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What are the allusions of Mid-Autumn Festival?
1, goddess of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon: According to legend, Chang 'e was originally the wife of Hou Yi. After Houyi shot nine suns, the Queen Mother of the West gave her the elixir of life, but Houyi refused to take it, so she left it to Chang 'e for safekeeping. Meng Peng, a disciple of Hou Yi, coveted the fairy medicine and forced Chang 'e to hand it over. Chang 'e swallowed it in despair and flew into the sky.

It was August 15th, and the moon was big and bright. Because of giving up Houyi, Chang 'e stopped on the moon closest to the earth and lived in Guanghan Palace for a long time. After returning home, Hou Yi was heartbroken, so he hosted a banquet on August 15th every year to meet Chang 'e.

2. WU GANG cut the laurel: It is said that WU GANG's wife had an affair with Emperor Yan's grandson Boling, and WU GANG killed Boling in a rage, which angered Emperor Yan's sun god and was sent to the moon to cut down immortal trees.

However, laurel and cuttings hit it off. Every time WU GANG cuts an axe, the branches and leaves cut by the axe will grow back on the tree. After so long, WU GANG still failed to cut down the laurel tree. Feeling guilty, WU GANG's wife ordered her three sons to become toads, rabbits and snakes and fly to the moon to accompany WU GANG. In order to help his father cut down the osmanthus tree as soon as possible, Yutu kept mashing the cut branches and leaves.

3. Jade Rabbit Pottery: Legend has it that there are three immortals who incarnate as three poor old people and beg for food from foxes, monkeys and rabbits. Both the fox and the monkey took out food to help the old man, but only the rabbit didn't. Later, the rabbit told the old people, "Eat me." They jumped into the fire, and the immortals were greatly moved, so they sent the rabbit to Guanghan Palace and turned it into a jade rabbit. Later, Jade Rabbit accompanied Chang 'e to drum up the elixir of life in Guanghan Palace.

4. Tengku eats the moon: Tengku catches the moon and Tengku eats the day. Because the ancient people in China lacked astronomical knowledge, they described the phenomena such as solar eclipse and lunar eclipse as "aunt eats the moon" or "aunt eats the sun". When this happens, people will beat gongs and drums and set off firecrackers to scare off the Tengu.