There, Li Longji was captivated by a song played by the fairies. There are other legends that are associated with Mooncake Festival, such as the story about Tang Emperor Li Longji (李隆基) appreciating the moon so much that he flew to the moon to visit the moon palace. Offerings would be made to the moon to bless women with a healthy pregnancy.
In ancient Chinese times, people also believed this time of the year was linked with rebirth. One version of the legend describes how Chang’e drank the eternal life-giving medicine and flew to the moon in the hopes of escaping her husband and corrupt ruler, Hou Yi (后羿). The legend of the moon goddess, Chang’e (嫦娥), is the most popular origin story associated with the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival became an official holiday in the Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127 AD). During this time, it’s also believed the mooncake was invented. During the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD), moon appreciation and jovial celebration was popularly adopted among the Chinese upper class, later spreading observance of the festival to the lower classes. Moon worship is evident in historical records going back as far as the Zhou Dynasty (510–314 BC). The Mid-Autumn Festival has a history going back 3000 years. With similarities to Thanksgiving celebration in western countries and one of the most important holidays in Hong Kong along with Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Lantern Festival, Moon Festival, and Mooncake Festival. In those times, people prayed to the moon for an abundant harvest and general blessings. The largest full moon of the year was associated with the autumn harvest season in ancient China. Mid-Autumn Festival ( 中秋節, jong chau jit in Cantonese or zhōngqiū jié in Mandarin) is when Chinese people appreciate the full moon when it’s at its biggest and brightest phase on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which is 10 September 2022 this year. How did Mid-Autumn Festival originate? What is Mid-Autumn Festival? Chinese lanterns in fortuitous colours and bearing lucky characters like ‘blessing’ at a Mid-Autumn Festival market (© CharlieTong via Canva)
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