What is the festival on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month? What is the origin of Tianzhu Festival?

What is the festival on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month? What is the origin of Tianzhu Festival?
China has formed various traditional festivals in its long cultural history, which have been developed and passed down by people to this day. So what is the festival on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month? Let’s find out together. Want to know more about the dates and auspicious and unlucky days in the sixth lunar month of 2018? The fortune teller website introduces you every day of the sixth lunar month in 2018.

What is the festival on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month?

The sixth day of the sixth lunar month has a long history. According to the Qing Dynasty's "Nanlongzhi•Geographical Records", "On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, the rice seedlings are planted and the people share the food like in March, which is called the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. In Chinese, it is called the sixth day of the sixth lunar month. The purpose is nothing more than to pray for disasters and to wish for a good harvest..."
The sixth day of the sixth lunar month is also known as Tianzhu Festival, Auntie Festival and Scripture Translation Festival. The sixth day of the sixth lunar month is also a traditional festival for my country's ethnic minorities. For example, the "Cow-Washing Festival" of the Dong ethnic group, the "Huaer Festival" (singing festival) of the Bai ethnic group, the "Sun Festival" of the Tujia ethnic group, the "Singing Festival" of the Miao ethnic group, the "Little New Year" of the Buyi ethnic group, the "Bath Festival" of the Shui ethnic group, etc. Each place has different customs and has left behind many legends. "On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, invite the aunt" is a widely circulated legend. On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, every household in the countryside invites back married girls, young and old, and treats them well before sending them back. This custom originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

What is the origin of Tianzhu Festival?

Story 1:
Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty was very superstitious and always fantasized that he was helped by heaven. On June 6th of a certain year, he claimed that he had received a book given by heaven. He built the Tianfu Hall to create momentum, and that day was designated as the Tianfu Festival. It is common sense that the book sent by God is obviously fictitious.
Story 2:
In Buddhism, June 6th is their Sutra Translation Festival. The story comes from the story that Xuanzang accidentally dropped the Buddhist scriptures into the sea when he returned from the Western Paradise. The scriptures were later preserved by turning them over and drying them in the sun. I believe that everyone who has read Journey to the West will remember this scene. Later, turning over and drying Buddhist scriptures became a fixed festival in Buddhism every year.
Story 3:
In the old days, people in Yangzhou had the custom of "drying red and green" on June 6th. After the plum rains, people in Yangzhou would seize the opportunity to use the strong sunlight to dry the cotton-padded clothes, quilts and seasonal clothes of the whole family, commonly known as "drying the summer heat" or "drying the blessings". According to legend, it originated in the Tang Dynasty.

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