Mid Autumn Festival story and how Chinese celebrate it
Summary
TLDRThe legend of the Mid-Autumn Festival revolves around the tale of Chong and her husband Howie, who saved the world from scorching heat by shooting down nine suns. Rewarded with an elixir of immortality, Chong consumed it to protect it from thieves, becoming the Moon Goddess. The festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is celebrated with family feasts, moon gazing, and eating moon cakes, symbolizing unity and remembrance. It has evolved into a harvest festival akin to Thanksgiving, with lantern shows and prayers for happiness.
Takeaways
- 🌞 The legend of Chong and Howie involves ten suns causing unbearable heat on Earth.
- 🏹 Howie, a skilled archer, shot down nine suns to save the Earth from scorching heat, becoming a national hero.
- 💊 As a reward, Howie received an elixir of immortality, but it was only enough for one person.
- 🌕 To protect the elixir from thieves, Chong consumed it and ascended to the moon, becoming the Moon Goddess.
- 🌙 Howie mourned his wife by offering to the moon and looking for her silhouette on its surface.
- 🥮 The Chinese celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by eating moon-shaped desserts called moon cakes.
- 🌕 The Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the Moon Festival and is associated with moon worship.
- 🍽️ This festival has evolved into a family holiday akin to Thanksgiving, celebrated with large family dinners.
- 🎑 The festival includes activities like viewing the moon, exchanging gifts, and attending lantern shows.
- 🏮 People also fly lanterns during the festival to pray for happiness and prosperity for themselves and their families.
- 🔎 For more information about the Mid-Autumn Festival, one can search 'China highlights Mid-Autumn Festival'.
Q & A
Who is the main female character in the legend of the Mid-Autumn Festival?
-The main female character in the legend is Chong, also known as Chang'e.
What was Howie's profession in the legend?
-Howie was a brilliant archer in the legend.
Why were the people on earth suffering in the legend?
-The people on earth were suffering due to the blistering heat caused by ten suns in the sky.
How many suns did Howie shoot down with his bow and arrow according to the legend?
-Howie shot down nine of the ten suns to save the earth from the intense heat.
What did Howie receive as a reward for his heroic act?
-Howie received an elixir of immortality as a reward for saving the people from the heat of multiple suns.
Why did Chong consume the elixir of immortality?
-Chong consumed the elixir of immortality to protect it from thieves and ended up flying to the moon.
What title did Chong receive after consuming the elixir and flying to the moon?
-Chong became known as the Moon Goddess after consuming the elixir and flying to the moon.
How did Howie remember and honor his wife Chong after she became the Moon Goddess?
-Howie made an offering to the moon and tried to find the shape of Chong on the moon to remember her.
What is the significance of moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival?
-Moon cakes are moon-shaped desserts that Chinese people eat to worship the moon and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
What activities are commonly associated with the modern celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival?
-Modern celebrations of the Mid-Autumn Festival include having a large family dinner, viewing the moon, exchanging gifts, traveling, viewing lantern shows, and flying lanterns to pray for happiness.
How is the Mid-Autumn Festival related to the harvest?
-The Mid-Autumn Festival is also a harvest festival, which is a time to celebrate the fruits of the harvest and share them with family and friends.
Outlines
🌕 Legend of the Moon Goddess
The script narrates the ancient legend of Chong-Er, a beautiful woman whose husband, Hou Yi, was a skilled archer. In a time when ten suns tormented the earth with unbearable heat, Hou Yi heroically shot down nine, earning him the title of national hero and a reward—an elixir of immortality. The elixir, however, was only sufficient for one person, leading to a dilemma for Chong-Er and Hou Yi. In a twist of fate, to protect the elixir from a thief, Chong-Er consumed it and ascended to the moon, becoming the Moon Goddess. This tale is the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a time when the Chinese pay homage to the moon and remember Chong-Er.
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Keywords
💡Chong
💡Hou Yi
💡Ten Suns
💡Elixir of Immortality
💡Moon Goddess
💡Mid-Autumn Festival
💡Moon Cakes
💡Harvest Festival
💡Family Holiday
💡Lantern Shows
💡Flying Lanterns
Highlights
The legend of Chong, a beautiful woman, and her husband Howie.
Ten suns in the sky causing unbearable heat on earth.
Howie, a brilliant archer, shoots down nine suns to save the earth.
Howie is respected as a national hero for his heroic act.
Howie receives an elixir of immortality as a reward.
The elixir is only enough for one person, creating a dilemma for Chong and Howie.
Chong takes the elixir to protect it from thieves and flies to the moon.
Chong becomes the moon goddess, leaving her husband behind.
Howie misses his wife and makes offerings to the moon.
Chinese people worship the moon by eating fruit and moon-shaped desserts called moon cakes.
The legend is the origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival.
The Mid-Autumn Festival has evolved into a family holiday like Thanksgiving.
Chinese people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with a large dinner and moon viewing.
Gifts and lantern shows are part of the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations.
Eating various desserts and flying lanterns are traditional activities during the festival.
The festival is a time to pray for happiness and the well-being of families.
China Highlights provides more information on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Transcripts
as the legend goes in the distant past
there was a beautiful woman called Chong
uh her husband Howie was a brilliant
Archer at that time there were ten suns
in the sky and the people on earth were
living in the blistering heat to save
the earth
Howie used his bow and arrow to shoot
down nine at the sun's holy was
respected as the national hero and
received an elixir of immortality as a
reward for saving the people from the
heat of multiple suns
however the elixir only had enough for
one person and both cheongha and holy
didn't want to lead each other but one
day one of holy students tried to steal
the elixir when he wasn't home in order
to protect the elixir from thieves Chong
took the magic elixir of immortality
then she flew to the moon and became the
moon goddess leaving her husband behind
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alone on earth Hoey missed his wife so
much that he made an offering to the
moon and tried to find the shape of
chunga on the moon to remember Chong up
Chinese people worshiped the moon by
eating fruit and moon shaped desserts
called moon cakes this is the legend of
the origin of the mid-autumn festival
which is also called the moon festival
nowadays the mid-autumn festival which
is also a harvest festival has become a
family holiday like Thanksgiving
Chinese people celebrate the mid-autumn
festival by having a large dinner with
family where should be the moon with
gifts traveling viewing lantern shows
eating various desserts and flying
lanterns to pray for their happiness and
the happiness of their families
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