In life, in addition to some solar terms and traditional Chinese festivals, even if we pay little attention to the lunar calendar, there may be many friends who will celebrate the lunar birthday. There are two traditional Chinese festivals a year. In particular, the first is the Ancestral Beliefs originating from ancient times and the Qingming Festival in spring, and the second is the Zhongyuan Festival, commonly known as the July Half Ghost Festival. The Mid-Yuan Festival is on July 14, so the whole month of July is also called the Ghost Moon, and if it goes well, it depends on whether The fourteenth month is cloudy or not. So what's different about this Lunar New Year on July 14? Why is it also called the Zhongyuan Festival by many people? The Zhongyuan Festival is organized as the July Half Ancestor Festival, also known as the Obon Festival.
According to the encyclopedia, the Lantern Festival in the book mainly includes ancestor worship, lotus lanterns, four dead souls, burning paper ingots, etc., and its origin can be traced back to ancestor worship and related In ancient times, July is auspicious and said, Xiaoqin Moon is folk, early autumn, celebrating the harvest. First of all, some crops ripen during the earth's festivals, and in folk situations, remember to set rice and so on carefully. The first thing that should be reported to the ancestors is that this festival is to cherish the ancestors. The core of China's traditional cultural festivals is to honor the ancestors and filial piety? Is It cloudy on July 14th? So why is that? July of the lunar calendar is the month of journalists, but the ancestor worship in July is not the same as the ancestor worship in the Qingming Festival.
During the Tomb Sweeping Festival, people bring sacrifices to the graves. According to traditional customs, July is the day when ancestors return home, so people do not have to go to the grave to worship. It is precisely because the dead ancestors have returned. People call the seventh month of the lunar calendar ghost month. Many older generations believe that female dogs with relatives will return home, while ancestors without relatives will just wander around, so it is not easy for people to perfect contracts. People who go out, especially on July 14, many elderly people think that they will encounter something unclean when they go out that night. To put it bluntly, they will encounter those lone ghosts who have no relatives and affect them. Luckily, on July 14, I can say it for no reason. Of course, there is no scientific basis for this. This is what the older generation told the younger generation through word of mouth.
So, do you know what other taboos there are in the Middle Yuan Festival besides sacrificing ancestors? In the folk, at first, there were many taboos on the Zhongyuan Festival, because this day was the Zhongyuan Festival, and some people called July the Ghost Moon. The older generation has repeatedly warned the younger generation that such precautions should not run around, as the saying goes, open the door on July 15, don't hit the south wall if you are fine, and some people say that the ghost door will open on July 15, don't go to the river If there is no matter. The elderly are worried about the weak or young people, pregnant women, pregnant women and other special groups, easy to provoke unclean things, so we must reduce going out, in case of accidents, especially late at night, do not go out to play, pay special attention to words and deeds, do not talk about ghost words in the middle of the yuan festival, and open the ghost door to legend.
In the days of suffering, they will always come out. They're bound to be everywhere, so don't talk nonsense, don't talk nonsense, and wait until you're cautious about what you say and do to prevent you from speaking and provoking it. People usually burn some paper money, or gold and silver treasures, etc. during the worship of sacrifices. If you run around and step on it, it will prevent them from collecting money, which is easy to cause misunderstandings. It is inevitable to get into trouble for the upper body. Also, can't go out at night, especially after 6pm. It is said that the ghost gate opens on the night of the middle of the year to reunite those immortals with their relatives in the world, at this time there will be some old ancestors wandering around because they have no relatives, so unless there is something really important, it is best not to go out on the night of the first month of the seventh month of the lunar calendar.
Why don't people go out at 6 p.m.? It is widely believed that July 15 is the political day of the Zhongyuan Festival, the day when the ghost door is opened. This is the time when the haze is at its worst. Therefore, it is best not to go out that night. Be careful not to trip, in addition, do not insert chopsticks into the meal when eating, it will think that inviting them to eat together to prevent misunderstandings. Also, don't be greedy during the sacrifice, but worship seriously. When walking to see acquaintances, especially when walking from behind, do not pat others on the shoulder. The so-called human body has three fires, and the shoulder will be extinguished. It will lead to some unlucky phenomenon waiting.
There are actually many taboos that the older generation warns young people, but these are more or less feudal and have no scientific basis, and everyone should treat them rationally and analyze rationally. In fact, the ancients sacrificed their ancestors in July. The date is the first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and this custom existed as early as the pre-Qin period. Later, with the rise of Taoism and the introduction of Buddhism, the Zhongyuan Festival and the Three Days after the Obon Festival merged into one. Zhongyuan Festival as a national traditional cultural festival is very important, its significance and function is to sacrifice ancestors, its core is mirror image. Therefore, the Middle Yuan Festival has arrived, and at that time, in addition to following some traditional customs, we should also look at this traditional day from a more scientific point of view, and get close to the unsolved mysteries.