When is the Ghost Festival in 2021? What are the customs and practices that can be done during the Ghost Festival?
The Zhongyuan Festival is one of the "Three Yuan" festivals, the other two being the Shangyuan Festival and the Xiayuan Festival. What can we do during the 2021 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!When is the Ghost Festival in 2021?The 2021 Zhongyuan Festival is on the lunar calendar: July 15, 2021 ; the Gregorian calendar: August 22, 2021, Sunday. Zhongyuan Festival is the name of Taoism, and is commonly known as the Mid-July Festival, the Ancestor Worship Festival, and the July 15th (also called July 14th in some places). It is called the Yulan Festival in Buddhism.What can we do during the 2021 Ghost Festival?Lunar calendar: July 15, 2021; Gregorian calendar: August 22, 2021, Sunday, Monkey-North【The old almanac is suitable】 Moving, moving into a new house, proposing marriage, getting engaged, breaking ground, laying foundation, cutting hair, taking in livestock, filing lawsuits, starting work, mounting horses, entering the mountains and felling trees 【Taboo in the old almanac】 According to the lunar calendar , the things suitable for the Ghost Festival in 2021 are: moving, proposing, getting engaged, funerals, decorating, haircuts, lawsuits , etc. However, according to the folk taboos of the Ghost Festival, it is not suitable to get married, decorate the house, get a haircut, or go to court on this day, so it is best to avoid these things on this day. What are the customs and practices of the Ghost Festival?1. Ancestor worshipThe Zhongyuan Festival is a traditional festival for worshipping ancestors. The worship ceremony is usually held in the evening of mid-July. The tablets of the ancestors are taken out one by one and placed respectfully on a table specially used for worship. Incense is then burned in front of each ancestor's tablet. Tea and food are offered three times a day, in the morning, noon and evening. Because customs vary slightly from place to place, the ways of celebrating festivals are also different, and the time of festivals may also vary. 2. Burning Paper Legend has it that on the day of the Ghost Festival, the gates of hell open wide, so deceased relatives will return to the human world to visit their descendants, who then need to burn paper money and send money to their ancestors. Usually when burning paper at the grave, a few sheets are left to be burned at the crossroads. The purpose is to give some alms to homeless ghosts so that they will not snatch the money given to the ancestors. 3. Eat duck Many places across the country choose to eat duck during the 15th day of the seventh lunar month because ducks swim in the water, which symbolizes the lighting of river lanterns and praying for the salvation of the soul. There is also a saying that "duck" is a homophone for "pressure", and eating duck is to suppress the "soul". This statement is a bit far-fetched, because in many places "duck" and "pressure" have different pronunciations. People in Dongguan usually eat lotus root stewed with duck. 4. Release river lanterns There is a custom of releasing river lanterns during the Zhongyuan Festival, which is said to have evolved from the custom of hanging lanterns during the Shangyuan Festival (Lantern Festival). People believe that the Shangyuan Festival is a human festival, while the Zhongyuan Festival is a ghost festival. Humans are yang, ghosts are yin, land is yang, and water is yin. Therefore, lanterns are hung on land during the Shangyuan Festival, while those are hung on water during the Zhongyuan Festival. 5. Pray for a good harvest Offering sacrifices on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month is often associated with praying for a good harvest. On the night of Shi Gu, every household would burn incense at their doorsteps and pray for a good rice harvest. They would also stick incense sticks into the ground, which was called "butian" (transplanting rice seedlings). The more they planted, the better, as it symbolized a good rice harvest in autumn. 6. Sky Lantern Jumping In some areas of Guangxi, there is a custom of jumping sky lanterns on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. In the old days, sky lantern jumping was mostly superstitious activities such as welcoming gods, holding competitions, and expelling plague ghosts. It has now gradually developed into a folk sports activity. 7. Burning incense and setting off firecrackers On the night of the 14th or 15th of July every year, people burn incense and firecrackers outside the door, and at the same time "burn buns" (also called "offering buns") are offered. "Burning bags" means burning wrapped paper money for deceased relatives and ancestors. Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to figure out where your golden marriage is? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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