Is it okay to offer sacrifices on the eighth day of the eleventh month, the day after the winter solstice in 2020? What are the customs of the winter solstice?
Introduction: According to traditional customs, sacrifices also need to be made on auspicious days. So is it okay to offer sacrifices on November 8, the day after the winter solstice in 2020? What are the customs of the winter solstice? "Winter Solstice is as important as New Year's Day." It is both one of the 24 solar terms and a traditional festival of the Chinese nation. Make an appointment with Mr. Shui Mo in November of the lunar calendar 2020 to spend the winter solstice with you.Is it okay to hold a sacrifice on the eighth day of November, the day after the winter solstice in 2020?Lunar calendar: November 8, 2020 Gregorian calendar: December 22, 2020, Tuesday, Capricorn - Suitable days for today: "Do not use for important events on the day of the beginning of the month", accepting marriage proposals, getting married, opening business, taking office, granting amnesty, plugging holes and praying for blessings, offering sacrifices, setting up contracts, receiving money and building dams - Taboos for today: "Do not use for important events on the day of the beginning of the month", acupuncture and moxibustion to relieve, seeking medical treatment, moving into new homes, separating, traveling, moving land, migrating, erecting pillars and building houses . Summary: Since this day is an unlucky day of "Do not use for important events on the day of the beginning of the month", it is not suitable to worship ancestors on November 8, the day after the winter solstice in 2020!What are the customs of the winter solstice?Winter Solstice Customs in the South: "Ancestor worship, eating glutinous rice balls, roasted meat, rice cakes, and winter solstice dumplings"Many places in southern my country celebrate the Winter Solstice. Many coastal areas in the south have the traditional custom of worshiping ancestors during the winter solstice. Every household places ancestor statues and tablets in the upper hall of their home, sets up an offering table, and arranges incense burners and offerings. While offering sacrifices to their ancestors, some places also offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and land, and kowtow to the gods to pray for good weather, family harmony and prosperity in the coming year. Guangdong people eat roast meat and ginger rice on the Winter Solstice . On the day of the Winter Solstice, most Guangdong people have the custom of adding winter solstice meat as an extra dish. There is a folk saying in Chaoshan area that "Eating winter festival balls means Chinese New Year has arrived", commonly known as "adding years". Hakka people believe that water tastes the best during the winter solstice, so brewing wine during the winter solstice has become a custom for Hakka people . Hangzhou people eat rice cakes during the winter solstice . This has been the practice since the late Ming and early Qing dynasties until today. Hangzhou people like to eat rice cakes during the winter solstice. During the winter solstice, people make rice cakes with different flavors for three meals. Eating rice cakes during the winter solstice will help people grow taller every year and bring good luck. In Sichuan, people eat mutton soup during the winter solstice. Mutton is the most nutritious food in winter. In Hunan and Hubei areas, people must eat red bean glutinous rice on the day of the winter solstice. In some areas in the south, it is more popular to eat winter solstice dumplings (winter solstice pills), which symbolize reunion. Every winter solstice morning, every household grinds glutinous rice flour, and uses sugar, meat, vegetables, fruit, shredded radish, etc. as fillings to make winter solstice balls. Not only are they eaten by family members, they are also given to relatives and friends as gifts to express blessings. In fact, eating glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice is a traditional custom in China, and it is even more common in the south of the Yangtze River. There is also a saying among the people that "eating glutinous rice balls will make you one year older." Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu: Ancestral temples, winter solstice, known as the "Winter Festival" in ancient Taiwan. The most important thing for the people is ancestor worship, which is divided into the ancestors worshipped at home and the grand and solemn three-offering ceremony held in the ancestral houses and temples of relatives in various places, which is called "ancestral temple worship" or "ancestor worship". After the ceremony, a banquet is held to entertain the guests. In Taiwan, it is called "Shizu", in Kinmen, it is called "Shitou", and in Penghu, it is called "Shidong". Winter festival round. In Taiwan, the rice dumplings eaten during the winter solstice are called "winter festival dumplings" or "yuan zai". Yuanzi can be divided into sweet and salty, large and small. There are six of each color of red and white small round dumplings and egg-sized "round dumpling mothers" used for sacrifice. Yuanzaimu is usually filled with peanut or sesame fillings and sugar. On the eve of the Winter Festival, the whole family rolls the glutinous rice into round balls of different sizes, which are called "Gongsun Fuzi Yuan". After the sacrifice, people eat together, which is called "Tian Sui". . Winter Solstice Customs in the North - Eating Dumplings In many areas in northern my country, there is a custom of eating dumplings on the winter solstice every year. According to legend, when the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing retired and returned to his hometown, he saw people suffering from the cold. He used mutton, some cold-relieving herbs and dough to wrap them into the shape of ears, made a medicine called "Quhan Jiao'er Soup" and gave it to the people. Later, every winter solstice, people imitated the dish and made it, and it became a custom. In most parts of northern my country, people eat dumplings on this day because dumplings are meant to "get rid of the cold." There is still a folk saying that goes, "If you don't eat dumplings on the Winter Solstice, your ears will freeze off and no one will care." Sacrificial Rituals1. Place food, bowls, chopsticks, wine glasses, tea and other offerings on the graves of ancestors, and then light three incense sticks in front of the graves.2. Pour the first glass of wine after lighting the incense. After about 30 minutes or half of the incense is burned, one person will light three incense sticks for the second time and pour the second glass of wine. 3. When the incense is half burned, place offerings to the land god who looks after the grave, and then burn a piece of yellow paper to protect the ancestors from harm. 4. When the three incense sticks have burned out, remove the offerings and leave a small amount of money and other belongings to be burned on other graves to prevent other ghosts from stealing money and clothes from the ancestral graves after the people who visited the graves leave. Things to note <br /> 1. Do not play around, run around, or mess around around the cemetery. Doing so is not only impolite, but also disrespectful to the ancestors. Second, it is not advisable to wear bright red or bright green clothes, and pregnant women, the sick, and children under 7 years old should not go to sweep the graves. 3. When offering sacrifices, people usually say what they are going to do at the grave, why they are doing it, and hope that the ancestors will bless them, and everything will go smoothly and be safe. Marriage is one of the most important things in life, and the traditional method of matching marriages is still very practical. To predict your marital happiness in advance, please click on the "Excellent Calculation" below . I wish you a happy marriage! |
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