第一个AccordingtoChinesemythology,theearthoncehad10sunscirclingoverit.Oneday,all10sunsappearedtogether,scorchingtheearthwiththeirheat.Theearthwassavedwhenastrongarcher,HouYi,succeededinshootingdown9ofthesuns.Yistoletheelixiroflifetosavethepeoplefromhistyrannicalrule,buthiswife,Chang-Edrankit.ThusstartedthelegendoftheladyinthemoontowhomyoungChinesegirlswouldprayattheMid-AutumnFestival.
传说古时候,天空曾有10个太阳.一天,这10个太阳同时出现,酷热难挡.弓箭手后翌射下了其中9个太阳,拯救了地球上的生灵.他偷了长生不死药,却被妻子嫦娥偷偷喝下.此后,每年中秋月圆之时,少女们都要向月宫仙女嫦娥祈福的传说便流传开来
第二个Inthe14thcentury,theeatingofmooncakesat"ZhongQiuJie"wasgivenanewsignificance.ThestorygoesthatwhenZhuYuanZhangwasplottingtooverthrowtheYuanDynastystartedbytheMongolians,therebelshidtheirmessagesintheMid-Autumnmooncakes.ZhongQiuJieishencealsoacommemorationoftheoverthrowoftheMongoliansbytheHanpeople.
在14世纪,中秋节吃月饼又被赋予了一层特殊的含义.传说在朱元璋带兵起义推翻元朝时,将士们曾把联络信藏在月饼里.因此,中秋节后来也成为汉人推翻蒙古人统治的纪念日.