Introduction: According to our country’s tradition, we usually need to choose an auspicious day to worship our ancestors. So is the eighth day of the first lunar month in 2019 a suitable day for ancestor worship? What festival is on the eighth day of the first lunar month? Every day has its good and bad days. If you want to know more about the good and bad days in the first month of 2019, please pay attention to the special articles on the first month of the lunar calendar in 2019 on Shuimoxiansheng.com!Is the eighth day of the first lunar month in 2019 suitable for ancestor worship?2019 Lunar New Year 8th lunar month calendar query:The eighth day of the first lunar month of the year 2019 (lunar calendar)February 12, 2019, Tuesday, Aquarius (Gregorian calendar) 【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】 Planting, seeking a son, fasting and offering sacrifices, erecting pillars and beams, raising livestock, tailoring, meridians [Today’s taboos in the almanac] Opening the market, setting up a ticket, collecting money, separating, setting up a bed, traveling, seeking money, building, moving into a new house, breaking ground, performing funerals, burials, offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, breaking ground, building dams, releasing water, getting married, sailing, building houses, migrating, taking up a post Based on the above contents of the lunar calendar, we can know that today's sacrifice [i.e. ancestor worship] is taboo in the lunar calendar, so this day is not suitable for ancestor worship! What is the meaning of sacrifice?Sacrifice refers to a series of symbolic actions or rituals performed to worship gods and ancestors in accordance with the requirements of religious or social customs. Sacrifice is a traditional ritual to pray to gods for blessings and ward off disasters, and is known as a lucky ceremony. "Sacrifice" also means respecting gods, praying to gods and worshiping ancestors.According to the explanation in Cihai, in the religious and folk sense, sacrifice is a general term for offering sacrifices to gods, ancestors or mourning the dead with rituals. Such as offering sacrifices to heaven, offering sacrifices to ancestors, and public sacrifices; sacrifice: refers to offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors. The contents of sacrifice include venue, ceremony, sacrificial text (prayers, words), and offerings. The forms of sacrifices have been constantly changing with the passage of history. In recent years, the emerging online sacrifices have gradually entered people's lives and are being adopted by people under the advocacy of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. It is predicted that online sacrifices will become one of people’s sacrificial activities in the future. What festival is on the eighth day of the first lunar month?Folks regard the eighth day of the first lunar month as the day when all the stars descend to the earth. They make small lanterns and light them to offer sacrifices to them, which is called Shunxing, also known as "offering sacrifices to the stars" or "receiving the stars". It is also said that the eighth day of the first lunar month is Guzi’s birthday. If the weather is clear on this day, it means a good rice harvest this year; if it is cloudy, it means a poor harvest.The eighth day of the first lunar month is the "Silkworm New Year" day. According to folk customs, the "year" of human beings and animals from the first to the eighth day of the first lunar month are represented by one chicken, two dogs, three pigs, four sheep, five cows, six horses, seven people and eight silkworms respectively. These are all related to farming, and people hope that the six domestic animals will prosper, the people will be safe, and the silkworm business will go smoothly. At the same time, there is a traditional taboo among the people of Zitong that women are not allowed to use needles and thread on the eighth day of the first lunar month when the silkworms are celebrating the New Year. It is said that if needle and thread are used on this day, the silkworms' eyes will go blind. If we strip away the superstitious cloak, we can also see people's respect for silkworms. The new wave of annual fortune in 2019 has already changed. Calculate your own fortune in advance, correct your mistakes if there are any, and encourage yourself if there are none, so that the new year will be smooth and safe. To calculate your new fortune in 2019, please click on the [Premium Calculation] below to learn about your new fortune. I wish you peace and happiness in the new year! |
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