly rewarded, and was given a Pill of Immortality by the Goddess of Heaven so that he might continue to protect the Emperor and the Earth forever more. Such was the skill and might of our hero, that he drew his bow back and from it flew nine arrows striking nine suns, leaving only one. Hou-Yi climbed up the Kun Lun mountain under the blazing heat, and raised his bow to the skies. Seeing the damage being caused to the Earth, the Emperor sent for his most skilled archer, Hou-Yi, and ordered for nine of the ten suns to be shot out of the sky. One day, all ten suns appeared in the heavens, scorching the Earth and drying up the water in the wells, rice paddies and lakes. The Mid-Autumn festival (often called Mooncake Day) is a time of year when parents tell their children the wonderous tale of the beautiful Lady on the Moon, Chang’E.Ī long, long time ago, during the Hsia dynasty around 2000BC, the Earth was circled by 10 suns, each taking its turn to shine down on the world.
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