3 Famous stories about Mid-autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival (15th August in Lunar Calendar), which is also named 'Reunion Day'.  This year of 2015, it falls on 27th September.

Mid-autumn Festival is one of the three most important festivals in China (the other two are the Chinese New Year and Dragon Boat Festival. There are many interesting stories explaining the origin of the festival. Read below some most widespread stories about Mid-autumn Festival. 

Chang Er and Hou Yi

Chang Er Flying to The Moon

Long long ago, there were 10 suns in the sky. They burnt all the plants on the earth. People were dying.

One day, a hero whose name was Hou Yi used his bow and arrows to shoot down nine of them. All the people on the earth were saved.

One day, the queen of heaven gave Hou Yi a bottle elixir that could make Hou Yi become an immortal, but the elixir was only efficacious for one person. Hou Yi did want to become an immortal, but he wanted to stay with his beautiful wife, Chang Er more, so he didn't drink the elixir and asked his wife Chang Er to keep it for him.

Hou Yi was becoming more and more famous after he shot down the nine suns and more and more men wanted Hou Yi to be their master. Most of them were accepted by Hou Yi.

Not every student of Hou Yi had good morality. Feng Meng, one of his students, wanted to seize his elixir. One day, Hou Yi went hunting with his students, but Feng Meng pretended to be ill and stay at home. When making sure Hou Yi had gone he went to Hou Yi's house and tried to force Chang Er to give him the elixir. Chang Er knew she couldn't defeat Feng Meng so she drank the elixir immediately. The elixir made her become an immortal and fly higher and higher. Finally, she stopped on the moon.

From then on, people often pray to Chang Er for fortune and safety. During the Mid-Autumn Festival they offer lots of foods to Chang Er.

Wu Gang and the Cherry Bay

The legend of Wu Gang

Wu Gang was a woodchopper. He always wanted to become an immortal, but he never tried his best to learn the necessary theurgy. The Jade Emperor got angry with him because of his attitude. In order to punish him, the Jade Emperor planted a huge cherry bay, which was 1665 meters (5460 ft) high, on the moon and ordered Wu Gang to chop it down, then Wu Gang could become an immortal.

This time, Wu Gang was very serious, but he could never finish his work. The cherry bay healed every time that Wu Gang chopped it. Wu Gang wouldn’t give up. He tried time and time again.

On unclouded nights people can see some obvious shadows on the moon. They are made by the huge cherry bay.

The Jade Rabbit

One day, three immortals who were living in heaven came to the earth. They asked a fox, a monkey and a rabbit to find some food for them respectively. The fox and the monkey both found something for the three immortals while the rabbit got nothing. The rabbit felt very sorry for the three immortals. Finally, he jumped into the fire and said to the three immortals, "Eat me, please!" The three immortal were deeply moved by the rabbit. They decided to give the rabbit the title of "Jade Rabbit" and let him accompany Chang Er in the Moon Palace.

Adapted from: http://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/mid-autumn-festival-story.htm

中秋節紙燈籠及蠟燭 Mid-autumn Festival Paper Lantern & Candles

下星期天即是中秋節，這裡有賣不同款式的花類紙燈籠、印有燈謎燈籠和蠟燭。不須擔心小孩會燒著紙燈籠，就讓他們用平寬底蠟燭，提著電子燈籠總是少了份趣味。為小孩營造個美麗的中秋節畫面是份有意義深遠的禮物，美好回憶即將陪伴他們快樂地成長。

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Next Sun is Mid-autumn Festival, here is selling different design of floral-printed paper lantern, paper lantern with riddle & candles. Not to worry small kids will burn the lantern, let them use the flat wide base candles, the electronic lantern lack of fun. Leaving the beautiful celebration picture will be an meaningful gift, good memory will accompany kids to grow up happily.

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花類紙燈籠 Flora-Printed Paper Lantern

 

被稱‘團圓節’之中秋節即將來臨，屆時一家大小點燃蠟燭，照亮這紙燈籠，任你提著走，或是掛著賞，中秋節之氣息隨即散發出來。有趣的是這是花類系列之紙燈籠，在燭光及月光下，猶如夜裡賞花。

Mid-Autumn Festival (15th August in Lunar Calendar), which is also named ' Reunion Day' is just around the corner.  Lit the candles, illuminate this paper lantern, either you walk with it, or hang it up for viewing, the festival mood is diffusing.  The interesting part is this is the floral-printed series paper lantern, it seems you are viewing flower at night under the candlelight & moonlight.

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嫦娥燈謎紙燈籠 Chang Er Paper Lantern With Riddle

被稱‘團圓節’之中秋節即將來臨，屆時一家大小提著燈籠，猜猜燈謎，其樂也融融。

“猜燈謎”又叫“打燈謎”，是中國獨有的富有民族風格的一種文娛形式，是從古代就開始流傳的元宵節特色活動。燈謎最早是由謎語發展而來的，起源於春秋戰國時期。它是一種富有譏諫、規戒、詼諧、笑謔的文藝遊戲。謎語懸之於燈，供人猜射，開始於八百年前之南宋。

猜謎和製謎是一種啟迪智慧、增長知識、開潤眼界和豐富文化生活的文藝活動。每逢元宵節或中秋節多有舉辦燈謎會，為歡樂節慶增色不少。

Mid-Autumn Festival (15th August in Lunar Calendar), which is also named ' Reunion Day' is just around the corner, it would be fun to walk with the lanterns and guess the riddles.

‘Guessing lantern riddles’ is Chinese unique form of entertainment, it is the special program during Chap Goh Mei (15th January in Lunar Calendar) which started long time ago in China. ‘Guessing lantern riddles’ evolved from the written riddles, which is originated about two thousand seven hundred years ago. It is a rich ridiculed remonstrance, precepts, humorous, satirical literary game. The riddles  written on the lantern, for the people to make a guess began around eight hundred years ago, in the Southern Song Dynasty .

Guessing the riddles and creating the riddles is a cultural activity that are enlightening wisdom, increasing knowledge, being eye-opening and enriching the cultural life.  It is a common activity in Chap Goh Mei or Mid-Autumn Festival, to extend the joyous of the enjoyable festival.

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