What is the origin of Shangsi Festival? Is it good to be born on Shangsi Festival in 2019?

What is the origin of Shangsi Festival? Is it good to be born on Shangsi Festival in 2019?
Shangsi Festival was a very important festival in ancient times, also known as March 3rd. So what is the origin of Shangsi Festival? Is it good to be born on Shangsi Festival in 2019? March is the perfect month for spring. The weather is warm and mild, and everything is beginning to come to life. Here, Mr. Shuimo.com lists for you the festivals and solar terms for March in the lunar calendar in 2019!

What is the origin of Shangsi Festival?

The Shangsi Day in the early third month of the lunar calendar is the traditional Shangsi Festival in ancient my country. It was one of the most popular festivals in ancient my country, and was especially popular before the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Shangsi Festival is an ancient name. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was fixed as the third day of March.
There is no clear documentation as to why the Shangsi Day in March was designated as a festival in ancient times. According to the meaning of the word "Si", it means that the Yang energy is at its peak and is about to recover. It probably means to use the prosperous Yang energy to go to the water to wash away the old dirt.
The most significant feature of the Shangsi Festival is that it is inseparable from water. According to historical records, there was a religious activity called purification ceremony on the Shangsi day of March in the Zhou Dynasty. The so-called "purification" refers to the exorcism of disease and making it clean; "wedge" refers to cleansing the body. Purification is a sacrificial activity that involves washing the body to get rid of disasters and pray for blessings. In the Zhou Dynasty, there were professional witches in charge of this matter.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was already a religious custom of holding a ceremony by the waterside on the Si day in early March to summon souls and ward off disasters. By the Han Dynasty, Shangsi Day in March had been designated as a festival.
On this day, officials and civilians would go to the waterside to take a bath, and even the emperor and his concubines would go to the water to remove dirt and get rid of bad luck.
Since the Shangsi Festival in March is not fixed every year, in order to facilitate memory and unify activities, the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar was designated as the Shangsi Festival during the Wei and Jin dynasties.

Is it good to be born on Shangsi Festival in 2019?

In the past, there was a saying that people born on the Ghost Festival were called "heavenly fetuses" (Ghost Festival generally refers to the Shangyuan Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the Zhongyuan Festival on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, and the Xiayuan Festival on the 15th day of the tenth lunar month. In some places in the south, March 3 and Qingming Festival are also considered Ghost Festivals, but Taoism still focuses on the Upper, Middle and Lower Yuan Festivals); because on the day of the Ghost Festival, the gates of hell are wide open and alien spirits can freely enter and exit the yin and yang worlds. If a child is born on that day, he or she may be different from other children. Obviously, a baby born on the Shangsi Festival on the third day of March is not a heavenly fetus. The so-called heavenly fetus is just a kind of folk superstition.
People born on the third day of the third lunar month, if they are married, should note that although the couple get along well, they may not be able to live together until old age; people born on the third day of the third lunar month have weak luck with children and may have a slight lack of children. Therefore, it is best to cultivate virtues and improve oneself in order to accumulate blessings and improve the fortune of one's children. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing that can be controlled is his or her "luck." Unexpected changes in the world may happen at any time, so use Mr. Shui Mo's [Premium Calculation] function to learn more about your fortune in 2019!

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