Is the Double Ninth Festival the Ghost Festival? What are the customs of ancestor worship on the Double Ninth Festival?
Introduction: The Double Ninth Festival is one of the major traditional festivals in our country, and ancestor worship on the Double Ninth Festival is one of the customs. So is the Double Ninth Festival the Ghost Festival? What are the customs of ancestor worship on the Double Ninth Festival? The ninth month of the lunar calendar is also known as the Chrysanthemum Month and the Late Autumn Month. It is the last month of autumn every year. If you want to know more about the ninth month of the lunar calendar in 2018, please follow Mr. Shui Mo. Everything you want to know is here!Is Double Ninth Festival the Ghost Festival?Although there is a custom of ancestor worship on the Double Ninth Festival, it is not a ghost festival.In the "Book of Changes", "nine" is defined as a yang number. On September 9th, there are two nines, so it is called Double Ninth Festival, also known as Double Ninth. The Double Ninth Festival was formed as early as the Warring States Period. In the Tang Dynasty, it was officially designated as a folk festival and has been passed down from dynasty to dynasty since then. The origin of Double Ninth Festival can be traced back to before the Qin Dynasty. The "Jiu Qiu Ji" in "Lüshi Chunqiu" records: "(In September) the household steward is ordered to prepare for the harvest and to collect the five important kinds of crops. The harvest is stored in the emperor's register in the sacred granary, and it must be handled with great respect and care." "On this day, a great feast is held to the emperor, sacrifices are offered, and the preparations are reported to the emperor." It can be seen that at that time there were already activities to offer sacrifices to the emperor of heaven and ancestors when the crops were harvested in September in autumn to thank the emperor of heaven and ancestors for their kindness. During the Han Dynasty, the custom of celebrating the Double Ninth Festival gradually became popular. According to legend, Lady Qi, the concubine of Emperor Gaozu of Han, was murdered by Empress Lu, and her predecessor, Lady Jia, was expelled from the palace and married to a poor man. Jia brought the Double Ninth Festival activities to the people. Jia said to others: In the imperial palace, on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month every year, people wear dogwood, eat rice dumplings, and drink chrysanthemum wine in order to pray for longevity. From then on, the custom of Double Ninth Festival spread among the people. What are the customs of ancestor worship on Double Ninth Festival?The custom of worshiping ancestors on the Double Ninth Festival is called "Autumn Sacrifice". The Double Ninth Festival is a day to respect the elderly, and it is also an important event for some Chinese people to worship their ancestors, which is what the Cantonese people call "worshiping Taigong Mountain." This day is the most important day of the year for the family. All family members must come back to "worship Taigong Mountain", especially the men.The "Fujian Provincial Annals·Folk Customs" records that according to the old custom in Xianyou, the expenses for offering sacrifices to ancestral tombs on the Double Ninth Festival came from "Jie Tian". "Jietian" refers to the remaining land when brothers separate and become independent. The "Jie fields" are cultivated in turns, and if there is any surplus after ancestor worship, it will be divided equally among the people. In Hong Kong, on the Double Ninth Festival, relevant government departments and public transportation agencies will implement a series of corresponding measures to facilitate and manage people who go up to the mountains to sweep tombs. Most of these tomb-sweepers come as a group or several families, bringing a small amount of offerings and incense to pay homage to their ancestors. More people in Putian worship their ancestors on Double Ninth Festival than on Qingming Festival, so there is a saying that March is the Small Qingming Festival and Double Ninth Festival is the Big Qingming Festival. Because the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is also the anniversary of Mazu's ascension to heaven in the coastal areas of Putian, many villagers go to the Mazu Temple in Meizhou or the Tianhou Ancestral Temple or Palace Temple in Gangli to offer sacrifices and pray for blessings. |
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