Is it okay to hold a sacrifice the day before Ghost Festival on July 14, 2019? What time can we not go out on the Ghost Festival?

Is it okay to hold a sacrifice the day before Ghost Festival on July 14, 2019? What time can we not go out on the Ghost Festival?
Introduction: Generally, an auspicious day must be chosen for sacrifices. So is it okay to offer sacrifices on July 14, 2019, the day before the Ghost Festival? When can we not go out on the Ghost Festival? July is also called the "Qiaoyue". On July 7th of every year, Chinese women "beg for cleverness" from the Vega star in the sky, begging her to make them dexterous. Follow Mr. Shui Mo's website to learn more about the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2019!

Is it okay to hold a memorial ceremony the day before Ghost Festival on July 14, 2019?

Lunar calendar: July 14, 2019
Gregorian calendar: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Leo
【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】
Pray for blessings, get married, get rich, open business, build beds and stoves, break ground, start drilling, repair graves, bury, accept betrothal gifts, recruit sons-in-law , offer sacrifices
Seeking an heir, lifting the post, raising the beam, planting, fasting and offering sacrifices, seeking medical treatment, plugging the acupuncture points, establishing contracts, and building embankments
[Today’s taboos in the almanac]
Building, breaking ground, opening warehouses, acupuncture, livestock, property, travel, migration, moving into homes, erecting pillars, building houses
Based on the above content, we can see that today’s sacrifice is in accordance with the lunar calendar, so the day before the 2019 Ghost Festival is not suitable for sacrifice!

What time can we not go out during the Ghost Festival?

It is not recommended to go out after 11 pm on the day of the Ghost Festival. The period from 11 pm to early morning is the Zi hour, which is also the time of the day when the yin energy is the heaviest.
It is said that during this period, the wandering ghosts from the netherworld all scramble to come to the human world to have fun and find some delicious food and drink.
Especially on July 15th - the Ghost Festival, the gates of hell are wide open and it is the day with the heaviest yin energy in the world of the living.
It is generally believed that it is best not to go out during the Ghost Festival to avoid encountering ghosts.

What are the taboos in sacrifice?

(1) Women and outsiders are not allowed to participate in the sacrifice
Many ethnic groups, such as the Yi, Miao, Nu, Dai, Wa, Hani, Lisu, and Oroqen, have the custom of prohibiting women from participating in sacrifices and prohibiting outsiders from entering sacrificial sites.
(2) Avoid having unclean people participate in offering sacrifices to the gods
The Han ethnic group forbids unclean people to participate in sacrifices, that is, menstruating women, pregnant women, postpartum women, infants, people wearing mourning clothes, and people who have been punished.
(3) Avoid inviting a person of high moral character to preside over the ceremony.
When performing sacrifices, one must choose a person who is over fifty years old and of high moral character to preside over the ceremony. Otherwise, the presiding priest will die immediately due to his young age and will not be able to enjoy such an honor.
(4) Avoid offending the gods with words or actions during sacrifices
During the sacrifice, people are not allowed to talk or cough casually, and cannot behave in an indecent manner. During the sacrificial period, men and women are not allowed to meet alone, have sexual intercourse, eat meat, etc.

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