Why is the Zhongyuan Festival called the Ghost Festival? What is the legend of the Ghost Festival?
The Ghost Festival is a very mysterious festival, so there are many explanations and conventions. Want to know more about the Ghost Festival? Shuimo.com has carefully compiled detailed information about the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021. Come to Shuimo.com’s special topic on the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021 to learn about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the day!Why is the Ghost Festival called the Ghost Festival?When talking about "Ghost Festival", it generally refers to the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, which is the Zhongyuan Festival. In addition, Qingming Festival and March 3rd are also called "Ghost Festival"."Ghost Festival" is the folk name for the Zhongyuan Festival. According to folk legend, on the first day of the seventh lunar month every year, the King of Hell orders the gates of hell to be opened, allowing the wronged souls and evil spirits who have suffered all year round and imprisoned in hell to walk out, to wander for a short period of time and enjoy the blood and food of the world. That is why people call July the Ghost Month. People believe that this month is an unlucky month and do not get married or move house during this month. The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month every year is China's annual "Ghost Festival" Zhongyuan. It is called "Yulan Festival" in Buddhism. According to legend, on this day, King Yama will open the gate of hell, "Ghost Gate", and let the imprisoned ghosts come out to move freely until the end of July when they return to the underworld. Therefore, it is popular among the people to worship and summon the souls of their deceased relatives during this period, burn paper money, paper clothes and candles, release river lanterns, and perform rituals in order to pray for the blessings of ancestors, eliminate disasters and increase blessings, or liberate the souls of the dead and resolve resentment. In addition, the current Zhongyuan Festival is a festival that is the result of the integration of Taoism and Buddhism (the 15th day of the seventh lunar month is called Zhongyuan Festival in Taoism and Yulan Festival in Buddhism), and Chinese ghost culture has benefited from the improvement and enrichment of both Buddhism and Taoism, so it is a true "Ghost Festival." Are there any ghost-related taboos during the Ghost Festival?1. Do not go out at nightPeople with weak horoscopes and heavy yin energy should never go out at night during the Ghost Festival, otherwise they will only invite trouble and be possessed by ghosts. 2. Don’t whistle The sound of whistling can attract ghosts. If you whistle at night during the Ghost Festival, you may attract ghosts and be haunted by them. 3. Don’t look back easily There is a fire on each shoulder of a person. Every time you turn around, one fire will be extinguished. If all the fires are extinguished, bad things will easily happen. Therefore, you should not turn around easily when your name is called, and you should not call other people's names casually. 4. Don’t take photos at night Night is the time when ghosts appear, and it is easy to take "them" into the picture by taking casual photos and then take them home. This is one of the "supernatural photos" that often appear in movies and TV dramas. If you see it, you must burn it. 5. Don’t pick up money on the roadside Many people worship during the Ghost Festival, and coins are usually used to bribe the Ox-Head and Horse-Face demons. If anyone infringes on their things, they will teach them a lesson. Coins are offered to ancestors, and if you take their money, you will easily be retaliated against. 6. Don’t play psychic games Many young people like to play spirit-summoning games like Ouija for excitement. If you play these games during the Ghost Festival, you don’t know what you will attract. Moreover, it is easy to invite such things but difficult to get rid of them. It is very unlucky. 7. Don’t cut your nails at night There is a saying among the older generation that cutting your nails in the middle of the night will attract a "head-cutting ghost". Every time a nail is cut, the ghost gets one step closer to you until it "cuts off" your head. During the Ghost Festival, the yin energy is heavier and it is easier to attract ghosts, so it is best not to cut your nails in the middle of the night. 8. Don’t hang clothes out to dry in the middle of the night Wet clothes can easily attract wandering spirits to attach to them, and once a ghost attaches itself to them, it is not easy for them to escape. Therefore, during the Ghost Festival when ghosts are everywhere, hanging clothes out to dry in the middle of the night is like setting a trap to catch ghosts. Not only will it prevent the ghosts from leaving, it is also bad for yourself. Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to know how to resolve and reverse your own fortune? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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