what is the chinese mooncake festival all about....what do they do during this festival?

Answer 1

Is about the Chinese legend about a story when the ten sun all rise together in the day(according to Chinese legend) and all the crop's and animal the people breed died of hotness.A young Chinese man, name Hou Yi came and shot the sun with his arrow.All the nine sun died and one was left alive because the sun made an agreement, if Hou Yi spare him,he will rise and set as usual.The people then cheer Hou Yi and make him the king of China.After becoming King,he became very arrogance and all his people suffer.Hou Yi even decide to take 2 pill of longevity to live forever.His wife,Chang Ee,afraid that the people will suffer forever,ate both the pill and became very light she eventually float until she reach the moon.There,she lived a very lonely life.The Chinese made it a legend so that they can remember the good decision that Chang Ee made.The Chinese Cheer's and eat mooncake in this day,the children play lantern.The mooncake was another story,it start when a young man at the end of the Yuan Dynasty,named Zhu Yuan Zhang who rise against the Mongolian ruler that were cruel to the people of China.He send messages to his army to in a cake during the mooncake festival.With his messages,his army launch a revolt and eventually end the Yuan Dynasty.Zhu Yuan Zhang eventually become the king of China and started the Ming Dynasty.To remember his wisdom,the people of China make and eat mooncake during the mooncake festival.