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The Mid-Autumn Festival
Zhng Qi Ji", which is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival,is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is a time for family members and loved ones to congregate and enjoy the full moon-an auspicious symbol of abundance, harmony and luck.
Zhong Qiu Jie" probably began as a harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological flavor with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon.
The Goddess Chang'e
Once upon a time, there is a couple. The husband is called Houyi, the wife is called Chang'e. Houyi get the elixir of life because he shot 9 suns out of the sky. But a bad guy, Pengmeng, wanted the elixir, too. One day, the guy asked Chang'e to give him the elixir while Houyi was not home. Chang'e has no choice but to swallow the elixir and flew to the moon.
Thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls would pray at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Unyielding Osmanthus Tree
According to Chinese mythology, a man called Wu Gang was once the student of a sage. But he made a mistake. The sage asked him to cut down the Osmanthus Tree in front of the Moon Palace. But the tree can heal itself immediately after been cut. So Wu Gang had to continuously wave his axe.
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