If you knew your husband had an elixir of immortality given to him by the gods, could you resist taking some for yourself? That was the dilemma that Chang’E faced when she found her husband's secret stash. Seizing the opportunity, she drank every last drop.

But Chang’E didn’t just get immortality - she floated up to the moon. When her husband, the archer Hou Yi, noticed she was drifting into space, he tried to shoot her down. When his anger subsided, he grew to miss Chang’E, so began leaving her favourite desserts out at night in the hope of getting her back. But it was too late: Chang’E had become the goddess of the moon.

This tradition continues today, as people across East Asia leave offerings to Chang’E during the Mid-Autumn Festival.