The story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl is the first of the four legends in China. Cowherd and Weaver Maid originated from the worship of stars in primitive beliefs, which deified and personified the stars. There are many legends of gods in China, such as Twenty-eight Nights, Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, Xuanwu, Kuixing, and the Antarctic Old Man. Altair, also known as Altair, is one of the 28 lodges in Xuanwu Lake in the north and the second of the seven lodges. Vega, also called Tiansun, is in the west of the Milky Way, opposite Altair in the east of the Milky Way.
It is said that there was a poor family in the Western Zhou Dynasty, which is today's Shandong. My parents died early, and my brother lived by his brother and sister-in-law. He goes out to herd cattle every day, and people call him "Cowherd".
Cowherd grew up gradually, and my sister-in-law never liked him, so she took the old cow and wandered to a barren mountain to settle down. I cried while clearing land, and my tears fell to the ground bit by bit, and soon a gorgeous morning glory was born. Then, there are butterflies flying on it, birds chirping in the branches, and lush crops grow in the fields.
The origin of cattle is unusual. It is the Taurus star in the sky, and suffered the pain of being demoted to the world because it violated the dogma. I feel that it is raised and taken care of by the young master Niu Lang. In addition to thanking him for his hard work, he also tried his best to fix a happy marriage for Niulang.
Finally, Taurus learned that the seven fairies in the sky often walk together and even bathe in Mingjing Lake in the eastern valley. So he had a dream for the cowherd at night and told him to go to the lake the next morning. When the fairies are playing in the water, he takes the fairy clothes hanging on the tree and runs home without looking back. He will get a beautiful fairy as his wife.
Cowherd went over the mountains in a suspicious way, and caught a glimpse of seven stunning beauties playing in the lake in the mist, with beautiful clothes and clouds on their temples, which made them uneasy; Immediately picked up a pink dress on the short tree and ran back.
The fairy who has been robbed of her clothes and can't return to the sky is the Weaver Girl. That night, under the cover of darkness, she flapped the Cowherd's Chai Fei naked. Under the dim light, one is a simple and honest, strong and handsome young farmer, and the other is a beautiful and gentle fairy in the sky. Their eyes met and they fell in love at first sight, so on a quiet spring night, two of a kind went to Wushan to have sex.
A happy life is always faster than a painful life. Time flies. Blink of an eye for three years, Weaver Girl has given birth to a man, a woman and two children for Cowherd. Cowherd died, leaving a pair of horns hanging on the wall. Cowherd can't bear to bear the horn of Cowherd every day. The fact that the Weaver Girl stole the mortal world without permission was finally known by the Heavenly Emperor, and the Heavenly Soldiers will take her back to the palace. At this time, the cowherd really knew everything. He wanted to say, he wanted to say! A pair of young children also cry for their mother every day. Cowherd was heartbroken, thinking of the cow who had given him infinite help and care, and crying with his horns. Unexpectedly, accidentally, the horn fell to the ground, and a miracle happened. The two corners became two laundry baskets. Cowherd put the two children in the laundry basket, ready to carry them on one shoulder and find a wife. A breeze blew, and two laundry baskets suddenly flew like two powerful wings, like clouds and like lightning, and saw their wives.
Magpie bird sympathizes with the true feelings of Cowherd and Weaver Girl. Every summer and autumn, when the Milky Way is calm, they gather on the river, holding each other's mouths and tails, and build a magpie bridge to get together with the cowherd and the weaver girl. "Queqiao Cuigui River turns, and Zhinv Petunia meets at night." It is said that after Tanabata, magpies will lose a lot of feathers because the bridge is hard.
Since then, the seventh day of July has become a folk festival, called "Seven Skillful Days" and "Begging Skillful Days". On this day, girls and daughters-in-law have to wear needles to seek cleverness-to seek the cleverness and dexterity of the weaver girl.
Legend of Cupid: Moonlight Bodhisattva (goddess the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon);
Moonlight Bodhisattva, also known as Moon God, is one of the most popular immortals in China. Moon God is also called Moon Goddess, Moon Star Lord, Moon Aunt, Moon Bodhisattva, etc. The worship of luna has a long history in China, and it is also a common phenomenon all over the world. It originated from the worship of celestial bodies in primitive beliefs. In the dark, the moon brings light to people; The dim moonlight will make people have a lot of reverie, which leads to many beautiful and moving stories, and the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon is one of them.
According to legend, one year in ancient times, ten suns appeared in the sky, which made the earth smoke and the ocean dry up, and ordinary people could no longer live. This incident alarmed a hero named Hou Yi. He climbed to the top of Kunlun Mountain, drew his bow and shot down nine redundant suns in one breath.
Hou Yi has made great achievements in the world and is respected and loved by the people. Many people with lofty ideals come here to study and be teachers. The treacherous and cunning Meng Peng also mixed in.
Soon, Hou Yi married a beautiful and kind wife named Chang 'e. Besides hunting, Hou Yi spends all his time with his wife, and people envy this beautiful and loving couple.
One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek truth. He happened to meet the Queen Mother passing by and asked her for a bag of elixir. It is said that taking this medicine can instantly ascend to heaven and become immortal. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife, so he had to temporarily give the elixir to Chang 'e. Chang 'e hid the medicine in the dresser's treasure chest, but Meng Peng saw it.
Three days later, Hou Yi led his entourage out hunting, while Meng Peng with ulterior motives pretended to be ill. Shortly after Hou Yi led the crowd to leave, Meng Peng broke into the backyard of the back room with a sword in his hand, threatening Chang 'e to hand over the elixir. Chang 'e knew that she was no match for Meng Peng. In times of crisis, she made a decisive decision, turned around and opened the treasure chest, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp.
Chang 'e swallowed the medicine and immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window and flew into the sky. Because Chang 'e was worried about her husband, she flew to the nearest moon and became a fairy. In the evening, when Hou Yi came home, the maids cried and told what happened during the day. Hou Yi was surprised and angry, and drew his sword to kill the villain. Meng Peng has escaped. I was so angry that Hou Yi beat his chest and shouted. The grief-stricken Hou Yi looked up at the night sky and called the name of his beloved wife. At this time, he was surprised to find that today's moon is particularly bright and bright, and there is a swaying figure resembling Chang 'e. Hou Yi hurriedly sent someone to Chang 'e's favorite back garden, put on a table sweetmeats, and put on her favorite candied fruit to pay tribute to Chang 'e at the Moon Palace. This incident is recorded in Shan Hai Jing, Search for Ji Shen and other ancient books.
Since then, luna has been widely worshipped by people. When men and women fell in love in ancient China, they made love under the moon and prayed to the moon god. Some separated lovers also pray for reunion to the moon god. Guan Hanqing, a great dramatist in Yuan Dynasty, wrote Moon Pavilion. Cui Yingying in The West Chamber also confided to luna devoutly, hoping to meet the right person. In the eighteenth episode of Continued Jin Ping Mei written by Ding, a married couple, Zheng Yuqing, tasted the forbidden fruit privately, pushed open the window, both fell to their knees and said to the moon, "If one person is ungrateful, he will die under a thousand knives." Interestingly, some unrequited men and women also want to ask Luna to judge or tell their hearts.
Many ethnic minorities in our country are also popular with the customs of Yue Bai. For example, Miao people have "jumping on the moon" activities, where young men and women look for their sweetheart, pour out their love and stay together forever.