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Buddhism and midautumn festival3/25/2023 ![]() In despair, Chang-E consumed the elixir and ascended into the moon becoming the moon goddess and was separated from Hou Yi forever. Hou Yi gave the elixir of life to Chang-E for safekeeping and one tragic day Feng Meng stormed into Hou Yi’s home and forced Chang-E to give him the elixir. He soon married a beautiful princess named Chang-E. ![]() Through his chivalry, he was crowned as king and was given the elixir of life. Hou Yi was a formidable archer who was a member of the imperial guard saved earth from scorching fire by shooting down 9 of the 10 suns that were circling the earth. Moved by the action of the rabbit, he sent the rabbit to the moon for all to see. But it was only the rabbit that had sacrificed itself by throwing itself into the fire so that buddha would have something to eat. The fox ran to catch a fish, the monkey went to pluck some fruits from a nearby tree. In one of the tales, buddha had disguised himself as a hungry old man that approached three different animals. ![]() The legends and the tales The rabbit and the moon Mid-autumn festival is a great time in the year where families gather together for dinner, mooncakes, the lighting of lanterns and most importantly moon gazing! Here is all you need to know about mid autumn festival and what you can look out for when you are sailing with us during the nights of September 13 – September 15. ![]() Rabbits, Love & Mooncakes The Mid-Autumn Festival Story ![]()
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