中秋节的传说（The legend of the Mid-Autumn Festival）

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中秋节的传说（thelegendofthemid-autumnfestival）

mooncakesaretomid-autumnfestivalwhatmincepiesaretochristmas.theseasonalroundcakestraditionallyhaveasweetfillingoflotusseedpasteorredbeanpasteandoftenhaveoneormoresaltedduckeggsinthecentertorepresentthemoon.andthemooniswhatthiscelebrationisallabout.mid-autumnfestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe8thmonth,itisthetimewhenthemoonissaidtobeatitsbrightestandfullest.thisyearthefestivalfallsonoctober1.

therearetwolegendswhichclaimtoexplainthetraditionofeatingmooncakes.onetangdynastymythholdsthattheearthoncehad10sunscirclingit.onedayall10sunsappearedatonce,scorchingtheplanetwiththeirheat.itwasthankstoaskillfularchernamedhouyithattheearthwassaved.heshotdownallbutoneofthesuns.ashisreward,theheavenlyqueenmothergavehouyitheelixirofimmortality,butshewarnedhimthathemustuseitwisely.houyiignoredheradviceand,corruptedbyfameandfortune,becameatyrannicalleader.chang-er,hisbeautifulwife,couldnolongerstandbyandwatchhimabusehispowersoshestolehiselixirandfledtothemoontoescapehisangrywrath.andthusbeganthelegendofthebeautifulwomaninthemoon,themoonfairy.

thesecondlegendhasitthatduringtheyuandynasty,anundergroundgroupledbyzhuyuanzangwasdeterminedtoridthecountryofmongoliandominance.themooncakewascreatedtocarryasecretmessage.whenthecakewasopenedandthemessageread,anuprisingwasunleashedwhichsuccessfullyroutedthemongolians.ithappenedatthetimeofthefullmoon,which,somesay,explainswhymooncakesareeatenatthistime.

mooncakesareusuallystampedwithchinesecharactersindicatingthenameofthebakeryandthetypeoffillingused.somebakerieswillevenstampthemwithyourfamilynamesothatyoucangivepersonalisedonestofriendsandfamily.theyareusuallypresentedinboxesoffourwhichindicatethefourphasesofthemoon.traditionalmooncakesaremadewithmeltedlard,buttodayvegetableoilismoreoftenusedintheinterestsofhealth.

mooncakesarenotforthediet-consciousastheyareloadedwithcalories.thebestwaytowashdownoneofthesestickycakesiswithacupofchinesetea,especiallyjasmineorchrysanthemumtea,whichaidsthedigestion.

中秋节吃月饼就像西方人圣诞节吃百果馅饼一样，是必不可少的。圆圆的月饼中通常包有香甜的莲子馅或是红豆馅，馅的中央还会加上一个金黄的咸鸭蛋黄来代表月亮。而月亮正是中秋节庆祝的主题。每年农历8月15日人们一起庆祝中秋，据说这一天的月亮是一年中最亮最圆的。今年的中秋节恰好是阳历的10月1日（中国的国庆日）。

关于吃月饼这个传统的来历有两个传说。一个是唐朝的神话故事，说的是当时地球被10个太阳包围着。有一天10个太阳同时出现在天空中，巨大的热量几乎把地球烤焦了。多亏一位名叫后羿的神箭手射下了9个太阳，地球才被保住。为了奖励后羿，王母娘娘赐给后羿一种长生不老药，但是王母警告他必须正当使用。然而后羿没有理会王母娘娘的警告，他被名利冲昏了头脑，变成了一个暴君。后羿美丽的妻子嫦娥对他的暴行再也不能袖手旁观，于是她偷走了后羿的长生不老药，飞到月亮上逃避后羿的狂怒。从此就有了关于月宫仙子嫦娥，这个月亮上的美丽女人的传说。

第二个传说讲的是在元朝，朱元璋领导的起义军计划起义来摆脱蒙古族的统治。他们用月饼来传递密信。掰开月饼就可以找到里面的密信，起义军通过这种方式成功的发动了起义，赶走了元朝的统治者。这场起义发生在八月十五之时，于是中秋节吃月饼的习俗便在民间传开来。

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