Is Qingming Festival on the Gregorian calendar or the lunar calendar? Why do we plant willows during the Qingming Festival?
Is Qingming Festival on the Gregorian calendar or the lunar calendar? Why do we plant willows during the Qingming Festival? Qingming Festival is an ancient festival of the Chinese nation. It is a happy festival for people to get close to nature, go outing and enjoy the fun of spring. "Fireworks in March in Yangzhou", with the arrival of the third month of the lunar calendar, a riot of colours competes for splendor. Shuimoxiansheng.com will interpret every day of the third month of the lunar calendar in 2020 for you!Is Qingming Festival on the Gregorian calendar or the lunar calendar?Qingming is based on the Gregorian calendar. Qingming: The handle of the Big Dipper points to Yi; The average time method: 105 days after the winter solstice; The fixed-qi method: the sun's ecliptic longitude is 15°. The festival falls on April 4th to 6th of the Gregorian calendar.The current "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" come from the "Dingqi Method" established more than three hundred years ago (and still in use since 1645). The "Dingqi Method" is a method of determining the solar terms based on the position of the sun on the tropical ecliptic, that is, a 360-degree "ecliptic" (the apparent path of the sun on the celestial sphere in a year) is divided into 24 equal parts, with each 15° being 1 part, with the vernal equinox as the starting point of 0 degrees (the Beginning of Spring is still listed first in the order), and arranged according to the degrees of ecliptic longitude. Why do we plant willows during the Qingming Festival?The ancients regarded Qingming Festival, the 15th day of the seventh lunar month and the first day of the tenth lunar month as the three major ghost festivals, when hundreds of ghosts would appear and claim things. People plant willow trees and wear willow trees to prevent ghosts from harassing and persecuting them. In people's minds, willow has the function of warding off evil spirits. Influenced by Buddhism, people believe that willow branches can drive away ghosts and call them "ghost-fearing wood". Guanyin uses willow branches to fetch water to save all living beings. In the "Qimin Yaoshu" by Jia Si Nu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it is said: "Put willow branches on the door, and all ghosts will not enter the house." Qingming is the Ghost Festival. As this is the season when willow branches sprout, people naturally plant willow branches and wear willow branches to ward off evil spirits.① If you don’t bring willows during Qingming Festival, you will turn into a yellow dog in your next life. Meaning: On the Qingming Festival, everyone will wear newly-broken willow branches when going out to clear the way and visit graves. Women would insert these willow branches in their hair, while men would always wear them on their lapels or make them into willow wreaths and wear them on their heads. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang once said that wearing willow leaves on this day "can prevent 31 poisons." This proverb explains from another perspective that there was no one at that time who did not wear willow branches, because if you did not wear them, you would become a yellow dog in the next life. It explains the fact in a very joking way. ② If you don’t wear willow leaves during Qingming Festival, your beauty will turn into white hair. Meaning: On the day of Qingming Festival, if someone does not wear willow branches, the children will become old people. For example, in Volume 3 of Qing Jia Lu by Gu Tieqing of the Qing Dynasty, under the entry "In March, beating willows", the proverb was added with one word, becoming "If you don't wear willows on Qingming Festival, your beauty will turn into white hair." Fortunes in life can be good or bad, and calculating the direction of your fortunes in advance can help you plan ahead and make your life smoother and brighter. Do you want to know when your good luck will come? Then take a look at the [ Excellent Calculation ] below, and may you have peace and happiness in your life! |
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