Is it okay to visit graves on July 15, 2020? What is the Zhongyuan Festival? Are there ghosts?
Introduction: Generally, it is necessary to choose an auspicious day to visit the graves and worship ancestors. So is it a good day to visit the graves on July 15 or 15th in 2020? What is the Zhongyuan Festival and are there ghosts? It is the seventh month of the lunar calendar, when summer is not yet in full swing and autumn has arrived. The heat is gone and coolness is coming. One leaf can herald the coming of autumn. Shuimoxiansheng.com has compiled relevant knowledge about the days in the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2020. Welcome to check out the special topic on the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2020.Is it okay to visit the graves on July 15th or 15th of July 2020?Lunar calendar: July 15, 2020 Gregorian calendar: September 2, 2020, Wednesday, Virgo [Today's old almanac is suitable] Marry, move, accept money, open business, set up beds, build stoves, repair graves, recruit sons-in-law , offer sacrifices, fast and offer sacrifices, grant amnesty, take up office, travel, get married, go to school, seek a partner [Today's old almanac is unsuitable] Enter the meridians, build houses, start construction, buy property, break ground, build embankments, release water, accept marriage proposals, pray for blessings, seek offspring, ship goods, raise beams and erect pillars, bury, start drilling, and release boatsSince sacrifice is within the scope of [today's almanac], July 15th and July 15th of 2020 are suitable for visiting graves. The process of visiting graves during the Ghost Festival1. First, 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. After placing offerings to the land god who looks after graves, burn a piece of yellow paper. This custom is called "worshiping the land god" or "offering offerings to the "grave god". It is used to thank him for guarding the tomb all year round and protecting the ancestors from harm. 3. When the incense stick is half burned, burn the paper money and clothes prepared in advance on the graves of ancestors. A small amount of money and belongings are left and burned on other graves, for fear that other ghosts will go to the graves of ancestors and steal money and clothes after the people who visit the graves leave. 4. When the three incense sticks are burned out, the offerings are removed and scattered around the grave. This custom is called "worshiping the four directions." It means to throw food to the distant relatives and neighbors who go to visit the graves, so that they will not grab food from the graves of their ancestors after the visitors leave. What is the Zhongyuan Festival and are there ghosts?In the folk customs, "Mid-July" is a traditional cultural festival to commemorate ancestors. Its cultural core is to respect ancestors, be filial and not forget one's roots.In Buddhism, July is also known as the "Happy Month", "Buddha's Happy Day", "Auspicious Month" and "Moon of Repaying Gratitude". Buddhism and Taoism have different interpretations of the meaning of this festival. Taoism emphasizes filial piety; Buddhism focuses on "salvation" for the homeless souls released from the underworld. The later "Mid-July" customs can be said to be a fusion of secularism, Taoism and Buddhism. In the 1920s to 1940s, July 14th was a grand and lively festival. People have inherited the custom of ancestor worship as a family unit. The ancient custom of worshiping ancestors and offering seasonal food was still the primary content of the July 14th Festival in rural areas until the Republic of China period. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, temples also added prayers to Buddha to bless the souls of the heroic soldiers who died in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In the 1950s, the ancestor worship festival on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month was still lively. But later it was considered to be promoting feudal superstition and was gradually marginalized. The traditional July 15th ancestor worship ceremony was organized by businesses with government support. However, by the end of the 1950s, most businesses had been restructured and were unable to host the ceremony. Without government support, the ceremony naturally disappeared. In the mid-1960s, Beihai Park held the last July 15th ancestor worship ceremony. The city of Qionghai was filled with river lanterns made of eggplants, which was a spectacular sight. During the Cultural Revolution, all traditional festivals except Qingming Festival were banned, and the Mid-Autumn Festival on ancestor worship was no exception. With the pace of reform and opening up, traditional festivals have gradually returned, but the Mid-July Ancestor Worship Festival has been neglected. In modern times, although the revival of traditional culture has been mentioned again, the cultural significance of the "Mid-July" ancestor worship and remembrance festival is largely shared with the Qingming Festival. In addition, the "Zhongyuan Festival", which evolved later, has been closely associated with "superstition" about ghosts and spirits, so it has not been highlighted in the existing festival system. Nowadays, the original meaning of the "Mid-July" sacrificial activities are mostly held spontaneously and sporadically within families, and no longer have the public nature in the traditional sense. The Zhongyuan Festival is a festival to commemorate ancestors, and there is a superstitious belief that the Zhongyuan Festival is the day when the gates of the underworld open. That’s why there is a saying that the Zhongyuan Festival is a ghost festival and there are ghosts. But whether you believe it or not, there is no need to delve into it. As for the taboos that need to be paid attention to, just don't do them intentionally. The eight characters can be used to calculate when your marriage will begin and the depth of your past life love in this life. Please click on the "Excellent Calculation" below to make predictions in advance. I wish you find your soulmate soon! |
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