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Yuè (月) is a name for the Moon of the Earth in China.
==Name Variants and History==
What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.
===Name Variants===
===Dark Spots on the Moon===
In China, there is a huge variety of mythologies connected to the dark and bright spots on the Moon: in addition to the rabbit, there is also the idea of a toad or a crab. Instead of a man, a princess is seen there.

There are various legends about the woman in the moon and the man in the moon in East Asia: according to one legend, '''Chang'e''' consumed an elixir of immortality that her husband had won for his archery skills; according to another, she is a moon princess or moon goddess who visited Earth briefly but is actually immortal and belongs on the moon. She lives with the '''Jade Rabbit''' in a palace on the moon. '''Wu Gang''', the woodcutter, was condemned to cut down a certain olive tree on the moon, which, to his chagrin, has self-healing powers and always grows back.

In any case, the person on the moon is linked to eternity, and that must be quite lonely in the long run, because eternity is quite long – especially towards the end.

In Buddhism, the moon is a symbol of truth and virtue, as these actually last relatively long (eternally).<gallery>
File:JadeHase smh2024.jpeg|The Jade Hare who makes the elixir of Life on the Moon (China).
File:MondKroete HK2024.jpeg|The Moon Toad (China).
File:MoonCrab HK2024.jpeg|The Moon Crab (China)
File:ChangE HK2024.jpeg|Change'e, the immortal lady who flew to the Moon (China).
File:WuGang moonLumberjack.jpeg|Wu Gang, The immortal Lumberjack on the Moon (China).
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===Phases of the Moon===
Is there a scientific or mythological interpretation for the phases of the moon?
===Lunar Eclipse===
explanation/ mythology/ rituals
==Mythology==
mnemonic tales and cultural significance
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