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The Dong people call it the “ Pumpkin Festival/南瓜节”, and the Mulao people call it the “ Housheng Festival/后生节”.

In mid-autumn, all kinds of melons and fruits are ripe and on the market, so it is called the “ Fruit Festival/果子节”. It is also considered a harvest festival since fruit, vegetables and grain have been harvested by this time. In Guangfu area, the Mid-Autumn Festival is commonly known as the “ Moonlight Festiva/月光诞”. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time when the moon is full, family reunions, and married daughters go home for a reunion, so it is also called the “ Reunion Festival/团圆节” and “ Daughter’s Day/女儿节”. , a symbol of reunion, so it is also called the “ Reunion Festival/团圆节”. Because the festival is on August 15th, it is called “ August Festival/八月节” and “ August half/八月半”. There are many names for the Mid-Autumn Festival: In ancient times, there was an activity of autumnal equinox and eve (worshiping the moon), so it was called “ Yuexi/月夕” or “ Moon Festival/祭月节”. The day is also known as the Moon Festival, as at that time of the year the moon is at its roundest and brightest. Also known as the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, or simply the Mooncake Festival, it also celebrates the legends of ChangE 嫦娥, the Goddess of Immortality and her companion, the moon rabbit, called also 月兔 Yùtù or Jade Rabbit. Since that, tradition of making sacrifices to the moon carried through the ages, from the Western Zhou Dynasty (1045 to 770 B.C.) onward.Historically, the Mid Autumn Festival was a time to enjoy the successful reaping of rice and wheat with food offerings made in honor of the moon. So he went back and put a lot of foods to sacrifice Chang E. He saw a shape on the moon similar to his wife. Hou Yi rushed out the room and shout Cheng E’s name. When Hou Yi backed home, PengMeng was escaped.

She float immediately to the ground, ran out the window, and flied to the moon. Chang E knew she couldn’t resist, so she swallowed the pill. Chang E put the pill in her cabinet, but is was watched by Peng Meng.Īfter 3 days, while Hou Yi took went hunting with his disciples, Peng Meng went to his house with a sword. So he went back home and asked Chang E to hide it. Hou Yi didn’t want to leave his wife Chang E along. She gave Hou Yi a pill which can make people not to die and live forever. One day, Hou Yi went to the KunLun montain to visit his old friends. One evil person, Peng Meng also was his disciple. Hou Yi got a lot of disciples who wanted to learn his hunting skills. He hunted in the morning and back home at night. Hou Yi married a beautiful woman Chang E. He made Hou Yi a human and said he could never be a god again. Although Hou Yi saved people, but the god was angry. A god named Hou Yi, who is a sharpshooter wanted to save people. People could not live, and the nature was broken. One year, 10 suns wanted to went to the earth together. The god commanded that they must decide a person to bring the light and warm to the earth a day. Long time ago, there were 10 suns on the sky. Let me tell you the story about Chang E flying to the moon. 玉兔捣药(yǜ tù dǎo yào):jade hare making heavenly medicine 吴刚伐桂(wú gāng fá guì):Wu Gang chopping the tree 嫦娥奔月(chéng é bēn yuè): Chang E flying to the moon The Mid Autumn Festival has a long history in China.Sacrifice the Moon in autumn is a custom in ancient China.There are a lot of legends about the mid autumn festival.