What is the Zhongyuan Festival? How did the Zhongyuan Festival come about?
Many people know the name of the Ghost Festival, but they don’t know what kind of festival it is, or what they should do during the Ghost Festival. So, I am here to explain it to you. The arrival of the seventh month of the lunar calendar indicates that the scorching summer heat is gradually fading away and the heat is gradually subsiding. For more information about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, please come to the Fortune Teller website to learn more.What is the Zhongyuan Festival?The Zhongyuan Festival is also known as the Ghost Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Day of the Dead in some areas. It is known as one of the Three Yuan Festivals in ancient times, along with the Shangyuan Festival and the Xiayuan Festival. The Zhongyuan Festival, which takes place on July 15 every year to commemorate ancient sages, is a traditional festival in my country. It is known as one of the three major ghost festivals in ancient my country, along with the Cold Food Festival and the Qingming Festival. Every year, sacrificial activities are mainly held on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, but the time is not fixed. In the southern region of my country, people also have the tradition of sacrificing on the 14th day of the seventh lunar month. In some places, the ancestor worship ceremony begins in early July. The ancestors are welcomed back home at night and then offered three meals a day until the end of July.How did the Zhongyuan Festival come about?The origin of the Zhongyuan Festival is related to the ancient Chinese land worship. Every year on the 15th day of July, traditional Taoism will hold a grand ceremony to commemorate the birthday of the Earth God, and also to forgive the sins of lonely ghosts in the world. The tradition of worshiping ghosts on July 15th has been passed down. Confucianism emphasizes filial piety and respect for ancestors. The ancients released water lanterns on the Ghost Festival to save the wandering ghosts. At the same time, they also offered grains and fresh fruits from the autumn harvest to their ancestors, reporting the year's harvest to them and asking them to enjoy the offerings from their descendants. It is also a prayer for the ancestors to bless the coming year with good weather and a good harvest. Therefore, the Zhongyuan Festival is basically the ancient sacrificial offerings, combined with the fact that the gates of hell are opened wide on the birthday of the Earth God. |
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