Jade Rabbit on the Moon (2 min read)
Today marks the actual day when the Chinese celebrate the full moon on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar.
In some countries today, the Chinese celebrate mid autumn with public holidays and feasting. Moreover, celebratory messages wishing loved ones would begin their viral journeys amongst the Chinese communities. Commonly, moon cakes, the jade rabbit and the celestial Chang-E (the lady on the moon) would front these mid-autumn greetings.
I remember my childhood days when my grandma prayed to the moon with simple but traditional moon cakes on this day. She was fond of telling me to stare at the moon and look for the jade rabbit. I listened to her and tried hard to look for the jade rabbit but dismally just imagined that there was a rabbit outline on the moon. That was my encounter wit the jade rabbit. The jade rabbit did not look the least bit jade-like but just grey. As a young and innocent person, I just believed what my grandma told me. Do you believe that you can see the jade rabbit in the photo on this blog?
If you read the many online articles regarding Chang-E and the jade rabbit, you are already well read and thus I will not be talking about them here.
Now let us get back to the question.-So how did the jade rabbit get to the moon?
The answer is simple. Chang-E carried the jade rabbit in her arms and flew to the moon. She needed the jade rabbit as the companion after her separation from Hou-yi. NASA only landed its space craft on the moon after Chang-E and the jade rabbit long landed there. 😁
Today is a good day to make a wish to remove any negative energies that have been affecting you or remove any obstacles which you have. Remember to do it with awareness and clear up those negative energies.
I see the rabbit in the moon in the picture above. Do you see it? Leave your comments if you do. I wish you good luck and a better self after today.
OXOX
Photo by Guzmán Barquín on Unsplash
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