When is the Lower Yuan Festival in 2021? What is the meaning?

When is the Lower Yuan Festival in 2021? What is the meaning?
The Lower Yuan Festival, also known as the "Xia Yuan Day", is one of China's traditional festivals. So when is the Lower Yuan Festival in 2021? What is the meaning? Let’s take a look at the following content!

When is the Lower Yuan Festival in 2021?

Friday, November 19, 2021 (October 15th of the Xinchou Year (Year of the Ox), 285 days away from the Lower Yuan Festival of the lunar calendar 2021)
The Lower Yuan Festival falls on October 15 of the lunar calendar every year. It is a major Chinese festival as well as a Taoist festival. The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month that we are familiar with is the Shang Yuan Festival, and the 15th day of July is the Zhong Yuan Festival, both of which are traditional Chinese festivals. The Lantern Festival we are familiar with is the Shangyuan Festival, or the Shangyuan Lantern Festival. During the Sanyuan Festival, the Three Officials descend to the mortal world to patrol and perform their duties.

What are the customs of Xiayuan Festival?

1. Ancestor worship
Our country is a country of etiquette, with order of seniority and distinction between the noble and the humble. Remembering our ancestors is even more indispensable. In areas where clan concepts are strong, people will set up an altar and incense table at home to worship their ancestors on the day of the Lower Yuan Festival to show their filial piety.
2. Worship the Water God
In some rural areas in southern my country, people light incense on the ridges of fields and worship the water god on the day of the Lower Yuan Festival to pray for a good harvest in the coming year, hoping that the weather will be good and people will have a good harvest.
3. Participate in Taoist Activities
Since the Lower Yuan Festival originated from Taoism, people would "fast" on this day. After burning incense and bathing, they would go to Taoist temples to worship or participate in some large-scale fasting ceremonies. Some people also go to some Taoist cultural memorial sites to learn about related knowledge.
4. Eat traditional food
The traditional foods on the day of the Lower Yuan Festival are mostly flour-based, with glutinous rice cakes being the representative. In addition, there are also sticky bean buns, taro buns, and so on. In the southern coastal areas, people will buy cuttlefish to eat on this day, and this is also the time when fresh cuttlefish comes on the market.

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