The moon festival is a thanksgiving by the people to Chang’e for saving them from the tyrant.Īccording to another legend, the history of this festival dates back to the time of the Zhou dynasty. She drank the elixir of immortality herself and went to the moon. So, his wife didn’t want him to become immortal. Other people joined in, and thus the festival originated.Īnother variation of this tale suggests that Hou Yi became a cruel ruler after defeating the suns. When Hou Yi learned about the incident, he grieved for his wife and offered her favorite fruits and cakes in the open moon. Chang’e refused Peng Meng and swallowed the elixir, and then went to the moon. He forced Chang’e to give him the elixir by breaking into her house in Hou Yi’s absence. One of Hou Yi’s apprentices, Peng Meng, came to know about this. Hou Yi gave the elixir to his wife Chang’e to keep, as he didn’t want to be immortal without her. He was given the gift of the elixir of immortality for his bravery. Hou Yi was a great hero who shot nine out of ten suns that rose in the sky to prevent people from their disaster. The most famous one among them is the Hou Yi and Chang’e story.
Like many other festivals, the mooncake festival also has various tales associated with it. The mooncake festival is a joyous celebration with family, mooncakes, parades, and lanterns.
It is celebrated during the end of September or early October and is, therefore, also called the mid-autumn festival. The Mooncake festival is one of the biggest festivals in Malaysia for Chinese people.
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