Dou Yacai knows a story about worshiping the moon:
According to legend, Wu Yan, an ugly girl from the ancient Qi State, worshiped the moon devoutly when she was a child. When she grew up, she entered the palace with outstanding moral character, but was not favored. On August 15th of a certain year, the emperor saw her in the moonlight while admiring the moon. He thought she was beautiful and outstanding. , later made her the queen, and worshiping the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival came from this. Chang'e was famous for her beauty in the moon, so the girl worshiped the moon, wishing that she "looks like Chang'e and has a face like the bright moon."
So, when Dou Yacai worshiped the moon, he secretly asked, "Moon, Moon, I worship you, can you make me look like Chang'e and face like the bright moon? If not, I will not worship you again next year."
After the moon worship was completed, the queen cut the reunion moon cakes. Since there was no queen, Concubine Jade cut the moon cakes on her behalf. The moon cakes were cut into several pieces according to the number of people, and then each person took a symbolic bite, which was called "eating the reunion cakes." .And the mooncake was so big that it was unimaginable. The diameter was about three feet and it weighed about forty pounds. Dou Yacai thought that if it were 1.9 larger, it would be able to apply for the Guinness Book of World Records. The ancients were really big. Strong.
After eating the moon cakes, they eat crabs. The crabs are steamed with cattail bags, and everyone sits around to taste them, served with wine and vinegar. After eating the crabs, they drink Su Ye soup and wash their hands with this soup to get rid of bad luck and bring good luck.
The banquet table was surrounded by flowers, large pomegranates and other fresh flowers. There was a screen facing east in the courtyard, with cockscombs, edamame, taro, peanuts, radishes, fresh lotus roots, etc. placed on both sides of the screen. All these devices were It shows that people expect the moon god to bring good weather and good harvests.
Opposite the banquet table was a large stage, decorated with flowers, etc. On the stage was an opera ordered by the emperor, and everyone watched the opera while eating.
In short, the Mid-Autumn Festival is very grand. Dou Yacai lamented that many of these ancient things have been lost in modern times. It would be great if they could be preserved until modern times. Therefore, modern people should also protect intangible cultural heritage.
At this Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, Dou Yacai also met Princess Yunluo, whom she had not seen for many years. She was still alone, her face was paler than before, and she still coughed occasionally. Dou Yacai discovered that when she was picking up vegetables , my hands were trembling slightly, and the vegetables I picked up dropped several times.
Because she knew her life experience, she couldn't help but feel pitiful for her. Compared to other people's happiness, she seemed a little deserted. She only ate and watched silently from beginning to end, and other people didn't have much interaction with her. Even if we talk to each other, she also refuses to be approached by others.
Dou Yacai originally wanted to step forward and say something, but after thinking about it, it was better not to disturb her peace.
"Well, people have joys and sorrows, and the moon waxes and wanes. It would be great if Brother Six was here at this time," Liu Ling, the ninth princess sitting next to Dou Yacai, said suddenly.
This sentence made everyone quiet down. Everyone knew that mentioning Liu Yan in front of Liu Yan was a taboo, but the nine princesses were very moved by the show and blurted it out.
It was only after she finished speaking that she realized she had said something she shouldn't have said. She nervously held Dou Yacai's hand, and Dou Yacai also held hers and nodded towards her.
Since Liu Yan ascended the throne, his iron-blooded policies have not only made the ministers in the DPRK afraid, but even his biological brothers and sisters have become alienated and no longer dare to speak freely as before.