What is the lunar date of the Ghost Festival? When is the Zhongyuan Festival?
With the development of society, the Zhongyuan Festival declined for a time, but has only shown a rising trend in recent years. So what is the lunar date of the Ghost Festival? When is the Ghost Festival? Let’s take a look at the following content!What is the lunar date of the Ghost Festival?Gregorian calendar: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Lunar calendar: July 15, 2020 Stem and branch: Gengzi year, Jiashen month, Wushen daySuitable for: moving, opening a business, getting married, getting a marriage license, starting work, setting up a bed, traveling, opening a business Taboo : Renovation, moving into new house, breaking ground, engagement, burial, raising the beam, seeking offspring, breaking ground Three customs in oneIt 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 Zhongyuan Festival is the Ghost FestivalThe Zhongyuan Festival is commonly known as the "Ghost Festival". It is one of the four major traditional Chinese festivals for ancestor worship, along with New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival and Double Ninth Festival.Are there really ghosts on Ghost Festival?Only ghosts know whether there are ghosts in the world. Many of our current statements have no factual basis. If you believe in it, it is true, and if you don’t, it is not. In fact, for traditional festivals like Ghost Festival, rather than superstition, it is better to say it is about awe, gratitude, remembering loved ones, awe of life and death, and awe of nature.If a person has awe, he will be cautious in what he does and leave room for himself and others in everything. The same is true for life. In short, this festival teaches us that life is short, so we must cherish it, learn to be grateful, live seriously, do good things and don't worry about the future. Taboos of the Ghost Festival:1. Hanging wind chimes at the head of the bed can easily attract ghosts, and sleeping is the time when ghosts are most likely to invade.2. Night travel: People with weak horoscopes should try not to travel at night. 3. Burn paper money in non-specific occasions. 4. Avoid stealing offerings, as they are food for ghosts. 5. Avoid stepping on ghost paper. Ghost paper is a sacrifice to ghosts and should not be stepped on. In ancient times, the 15th day of the seventh lunar month was a folk festival to worship ancestors and remember the past, and there were not many taboos. These so-called taboos were added by later generations during the development and evolution of the festival. |
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