Reading guide: "Look at the sky on the eighth day of the first month of April, you don't need to ask the gods for a year", tomorrow on the eighth day of the first month of April, what is the saying?
#头条创作挑战赛##农历四月初八 "Buddha Bathing Festival" #
In the ancient book "Jing Chu Years Chronicles", it is recorded that "on the eighth day of the fourth month, each temple set up a fast, bathed the Buddha with five perfumes, and made a Longhua meeting together, thinking that Maitreya was also a sign of his next life." In fact, this is an important folk activity in the mainland, that is, on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month every year, commonly known as "April 8". According to custom, this day is the birthday of the Buddha Shakyamuni, so there are many sayings on this day, such as "Buddha Bathing Festival", "Buddha's Birthday" or "Longhua Meeting" and so on. The theme is very clear, and that is to commemorate the Buddha Shakyamuni.
Legend has it that on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, major temples hold ceremonies to commemorate the Buddha. One of them is to put a small statue of the Buddha in a copper basin and water the bathing statue, which is to bathe the Buddha in this way. Of course, there are many more customs that vary from place to place.
On the occasion of the eighth day of the fourth lunar month tomorrow, some believers are already preparing. And the major temples are also preparing for the Buddha's bathing activities. Believers come to the Buddha and worship sincerely, and according to custom, they eat fasting and pray for blessings at the temple.
For farmers, in addition to praying for blessings, they also ask the gods about the harvest of crops this year. Of course, on a special day such as the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, which is also the birthday of the Buddha Shakyamuni, the weather on this day can be very auspicious.
According to the experience of our ancestors, we can know in advance about this year's crops. No wonder there is an old saying that "if you look at the sky on the eighth day of April, you don't need to ask the gods for a year", what does this sentence mean? Let's take a look at what to say.
"Look at the sky on the eighth morning of the first month of April, and you don't need to ask the gods for a year"
This is the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, because it is the birthday of the Buddha, commonly known as the Buddha Bathing Festival. There will be different opinions about the weather on this day. And you can still know whether the harvest is good or bad. Specifically, let's take a look at what the agricultural proverbs left by our ancestors say:
"The eighth day of April rains on the head, and the wind and rain will be harvested"
This agricultural proverb says that there is rain on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, which indicates that this year will be a good year for agricultural production, and there will be a bumper harvest. Specifically, let's analyze the analysis:
"The eighth rain in April"
This is talking about the day of tomorrow's eighth day of the fourth month, the day when the Buddha Shakyamuni bathed in the Buddha. If there is rainy weather, it means that it is really raining in the sky to bathe the Buddha. This also shows that this year will be a good year with good wind and rain. Some people may say that festivals like the Buddha Bathing Festival are superstitious, but this is a traditional custom, and we must respect the tradition, and the old tradition must not be lost.
"If the wind and rain are good, it will be harvested"
It is said here that on such a day as the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, that is, the rainfall of the Buddha Bathing Festival, this is to show that the rain knows the customs, and it is smooth for the growth of crops, and the crops are harvested.
Therefore, tomorrow on the eighth day of the fourth month, the day of the Buddha Bathing Festival, it is still a little reasonable to know the year according to the weather. Everyone is welcome to leave a message to share their views.