Is the 2019 Shangsi Festival a good time? Is it suitable to visit the graves and pay respect to ancestors? In ancient times, days were recorded using the "ganzhi" system. The first Si day in early March was called "Shangsi". After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the festival was changed to the third day of March, so it is also called Double Third Day or March 3rd. Shuimoxiansheng.com provides you with more content related to the third month of the lunar calendar in 2019. Everyone is welcome to learn about it together!Is March 3rd, 2019 a good date for Shangsi Festival? Is it suitable to visit the graves and pay respect to ancestors?Lunar calendar: March 3, 2019Gregorian calendar: April 7, 2019, Sunday, Aries [Today's Old Almanac is suitable] [Do not use it for important matters when the sun is inauspicious or the moon is inauspicious] Get married, take up a post, recruit a son-in-law, offer sacrifices, seek an heir, get rid of, seek medical treatment, file a lawsuit, plant, break down a house, make a stove, take medicine, sail [Today's taboos in the old almanac] [Do not use it for important matters when the day and the month are inauspicious] Separation, opening a business, registering a certificate, collecting money, fasting and offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, traveling, seeking wealth, building, setting up a bed, entering a new house, accepting marriage proposals, setting up doors, breaking ground, closing the tent, crowning, burial, raising beams and erecting pillars, building a house, buying property, releasing water, accepting livestock, migrating According to the almanac, today is not a good day for ancestor worship. What are the customs of Shangsi Festival?1. The custom of purification during the Shangsi Festival: Because it is the time of season change and the negative energy has not yet retreated, people are prone to illness, so they should go to the water to wash. The so-called "禊" means "cleanliness", so "祓禊" is a ritual to eliminate pathogenic factors through self-cleansing.2. The custom of bathing by the river during the Shangsi Festival is to wash away dirt with spring water. It is believed that this can remove diseases accumulated throughout the winter, allowing for cleanliness, immunity, and good luck in the new year. At that time, people believed that women's infertility was caused by ghosts and gods, so they used bathing during the Shangsi Festival to treat infertility. 3. The custom of flying kites during the Shangsi Festival : There are many theories about the origin of kites. Some say it was once a tool for transmitting intelligence during war, but among the people it is a game. Adults and children all like to fly kites, and some people think it is a fitness activity. People also believe that after the winter, it is time to go outdoors, so they fly kites on the third day of March. 4. Shangsi Festival custom of traveling: On the third day of March, families go out for a trip. Some families bring wine and food for picnics in the suburbs. This is the time when the first apricot blossom of spring blooms. There is an ancient saying that "apricot blossoms are fragrant in March". People who have been dormant in the city for a winter, when the spring comes, go to the suburbs, which becomes an activity of "March 3rd". 5. The custom of giving each other fragrant herbs during the Shangsi Festival : The ancients believed that orchids have a fragrant aroma, and fragrant herbs have the power to ward off evil spirits and are of great benefit to the body. Friends, family members, and lovers will give each other vanilla sachets in the hope of good health and safety. 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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