I. the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon

According to legend, Chang 'e stole the elixir that her husband Hou Yi begged from the Queen Mother of the West and flew to the Moon Palace. However, Qiong Yu is too high to be cold, and the so-called "Chang 'e should regret stealing the elixir, and the blue sky and the dark night heart" is a portrayal of her loneliness.

Later, Chang 'e confided her remorse to her husband and said, "Tomorrow is the night of the full moon. You make pills out of flour, round like a full moon, put them in the northwest of the house, and then keep calling my name. At midnight, I can go home. "

The next day, do as my wife says, and then the fruit of Chang 'e flies from the middle of the month and the husband and wife reunite. The custom of making moon cakes for Chang 'e in the Mid-Autumn Festival is also formed.

Second, Yue Bai, the story of Dixin

The names of the four most beautiful women in China are well known. They sink fish and fall wild geese. Among them, the closed moon refers to the story of diusim. According to legend, Yue Bai Mid-Autumn Festival, the story of Dixin, the story of the appearance of Dixin in the middle of the month, Chang 'e was ashamed and had to hide in the clouds. This is the origin of the story of the name of the moon sealed by diusim.

Third, dresses and feathers.

According to legend, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had a whim to visit the Moon Palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Then let Shen do it and help him up. However, the Moon Palace does not allow others to go in and out at will, so they can only overlook Chang 'an.

Looking at it, suddenly there came a fairy-like voice, which was tactfully moving, and Tang Xuanzong silently remembered it in his heart. After returning to the palace, he created the dance music "Colorful Feathers", which is still out of date. In the future, when offering sacrifices to Lao Tzu, songs and lyrics will often be played. It is in response to Du Fu's long-standing famous sentence, "This song should only be heard in the sky, when can it be heard on earth?"

Introduction to Mid-Autumn Festival and Traditional Activities

Introduction of the Mid-Autumn festival

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Daughter's Day and Reunion Festival, is a traditional cultural festival popular among many ethnic groups in China.

It is named because its value is only half that of Sanqiu. It is said that the moon is the biggest, roundest and brightest tonight. Since ancient times, people have had the custom of drinking and enjoying the moon on Mid-Autumn Festival night. Daughters-in-law who return to their parents' homes will return to their husbands' homes every day to show their completeness and auspicious celebration. ?

It originated in ancient times. Popular in the Han Dynasty, stereotyped in the early Tang Dynasty and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. Together with Spring Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Dragon Boat Festival, it is called the four traditional festivals in China.

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the moon in autumn night in ancient times. Since ancient times, Mid-Autumn Festival has had folk customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, enjoying the moon, eating moon cakes, watching lanterns, enjoying osmanthus and drinking osmanthus wine.

Second, traditional activities.

Offering sacrifices to the moon is a very old custom in China, which is actually the worship of the "Moon God" by the ancients. In ancient times, there was a custom of "autumn and dusk". The evening moon is the God of Yue Bai. Since ancient times, in some places in Guangdong, people have the custom of worshipping the moon god (mother moon and moonlight) on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival.

In Yue Bai, a big incense table was set up, and the sacrifices included moon cakes, watermelons, apples, red dates, plums and grapes. Under the moon, put the "Luna God" tablet in the direction of the moon, and the red candle burns high. The whole family took turns in Yue Bai to pray.

Sacrificing the moon to admire the memory of the moon expresses people's good wishes. As one of the important ceremonies of Mid-Autumn Festival, the sacrifice of the moon has been going on since ancient times.