When is the Lower Yuan Festival in 2019? The Origin of Xiayuan Festival
Compared with the Shangyuan Festival and Zhongyuan Festival, the Xiayuan Festival has gradually been forgotten by the world. However, the Xiayuan Festival is a festival to commemorate ancestors! So, when is the Lower Yuan Festival in 2019? The origin of the Lower Yuan Festival. In the tenth month of the lunar calendar, the weather starts to get cold, and winter has already arrived. Pay attention to Mr. Shui Mo’s special feature on October of the lunar calendar in 2019, and enjoy this beautiful October together.When is the Lower Yuan Festival in 2019?——2019 Xiayuan Festival holiday query:November 11, 2019, Monday (Monday) Scorpio (Solar calendar) ——Analysis of the lucky and evil spirits of the 2019 Xiayuan Festival: Auspicious gods to follow: Phoenix Day, Official Day, Auspicious Period, Mingwei Dui, Heavenly Grace, Heavenly Noble, Heavenly Horse, Xianxing, Yaoan. Evil gods to avoid: White Tiger, Four Taboos, Heavenly Turn, Xianchi, Heavy Day, Heavy Death. ——Today's conflicts and compatibility: Conflict with the Horse, Punishment with the Rabbit, Harm with the Sheep, Destroy with the Rooster, Compatible with the Ox, Triple Compatibility with the Dragon and the Monkey, Six Compatibility with the Ox The Origin of Xiayuan FestivalThe origin of the Lower Yuan Festival is related to Taoism. Taoism has three officials: the Heavenly Official, the Earthly Official, and the Water Official. It is said that the Heavenly Official bestows blessings, the Earthly Official forgives sins, and the Water Official relieves disasters. The Lower Yuan Festival is the day when the Water Official and the Emperor Yanggu relieve people from disasters. It is commonly said that on this day, the Water Official, based on his investigation, records the results and reports to the Heavenly Court to relieve people from disasters. On this day, Taoist temples hold ceremonies, while ordinary people offer sacrifices to the dead and pray to the Lower Yuan Water God to solve their problems. In ancient times, the imperial court also had regulations prohibiting slaughter and delaying the execution of death penalty on this day.In addition, among the people, on the day of the Lower Yuan Festival, there is a custom among folk craftsmen to worship the furnace god. The furnace god is Taishang Laojun, which probably originated from the Taoist custom of using furnace to make elixirs! Customs of Xiayuan Festival——Repairing fasts and offering sacrificesThe Lower Yuan Day is also one of the dates for fasting as stipulated in Taoist fasting rules. Taoism believes that all things that require the use of divine power, such as praying for blessings, warding off disasters, relieving suffering, apologizing, seeking immortality, prolonging life, and saving the dead, etc., all require fasting. The methods of practicing fasting can be roughly divided into two categories: one category has roughly three types, and the first is setting up fasting offerings. That is to say, an altar is set up to offer food and pray to the gods in order to pray for blessings and avoid disasters. There were nine ways of setting up altars in ancient times: the top three altars were for the state, the middle three altars were for ministers, and the bottom three altars were for the common people. In later generations, the establishment of altars gradually declined. Offering vegetarian food can “accumulate virtue and heal the disease”; second, fasting. The ancients would bathe and change clothes before offering sacrifices, and not drink alcohol or eat meat, in order to keep their external organs clean and their bodies and minds pure, to show their sincerity and respect. This was called fasting. Fasting can “harmonize the spirits and prolong life”; the Three Heart Fasts. Mental fasting can make the mind peaceful and tranquil. The other category has roughly nine: one is coarse food, two is vegetable food, three is diet, four is essence, five is teeth, six is light, seven is air, eight is original energy, and nine is fetal food. In addition, all rituals such as chanting, repentance, and sacrifices are also included in the scope of fasting. ——Enjoy the ancestors As time goes by, the Lower Yuan Festival has gradually evolved into a traditional festival for the people to prepare rich dishes, offer sacrifices to the souls of their ancestors, and pray for blessings and good fortune. Ancestor worship is a reflection of ancestor belief. Human beings’ belief in their ancestors is human beings’ worship of themselves. Believing in ancestors, worshipping them, and showing respect to their souls are all for the purpose of praying for their blessings on future generations. The emergence of ancestor worship is related to the ancient concept of soul belief. Primitive people believed that all things have souls and that the human soul exists independently of the body. Since humans in primitive beliefs viewed themselves as a dual structure, namely a physical structure and a spiritual structure, they believed that the body could die but the soul lived forever. This is the concept of "immortality of the soul." It is this view of human soul that has led to the prevalence of the custom of ancestor worship. In order to pray that the souls of the ancestors will protect their descendants and save them from disasters and misfortunes, people hold sacrificial activities for their ancestors. Generally speaking, the method of worshipping ancestors is ancestral temples. The state has ancestral temples, and the common people have ancestral halls and family temples. Through sacrifices, people pray for blessings, fortune and luck. Different parts of the country have different customs in offering sacrifices to ancestors and seeking blessings. Among the people in Zou County, Shandong Province, a special banquet is held to offer sacrifices to ancestors on the day of the Lower Yuan Festival. People in Ningyuan County, Hunan Province, often hold festivals to welcome gods around the Lower Yuan Festival. The same grain of gold may have the same fate but different fortunes. Some gold will be buried forever in the sand and will never be discovered. This is what is called good fate and bad fortune. So how can you understand your own destiny? Shuimoxiansheng.com’s exquisite eight-character calculation function will tell you! |
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