WOHOOOO~~!!! Today is Lantern Festival. I supposed everyone had eaten at least a little of mooncake already ba. I hereby wished everyone a HAPPY LANTERN FESTIVAL.
Why there are Mooncakes Festival?
THERE are several stories about the origins of mooncakes and the myths and legends behind the Mooncake Festival.One of the more romantic myths is that Chang-O, the most beautiful woman of Chinese mythology stole the elixir of life that her husband had obtained with great difficulty from the Royal Mother.
The story goes like this:Long ago, the earth was in a state of havoc because there were 10 suns in the sky, and these were the sons of the Jade Emperor.Rivers dried up, the land became barren, and many people died.Seeing the death and destruction caused by his sons, the Jade Emperor took this matter to the god Hou Yi. The Emperor asked Hou Yi to persuade his sons to rise up away from the earth to end the catastrophe.
When Hou Yi asked the suns to leave the sky, they refused. Made angry by their defiance, Hou Yi, a great archer, launched arrows at the suns, shooting them down one by one until his wife Chang-O pleaded with him to save one sun to keep the earth warm and bright.
Knowing that the Jade Emperor was furious at the slaying of his sons, Hou Yi and Chang-O were forced to stay on earth.
Chang-O was unhappy, so her husband tried to win back her favour by gathering herbs that would give them once again the power to ascend to heaven. Chang-O remained angry, however, and ate all the herbs herself. She flew up to the moon, where she remains alone, living in the Moon Palace. The Tang poet, Li Shang-yin wrote the above verse on Chang O's sad story three thousand years later, and the story of Chang-O's flight to the moon has persisted since among the people of the world. There are several versions of this story, but this is the more popular version.
On the 15th of the 8th lunar month every year (this year it falls on September 24), when the moon is at its brightest and loveliest, Chinese people around the world look at the moon and remember Chang-O and her legend. The occasions is celebrated as the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known asthe Moon Festival.
Another version of the story:
the moon fairy living in a crystal palace, who comes out to dance on the moon's shadowed surface. The legend surrounding the "lady living in the moon" dates back to ancient times, to a day when ten suns appeared at once in the sky. The Emperor ordered a famous archer to shoot down the nine extra suns. Once the task was accomplished, Goddess of Western Heaven rewarded the archer with a pill that would make him immortal. However, his wife found the pill, took it, and was banished to the moon as a result.
Legend says that her beauty is greatest on the day of the Moon festival.
There are still alot of legends and for you to explore.
*******Yesterday, me and
zhu bao bao went to celebrate our first Lantern Festival together at the
Limbang Park after work. Although there was only the two of us enjoying but it was fun. There were many other people in the park celebrating too. We litted up many lanterns (
my ah ma gave me). The candles (
my aunt gave me) started to burn our lanterns. Luckily, they we managed to save the lanterns except for one.
Zhu bao bao also bought firecracker. We litted up a few. He also played with his mini racing car. Then at last, we started to burn leaves, papers, woods and candles. Like we wanted to burn down the park. *
Haha*
*********On
Satuday, we went in to
Johor Bahru and watched movie -
Naraka 19. It was a very not nice show. It was not advised to watch.
He bought a mini racing car at the
Action City in
City Square. I bought a shawl.
We went to eat *
BBQ fish*. It was so nice. But before we went to eat that, we went to
Mary Brown to have our small dinner.
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Sunday, finally, I fall sick. In the morning, helped my
mummy with the housework as usual. Drove over to
Bukit Batok to meet him and his friend. But we changed driver of course. He drove while I rest in the car. Then we went to
Clementi and he bought 2 games and I bought 2 softwares. After buying the things, his friends went back and we also drove back to his house as I was tooo sick already. I slept for awhile in his house. Making him so worried, I'm so sorry,
zhu bao bao.
Around dinner time, we went down to the oppsite coffee shop and bought
Prawn Noodles.
Luckily
Monday when I woke up, I'm way way much better already.
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Okay, I think is time to post pictures already....
Pictures time start now...
his mini racing car
Mary Brown in City Square
Took while waiting for him to come out from his workpalce
Took this while walking to custom on 14th September 2007
That's All For today!!!!