What are the meanings of the three stories of the Mid Autumn Festival?

Since the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, everyone thinks of mooncakes that symbolize a beautiful reunion.

Wu Gang cut Gui. Legend has it that the laurel tree in front of the Guanghan Palace on the moon grows luxuriantly, more than 500 zhang high, and there is a person below who is often cutting it down, but every time it is cut down, the place that was cut down immediately closes again.

For thousands of years, this laurel tree can never be cut down.

It is said that the name of this tree cutter is Wu Gang, a native of Xihe in the Han Dynasty, originally a woodcutter in the mortal world, but he didn't like to be a woodcutter, so he asked the white-haired fairy to teach him immortal arts, but he didn't learn it for a long time, and later, he asked the white-haired fairy to teach him to travel to the moon, because it always refused to concentrate on learning, therefore, the white-haired fairy was very angry, so he left him in the Moon Palace, and said: "If you calmly cut down the laurel tree, you can get immortal arts" However, Wu Gang cut down for a period of time every time, The laurel tree will heal automatically, day after day, year after year, Wu Gang's wish to cut down the laurel has not been fulfilled, he keeps cutting down the laurel tree, and the laurel tree continues to heal.

And the great poet Li Bai's poems have a record of "wanting to cut the laurel in the moon and holding the salary of the cold".

The allusions of the Mid-Autumn Festival are:

Chang'e ran to the moon, Wu Gang cut Gui, and Xuanzong Mancha and his brother You Yue Palace.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, the Autumn Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the August Festival, the August Festival, the Moon Chasing Festival, the Moon Festival, the Moon Worship Festival, the Daughter's Festival or the Reunion Festival, is a traditional cultural festival popular in many ethnic groups and countries in the Chinese character cultural circle, which is on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar; Because it coincides with the middle of the third autumn, hence the name, and some places set the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 16. The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early years of the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty, and by the Ming and Qing dynasties, it had become one of the major Chinese festivals along with the Spring Festival. Influenced by Chinese culture, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival in some countries in East and Southeast Asia, especially the local Chinese and overseas Chinese.

Since 2008, the Mid-Autumn Festival has been listed as a national holiday. On May 20, 2006, it was included in the first batch of national non-macro tangible cultural heritage list. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has had customs such as worshipping the moon, admiring the moon, worshiping the moon, eating moon cakes, appreciating osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine, etc., which have been passed down to this day and endured for a long time.

The Mid-Autumn Festival uses the full moon to signify the reunion of people, in order to express the feelings of missing hometown and relatives, praying for a good harvest and happiness, and becoming a colorful and precious cultural heritage. The Mid-Autumn Festival, along with the Dragon Boat Festival, the Spring Festival and the Qingming Festival, is known as the four traditional festivals in China.

Chang'e Running to the Moon is an ancient Chinese Han myth and legend story, which tells the story of Chang'e who was forced to swallow the immortal medicine given to her husband Hou Yi by the Queen Mother of the West and flew to the Moon Palace.

Compared with the records of Chang'e in ancient documents, it can be seen that people have done a lot of processing and decoration on the story of Chang'e, so that the image of Chang'e is as beautiful as the moon, making it in line with people's pursuit of beauty.

Wu Gang's battle with Gui is one of the ancient Chinese myths and legends. Legend has it that Wu Gang on the moon was punished by the Emperor of Heaven to cut down the laurel tree in the Moon Palace, and the laurel tree was cut down with it. The Emperor of Heaven took this never-ending labor as a punishment for Wu Gang.

In the Tang Dynasty, the most legendary was the legend of Xuanzong roaming the Moon Palace. According to legend, Tang Xuanzong and Shen Tianshi and Taoist Hongdu looked at the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and suddenly Xuanzong raised the idea of visiting the Moon Palace, so the Heavenly Master did it, and the three of them walked on the green clouds together and roamed the Moon Palace. However, there is a heavy guard in front of the palace, and it is impossible to enter, and can only overlook the Chang'an Imperial City outside.

On this occasion, I suddenly heard the sound of fairy, clear and beautiful, like a turning person! Tang Xuanzong has always been familiar with the rhythm of music, so he memorized it in his heart. This is exactly "This song should only exist in heaven, how many times can the world hear it?"

In the future, Xuanzong recalled the ** singing voice of the Moon Palace Xian'e, and composed and choreographed the song himself, which is the famous "Neon Clothes and Feather Song" in history.

The most classic story of the Mid-Autumn Festival is the legend of Chang'e running to the moon, according to legend, Chang'e stole the immortal quarrel and pickpocketed medicine that her husband Hou Yi begged from the Queen Mother of the West, and flew to the Moon Palace. But Qionglou Yuyu, the height is unbearable, the so-called "Chang'e should repent of stealing the elixir, the blue sea and blue sky and night heart" is a portrayal of her lonely mood.

Later, Chang'e confided her remorse to her husband and said, "Tomorrow, when the moon is full, you will make a pill from flour in the shape of a full moon, and place it in the northwest direction of the house, and then call my name continuously." At the third watch, I can go home.

The next day, do as instructed by his wife, and then Chang'e fruit will fly from the middle of the moon, and the husband and wife will be reunited. The custom of making moon cakes for Chang'e during the Mid-Autumn Festival was also formed from this.