Why do you eat moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival?

The Origin and Legend of Mid-Autumn Festival

20 10 2 1:30 China early education network cpicker

Legend of Mid-Autumn Festival III ―― Zhu Yuanzhang and Moon Cake Uprising

It is said that eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the broad masses of the people in the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the ruling class in the Yuan Dynasty and rose up against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang joined forces with various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and men of the imperial court searched very closely and it was very difficult to pass on the news. Liu Bowen, a military strategist, came up with a plan and ordered his men to hide a note with the words "Uprising on the 15th of August" in the cake, and then sent people to the uprising troops in different places to inform them to respond to the uprising on the 15th of August. On the day of the uprising, all the rebels responded together, such as a single spark can start a prairie fire.

Soon, Xu Da captured the Yuan Dynasty and the uprising was successful. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly sent a message that all the soldiers should have fun with the people in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and give the "moon cakes" secretly sent at the time of the war as seasonal cakes to the ministers. Since then, the production of "moon cakes" has become more and more elaborate, and there are more and more varieties, such as dishes, which have also become good gifts. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the custom of eating moon cakes spread among the people.

WU GANG, the second legend of Mid-Autumn Festival, won the laurel.

There is also a legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival: It is said that osmanthus trees in front of Guanghan Palace on the moon are flourishing, reaching more than 500 feet. There is a man who often cuts down, but every time he finishes cutting, the cut place closes immediately. For thousands of years, this laurel tree can never be cut down. It is said that this tree-chopping man named WU GANG, a native of Xihe in Han Dynasty, once went to heaven with the immortal, but when he made a mistake, the immortal banished him to the Moon Palace and did this kind of hard work in vain every day as a punishment. In Li Bai's poems, there is a record that "if you want to be in the middle of the month, you will pay for the cold."

Legend of Mid-Autumn Festival III —— Zhu Yuanzhang and Moon Cake Uprising

Legend has it that there is a laurel in the moon with a height of 500 feet = 3.3 meters. In the Han Dynasty, there was an occasional man named WU GANG, who was obsessed with immortal learning but didn't concentrate on it. Therefore, the Emperor of Heaven was furious, and he lived with him in the Moon Palace. He told him to cut cinnamon in the Moon Palace and said together, "If you lose cinnamon, you can get magical powers." However, every time WU GANG cuts an axe, the axe rises and the tree wound heals immediately. Day after day, WU GANG's desire to cut down the laurel tree has not been achieved. Therefore, WU GANG cuts down the laurel tree every year in the Moon Palace, and he can't fall down at all times. Later generations can't help falling down when they see the laurel tree in WU GANG in the Moon Palace.

Legend has it that WU GANG was banished to the Moon Palace by the Emperor of Heaven because of his mistakes in learning immortals. The laurel tree is 500 feet high. When he cut down the tree, even if the punishment expires. However, this laurel tree is sacred and can be cut down with it, so WU GANG can only cut it down forever. When people enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, they often regard the shadow on the moon as a osmanthus tree, saying that WU GANG is cutting down trees there.

Legend has it that there is a laurel tree 500 feet high on the moon. There was a man named WU GANG in the Han Dynasty who was obsessed with fairy tales and didn't concentrate on reading. So the Emperor was furious and shut him up in the Moon Palace, telling him to cut down the osmanthus tree, saying, "Cutting down the osmanthus tree will have magic." However, every time WU GANG cut an axe, the tree wound healed immediately. Day after day, WU GANG's desire to cut laurel still hasn't come true. Therefore, WU GANG cut laurels in the Moon Palace all the year round, and the trees could not be cut down. Therefore, later generations can see the image of Wu Gang's endless chopping of laurels in the middle of the month.

Attach a few English sentences about Mid-Autumn Festival.

Think twice about your relatives during the festive season. /This is a holiday when one misses one's loved ones.

Without you, the moon is round, although my heart is empty.

Without you by my side, the sky and moon are full, but my heart is empty.

East or west, home is the best.

A golden nest is not as good as one's own kennel.

After eating the moon cakes, the sweetness is still there.

The moon cake has been eaten, but the sweetness is still there.

The place we love is home. Our feet may leave home, but our hearts will not.

Home is the place where our feelings are maintained. Although we are alone outside, our hearts and families are linked together.

When we are together, even the moon in the sky will be jealous.

If we are together, the moon in the sky will be jealous.