Mid-autumn legend

There is another legend about the Mid-Autumn Festival: It is said that the laurel tree in front of the Guanghan Palace on the moon is flourishing, with more than 500 feet high. One person is often cutting it down, but after each cut, the cut place is immediately closed. . For thousands of years, this kind of laurel tree can never be cut down. It is said that the name of this tree-cutting tree is Wu Gang, who was a Xihe native of the Han Dynasty. He followed the immortal monk and went to heaven, but he made a mistake. The immortal took him to the moon palace and made such a futile effort to show punishment. . In Li Bai's poems, there is a record of "who wants to pay for the moon in the moon, and hold the salary for the cold."

The third of the Mid-Autumn Festival legend - Zhu Yuanzhang and the moon cake uprising Mid-Autumn Festival eating moon cakes began in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the people of the Central Plains could not bear the cruel rule of the ruling class of the Yuan Dynasty, and they fought against the Yuan. Zhu Yuanzhang united various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising. However, the officers and men of the court were very strict in searching and it was very difficult to transmit the message. Liu Bowen, a military sergeant, came up with a plan to order the papers containing the "August 15th Uprising" to be hidden in the cake, and then sent people to the local insurgents to inform them of the uprising on the evening of August 15. echo. On the day of the uprising, the various righteous army resounded together, and the insurgents were like a fire.

Soon, Xu Da attacked Yuan Dadu and the uprising succeeded. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly passed down his mouth. In the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, all the soldiers and the people will have fun, and the "moon cake" that secretly conveyed information when the soldiers started the year will be rewarded as a festival cake. Since then, the "moon cake" has become more elaborate and more variety, and the larger one is like a disc, which has become a gift. The custom of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival will be spread among the people.

Guangdong Zhongshan Tongfang fifth grade: past memories