Folklore story 1: Guanyin sends pictures. The epidemic disease in Hangzhou happened to be a famine year, and the citizens were poor and sick, which was very miserable.
One day, a big ship was moored by the lake in the city, and a beautiful woman sat at the bow. She intercedes for the poor and the sick. If someone pays for her, she will live in his home, serve him and use the money to help the people.
People on the shore are scrambling to buy her, and when they can't stand each other, they throw money. Whoever throws money at her will welcome her back. As a result, copper coins, gold and silver were thrown down one after another and piled up on the bow. None of them fell on her. Everyone was disappointed and had to give up.
The woman smiled and crossed her hands, thanking the people on the shore and giving every donation to the poor.
The news came and caused a sensation in Hangzhou. The rich man was moved by her chivalrous behavior and gave generously. In this way, the sick get medicine, the poor get money, the hungry get food, and everyone gets comfort and satisfaction.
Suddenly, the woman's boat was colorful and brightly lit, and a solemn Buddha statue crossed her hands and smiled. Everyone was very surprised. She said:? I am avalokitesvara, and I am here to inspire and awaken everyone's kindness. Compassion and pity are the noblest sentiments, helping others is the most sacred responsibility, and helping the weak is the bounden duty of human beings. Your performance today is commendable, and everyone will be happy. ?
Everyone was moved and happy, and they all put their hands together in unison and called themselves Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Avalokitesvara painted them. Her promise came true, and she really lived in the home of everyone who donated money for kindness. This story spread widely in China, which increased people's belief in Guanyin.
Legend of Nian Beast: In ancient China, there was a monster called Nian, with long tentacles and a fierce head. Nian lived on the seabed for many years, and climbed ashore every New Year's Eve, eating livestock and hurting people's lives. Therefore, every New Year's Eve, people in the village fled to the deep mountains to avoid the harm of the "Nian" beast.
On New Year's Eve this year, people in Taohua Village were taking refuge in the mountains when an old beggar came from outside the village. He was leaning on crutches, carrying a bag on his arm, with elegant silver whiskers and staring at Matthew. Some villagers sealed windows and locked doors, some packed their bags, some herded cattle and drove sheep, and people shouted boo everywhere, which was a scene of panic. At this time, who still has the mind to take care of this begging old man?
Only an old woman in the village east gave the old man some food and suggested that he go up the mountain quickly to avoid the "Nian" beast. The old man smiled and said, "If my mother-in-law lets me stay at home for one night, I will definitely drive the Nian beast away. The old woman looked at him carefully in surprise and found that he was handsome, energetic and different. But she continued to persuade and begged the old man to laugh without saying a word. My mother-in-law had no choice but to leave home and take refuge in the mountains.
At midnight, Nian beast broke into the village. It found that the atmosphere in the village was different from previous years: the old woman's house at the east end of the village had red paper on the door and bright candles in the room. The beast Nian trembled and let out a long whistle. Nian stared at her mother-in-law's house for a while, then screamed and rushed over. As we approached the door, there was a sudden explosion in the yard. Nian trembled and dared not go any further. It turns out that Nian was most afraid of red, fire and explosion. At this time, my mother-in-law's door was wide open, and I saw an old man in a red robe laughing in the hospital. "Nian" was frightened to disgrace and fled in confusion.
The next day was the first day of the first month, and the people who came back from refuge were very surprised to see that the village was safe and sound. At this time, the old woman suddenly realized and quickly told the villagers the promise of begging for the elderly.
The villagers flocked to the old woman's house together, only to see red paper on her mother-in-law's door, a pile of unburned bamboo still exploding in the yard, and several red candles still glowing in the house. In order to celebrate the auspicious arrival, the ecstatic villagers put on their clothes and hats and said hello to their relatives and friends. The story soon spread in the surrounding villages, and people knew the way to drive away the "Nian" beast.
Since then, every year on New Year's Eve, every family has posted red couplets and set off firecrackers. Every household has a bright candlelight, so it is better to wait for the New Year. In the early morning of the first day, I want to say hello to my relatives and friends. This custom has spread more and more widely, and has become the most solemn traditional festival among the people in China.
Folklore 3: Cowherd and Weaver Girl There is a Weaver Girl and a Cowherd Star in the sky. Weaver Girl and Penny are kindred spirits, and they have a heart in mind. But it is forbidden for men and women to fall in love and fall in love privately. The Weaver Girl is the granddaughter of the Queen Mother, so the Queen Mother demoted Penny to the world and made the Weaver Girl Brocade as a punishment.
The weaver's job is to weave layers of beautiful clouds on the loom with a magical silk thread and change their colors with time and season. This is? Tianyi? . Ever since Penny was demoted, Weaver Girl has been in Lacrimosa, thinking about Penny with a frown. She sat by the loom and kept knitting beautiful brocade, in order to win the favor of the queen mother and let Penny return to heaven as soon as possible.
One day, several fairies begged the Queen Mother to see the Lian Bi Pool on earth. The queen mother was in a good mood today and promised them. Seeing that the Weaver Girl was unhappy all day, they begged the Queen Mother to let the Weaver Girl go with them. After the punishment, the heavenly queen felt sorry for her granddaughter and told them to go and come back quickly.
After being demoted, Penny was born in a farmer's home and named Cowherd. Later, when his parents died, he lived with his brother and sister-in-law. Sister-in-law is mean to Cowherd and wants to leave him. She only gave him an old cow and told the cowherd to stand on his own feet.
Since then, the cowherd and the old cow have lived together. They cut thorns, cultivated land and built houses in the wasteland. A year or two later, they built a small home, barely making ends meet. However, except for the old cow who can't talk, Cowherd is the only one in the deserted home, and life is quite lonely. The cowherd doesn't know that the old cow is the Taurus in the sky. On this day, the old cow suddenly spoke. It said to the cowherd. Cowherd, today you go to Bilianchi, where a fairy is taking a bath. You hide that red fairy costume, and the fairy in the red fairy costume will become your wife. ? Cowherd was surprised and happy when he saw the old cow spitting, so he asked, Niu Ge, can you really talk? Is it true what you said? The old cow nodded, and the cowherd quietly hid in the reeds beside Bilianchi, waiting for the arrival of the fairies.
After a while, the fairies really floated in, took off their light clothes and jumped into the clear stream. The cowherd ran out of the reeds and took the red fairy's clothes. When fairies saw someone coming, they quickly put on their clothes and flew away like birds, leaving only fairies who could not escape without clothes. She is a weaver girl. Seeing that her fairy clothes were taken away by a young man, the Weaver Girl was ashamed and anxious, but she was helpless. At this moment, Cowherd came over and told her that he could not return her clothes unless she promised to be his wife. The weaver girl looked intently and realized that the cowherd was the cow she missed day and night, so she shyly agreed to him. In this way, the Weaver Girl became the wife of the Cowherd.
After they got married, they worked hard, loved each other and lived a very happy life. Soon, they gave birth to a son and a daughter, very cute. Cowherd and Weaver Girl thought they could be together for life and grow old together.
However, when the Queen Mother learned of this incident, she flew into a rage and immediately sent a fairy to catch the Weaver Girl and make amends.
On this day, the weaver girl was cooking, and the cowherd hurried back from the fields, telling the weaver girl with red eyes that Niu Ge was dead. Before he died, he said he wanted me to peel off his cowhide and put it away. One day, I will wear it and fly to the sky. ? Hearing this, the Weaver Girl wondered. She knew that the old cow was the golden bull in the sky, and she was demoted to heaven just because she said a few good words for the demoted morning cow. How can you suddenly die? The weaver girl asked the cowherd to peel off the cowhide and bury the old cow. At this time, the sky is stormy, and the heavenly soldiers will fall from the sky. It is hard to say that it is escorting the Weaver Girl to the sky.
Fly, fly, Weaver Girl heard the voice of Cowherd: Weaver Girl, wait for me! ? Looking back, the Weaver Girl saw the Cowherd carrying a pair of baskets and two children wearing cowhide. Slowly, the distance between them is getting closer and closer. The weaver girl can see the lovely faces of the children, and the children open their arms and shout loudly? Mom? It seems that the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl will meet soon. But at this moment, the queen mother came in with Xiangyun. She took off the golden hairpin on her head and rowed it among them. At the moment, a Tianhe wave is caught between the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd and cannot be crossed.
The Weaver Girl looked at the Cowherd and his children across the Tianhe River and cried herself hoarse. Cowherd and children also cried their eyes out. Their cries, children? Mom? Crying tore heart crack lung, make people cry, even the gods watching from the sidelines feel sad and sorry. Seeing this situation, the Queen Mother was slightly moved by the loyal love of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, so she agreed to let the Cowherd and the children stay in the sky and let them meet once a year on July 7.
From then on, the Cowherd and his children lived in the sky, separated from the Weaver Girl by a Tianhe River. Among the stars in the autumn night sky, we can still see two big stars on both sides of the Milky Way. They are Vega and Altair. The Altair has two little stars, namely a son and a daughter of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.
On July 7, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl met, and countless groups of magpies flew to bridge the gap for them. On the Magpie Bridge, Cowherd and Weaver Girl meet again! The Weaver Cowherd is affectionate, hugging the children, and there are endless words and feelings! Legend has it that on July 7th every year, if people listen quietly in the vines under the grape trellis, they can vaguely hear Yue Xian's performance, and the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd are talking affectionately. To put it bluntly, it's been a long time before I met her, but it's been longer since we broke up. They look forward to meeting again on July 7 of the next year every day.
Legend story 4: Yan Di, the sun god who filled the sea by Jingwei, had a little daughter named Nuwa, who was his favorite daughter. Emperor Yan not only manages the sun, but also manages food and medicinal materials. He has many things to do. He goes to the East China Sea early every morning to direct the sun to rise, and doesn't go home until the sun goes down. Emperor Yan is not at home, and the girl plays alone. She really wants her father to take her out and see where the sun rises in the East China Sea. But my father is busy with business and always doesn't take her. On this day, the girl rowed the boat alone and came to the place where the sun rose in the East China Sea. Unfortunately, there was a storm at sea and the boat capsized like a mountain wave. The girl was swallowed up by the ruthless sea and never came back. Emperor Yan missed his daughter, but he couldn't bring her back to life with drugs, so he had to lament alone.
When the baby girl died, her soul became a bird with a flower-like head, a white mouth shell and red claws. Jingwei, Jingwei? Sad cry, so people call this bird? Jingwei? .
Jingwei hates the heartless sea for taking away her young life, and she wants to avenge herself. So, she kept taking a pebble or a twig from the pigeon hill where she lived, spreading her wings and flying to the East China Sea. She went back to the rough sea, groaning, throwing stones and branches, trying to fill the sea.
The sea roared and laughed at her. Bird, forget it. You will work for a million years, and you will never fill the sea. ?
Jingwei answers the sea at high altitude:? Even if I work for ten million years, ten million years, until the end of the universe and the end of the world, I will eventually fill you up! ?
? Why do you hate me so much?
? Because you took my young life, and you will take many young and innocent lives in the future. I will work endlessly, and one day I will fill you with teeth. ?
Jingwei flew and sang, left the sea and flew back to Faduo Foshan to get stones and branches. Holding and throwing, she flew back and forth for several years and never stopped. Later, Jingwei and Haiyan got married and gave birth to many birds. The females were like Jingwei and the males were like Haiyan. Little Jingwei, like their mother, also went to pick up stones and fill the sea. Until today, they are still doing this kind of work.