Is it not appropriate to repair graves on the Ghost Festival on July 15, 2020? Pictures and comments on the Zhongyuan Festival
Introduction: Generally, it is necessary to choose an auspicious day to repair a grave. So is it not appropriate to repair a grave on Ghost Festival on July 15, 2020? Let’s talk about the pictures of the Ghost Festival! Legend has it that every seventh month of the lunar calendar, the gates of the underworld open and hundreds of ghosts roam at night, so the entire seventh month is called the Ghost Month. So are all the days in the seventh lunar month of 2020 bad? Let’s go to Mr. Shui Mo’s website and find out.Is it not appropriate to repair graves on Ghost Festival on July 15, 2020?Lunar calendar: July 15, 2020 Gregorian calendar: September 2, 2020, Wednesday, Virgo [Today's old almanac is suitable] Marry, migrate, receive money, open business, set up beds, build stoves , repair graves , recruit sons-in-law, offer sacrifices, fast and offer 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, receive betrothal gifts, pray for blessings, seek offspring, ship goods, raise beams and erect pillars, bury, start drilling, and release boatsSince grave repair is [according to today's old almanac], according to today's almanac, it is a good time to repair graves on Ghost Day, July 15, 2020! Pictures of the Zhongyuan FestivalIt is generally believed that the Zhongyuan Festival is also the "Yulanpen Festival"; in fact, this understanding is a big misunderstanding.Strictly speaking, the July 14th Ancestor Worship Festival, the Zhongyuan Festival and the Yulan Festival belong to folk beliefs, Taoism and Buddhism respectively. The three are in a parallel relationship and are not three different names for the same festival. Since the rise of Taoism, the word "Zhongyuan" in the "Three Yuan Theory" was officially fixed as the name of the festival in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, and the festival was set on July 15th. This festival is a combination of three customs. Before the formation of the "Zhongyuan Festival", July 15th had already been appropriated by Buddhism. The seventh month in Buddhism was originally a month of joy for Buddha, not a "Ghost Festival". But why did the Ullambana Festival in July become the "Ghost Festival"? Ullambana is the transliteration of the Sanskrit word Ulambana, which originally meant "saving hanging upside down", that is, saving ghosts suffering in hell. The Buddhist scripture "Ullambana Sutra" was translated and introduced to China during the Western Jin Dynasty. The story of "Mulian saving his mother" is included in the sutra, which coincides with the concept of filial piety that still existed at that time. It was later advocated by Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, of the Southern Dynasty, who advocated the "Three Religions Have the Same Origin Theory", and was designated as a folk festival. Its main function at that time was to worship the Buddha. It was only in the Song Dynasty that the custom changed and developed into the practice of praying for the dead and saving their ghosts. I don’t know if it is a coincidence or Taoism’s attachment to the Buddhist Ullambana Festival, but both the Zhongyuan Festival and the Ullambana Festival are set on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. So much so that later generations believed that these two were two names of the same festival. At the same time, because their meanings and customs have long been difficult to distinguish, the customs of the two festivals began to be mixed. The meaning of releasing water lanterns during the Ghost FestivalIn the early years, water lanterns were mostly released into the river, so they were also called "river lanterns". Because most river lanterns at that time had a lotus-shaped base made of wood or paper, with candles placed in the lotus base and floating downstream, they were also called lotus lanterns.The original intention of releasing water lanterns was to sympathize with the souls of the dead who drowned in the water, fearing that they would not be able to find the way home. Therefore, a grand ceremony of releasing water lanterns was held on the night before the Purdhu Festival, hoping that the water lanterns would lead the souls back to the world of the living to enjoy the Purdhu Festival offerings. Fate is predestined by heaven, and the eight characters have arranged the depth of your fate, whether you are destined to be together with another person. Welcome to click on the "Premium Calculation" below . I wish you meet the right person and have a happy marriage! |
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