OK, so my wish of getting Kristine to celebrate her first Mid-Autumn Festival did not happen. Then again, its no big deal and our house was saved from being burnt. Ha ha ha!
So, what is so special about this festival apart from stuffing yourself with mooncakes (they're not even made from the Moon), looking at the Moon (So you'd be wondering is that how the moon taste like?) and playing with lanterns?
There were a few interesting origins which I cannot believe except the last one:
The Legendary Version I
One day, all ten Suns decided to have a party and gathered together. Because of the scorching heat, The Heaven King sent Hou Yi the Archer to shoot down all nine Suns (UFOs?) with his bow. He gained the elixir of Immortality to be shared with his Wife, Change Er. However, tragedy struck (Long story la) and Chang Er, drank the elixir which found herself lifted up to the Moon.
The Legendary Version II
I remembered (Wehn I was younger and less destructive) something about a rabbit sacrificing itself to some Wise Men. Then he ended up in the Moon punding pills with a Lady there.
The Historical version
In the 13th Century, the Chinese people got quite pissed because Genghis Khan overtook their country. So, they decided to overthrown these Mongols by planning a secret rebellion. As the Moon Festival was drawing near, they made special mooncakes and inserted special DIY Rebellion Instructions into it. One the night of the Moon Festival, the score was, Rebels-1 and Mongols-0. To commemorate this event, everyone decided to eat Mooncakes that costs RM9.60 (and above). And there is a special message in each Mooncake: Eat too much (esp the ones with the egg yolks) and you can also point your legs to the Moon forever.
So, what is so special about this festival apart from stuffing yourself with mooncakes (they're not even made from the Moon), looking at the Moon (So you'd be wondering is that how the moon taste like?) and playing with lanterns?
There were a few interesting origins which I cannot believe except the last one:
The Legendary Version I
One day, all ten Suns decided to have a party and gathered together. Because of the scorching heat, The Heaven King sent Hou Yi the Archer to shoot down all nine Suns (UFOs?) with his bow. He gained the elixir of Immortality to be shared with his Wife, Change Er. However, tragedy struck (Long story la) and Chang Er, drank the elixir which found herself lifted up to the Moon.
The Legendary Version II
I remembered (Wehn I was younger and less destructive) something about a rabbit sacrificing itself to some Wise Men. Then he ended up in the Moon punding pills with a Lady there.
The Historical version
In the 13th Century, the Chinese people got quite pissed because Genghis Khan overtook their country. So, they decided to overthrown these Mongols by planning a secret rebellion. As the Moon Festival was drawing near, they made special mooncakes and inserted special DIY Rebellion Instructions into it. One the night of the Moon Festival, the score was, Rebels-1 and Mongols-0. To commemorate this event, everyone decided to eat Mooncakes that costs RM9.60 (and above). And there is a special message in each Mooncake: Eat too much (esp the ones with the egg yolks) and you can also point your legs to the Moon forever.
Our Mid-Autumn Dinner!
There was no need to see the Moon tonight
Yeah, we got mooned instead.
1 comment:
Didn't manage to see the moon tonight, since it rained the whole afternoon & evening..
Btw, I didn't eat any mooncakes today :P
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