Can we burn incense to the God of Wealth on the Ghost Festival on July 15th? Why do we release sky lanterns during the Ghost Festival?
Can we burn incense to the God of Wealth on the Ghost Festival on July 15th? Why do we release sky lanterns during the Ghost Festival? When is the Ghost Festival in 2019? The Zhongyuan Festival originated from the early "Mid-July" harvest festival when people would offer sacrifices to their ancestors. The seventh month of the lunar calendar is the beginning of the second half of the year, so we also call it the first autumn. To find out what the seventh lunar month of 2019 will be like, come to Shuimoxiansheng.com to find out!Can we burn incense to the God of Wealth on the Ghost Festival on July 15th?You can burn incense to the God of Wealth during the Ghost Festival, and you must choose yellow incense. The colors of incense in society today are generally only red, yellow and green. These three types of incense can not be used for burning all kinds of incense, there are obvious differences between them. Red represents joy and is generally used in weddings, festivals and celebrations. Yellow represents respect and is generally used for celebrating birthdays, inviting gods, worshipping Buddha, and relieving disasters, which is the most reasonable color. The color green represents darkness and is usually used for things like capturing ghosts, sending flower trays, opening spirits, and performing vegetarian rituals.Why do we release sky lanterns during the Ghost Festival?There are two versions of releasing sky lanterns during the Ghost Festival:1. Use sky lanterns to release the little ghosts from your home to take away the bad luck. The farther the better, so that these little ghosts can never come back. At this time, it is very taboo to let other people's sky lanterns fall into your own place. If they fall, they must be released again. 2. Every family hopes that their deceased ancestors can enter paradise. Lighting sky lanterns on Ghost Festival is to illuminate the way for the ancestors who are preparing to ascend to paradise in the underworld. When is the Ghost Festival in 2019?Lunar calendar: July 15, 2019Gregorian calendar: Thursday, August 15, 2019 Leo 【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】 Getting married, traveling, taking up a post, repairing graves, recruiting sons-in-law, offering sacrifices, fasting and offering sacrifices, granting amnesty, coming of age, attending school, seeking employment [Today’s taboos in the almanac] Meridians enter the house, build, start ground, buy property, break ground, build embankments, release water, accept marriage proposals, pray for blessings, seek offspring, ship goods, raise beams, erect pillars, bury, start drilling, lift migration, settle incense, and travel by boat According to the lunar calendar, the Ghost Festival on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month in 2019 falls on August 15th in the new calendar. The arrival of 2019 proves that your fortune has changed. Calculate your fortune in advance, correct your mistakes if any, and encourage yourself if there are none, so that the new year will be smooth and safe. If you want to know more detailed fortunes for 2019, please click on the [ Premium Calculation ] below. I wish you peace and happiness in the new year! |
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