We plan to have a Moon Cake Festival Party (Steam Boat makan) and Jam Dancing with the Group in Kota Kemuning at Kota Kemuning on 13th September 2008 at 6pm.
There are numerous version of Moon Cake Festival story and one of the most known are as follows;
The story took place around 2170 BC.
The earth had ten suns at that time. They burned the ground.
No crops can grow so that people suffered of the infertile.
Houyi sympathized to the human, so he decided to shoot down the sun but leave one to benefit the human. After he shot down the suns, he became the hero.
He had a beautiful wife names Chang’e, they lived happily together. Houyi had a lot of apprentices; they followed him to learn hunting.
One day, on Houyi’s way back home the immortals emperor gave Houyi a pill for granted eternal life as a reward to shot down the sun. He warned Houyi, “Make no haste to swallow the pill.” But Houyi loved Chang’e very much and did not want to leave her, so he gave the pill to Chang’e and let her store the pill in a safe place.
Chang’e stored the pill in her jewelry box. But one of Houyi’s apprentices Peng discovered this secret. He decided to steal the pill.
One day Houyi and other apprentices went to the mountain. Peng pretended he was sick so that he can stay at home.
When all the people went to the mountain but Chang’e stayed at home. Peng intrude in Chang’e’s room and forced her to give him the pill.
Chang’e knew she cannot fight over Peng, so she swallowed the pill immediately. After she swallowed the pill, she felt herself was floating in the air and flying far and far away.
She did not want to leave her husband, so she stopped at the moon which is closest to the earth. After Houyi knew what happened, he was very angry and sad.
He looked up to the night and called Chang’e’s name. He discovered that inside the moon there is a lady’s shadow which looks like Chang’e, so he ran and ran and tired to reach the moon.
He failed due to the wind.
The earth had ten suns at that time. They burned the ground.
No crops can grow so that people suffered of the infertile.
Houyi sympathized to the human, so he decided to shoot down the sun but leave one to benefit the human. After he shot down the suns, he became the hero.
He had a beautiful wife names Chang’e, they lived happily together. Houyi had a lot of apprentices; they followed him to learn hunting.
One day, on Houyi’s way back home the immortals emperor gave Houyi a pill for granted eternal life as a reward to shot down the sun. He warned Houyi, “Make no haste to swallow the pill.” But Houyi loved Chang’e very much and did not want to leave her, so he gave the pill to Chang’e and let her store the pill in a safe place.
Chang’e stored the pill in her jewelry box. But one of Houyi’s apprentices Peng discovered this secret. He decided to steal the pill.
One day Houyi and other apprentices went to the mountain. Peng pretended he was sick so that he can stay at home.
When all the people went to the mountain but Chang’e stayed at home. Peng intrude in Chang’e’s room and forced her to give him the pill.
Chang’e knew she cannot fight over Peng, so she swallowed the pill immediately. After she swallowed the pill, she felt herself was floating in the air and flying far and far away.
She did not want to leave her husband, so she stopped at the moon which is closest to the earth. After Houyi knew what happened, he was very angry and sad.
He looked up to the night and called Chang’e’s name. He discovered that inside the moon there is a lady’s shadow which looks like Chang’e, so he ran and ran and tired to reach the moon.
He failed due to the wind.
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Dear Friends,
Sorry, this party will be postpone due to the majority of us cannot make it as they are celebrating with their families.
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