Is November 22, 2017, a suitable date for ancestor worship?
Introduction: Sacrifice is a major event in our country’s traditional customs, and an auspicious day must be chosen for sacrifice. So is November 22, 2017 on the lunar calendar a suitable date for worshiping ancestors? Winter months are cold, but when everything goes well, they are the warmest days. The Fortune Teller website gives you the lunar calendar for November so that you can have an idea of what to do.[Auspicious day] 22nd day of the 11th lunar month (January 8th) 2018November 22, 2017 (Lunar calendar)January 8, 2018, Monday Capricorn (solar calendar) [Today's Almanac] Take office, start business, accept marriage proposals, seek children, start mourning, bury the dead, pray for blessings, and make a contract to receive money [Today's taboos in the almanac] Planting, building, breaking ground, buying property, breaking ground, building embankments, releasing water, sailing, digging ponds, traveling, moving, moving into new homes, erecting pillars, and building houses. Auspicious gods to follow: Phoenix Day, Official Day, Golden Box, Jing'an, Longde, Mingwei Dui, Tiancai God of Wealth, God of Fortune, God of Fortune in the Northwest, God of Fortune in the Southwest, God of Wealth in the East, God of Evil to Avoid: Earth Fire, Earth Palace, Moon Disgust, Positive Turn What are the taboos in sacrifice?(1) Women and outsiders are not allowed to participate in the sacrificeMany ethnic groups, such as the Yi, Miao, Nu, Dai, Wa, Hani, Lisu, and Oroqen, have the custom of prohibiting women from participating in sacrifices and prohibiting outsiders from entering sacrificial sites.(2) Avoid having unclean people participate in offering sacrifices to the godsThe Han ethnic group forbids unclean people to participate in sacrifices, that is, menstruating women, pregnant women, postpartum women, infants, people wearing mourning clothes, and people who have been punished.(3) Avoid choosing a person of high moral character to preside over the ritual.When performing sacrifices, one must choose a person who is over fifty years old and of high moral character to preside over the ceremony. Otherwise, the presiding priest will die immediately due to his young age and will not be able to enjoy such an honor.(4) Avoid offending the gods with words or actions during sacrificesDuring the sacrifice, people are not allowed to talk or cough casually, and cannot behave in an indecent manner. During the sacrificial period, men and women are not allowed to meet alone, have sexual intercourse, eat meat, etc.(5) Avoid offering sacrifices to gods with gender characteristics regardless of genderFor example, there is a saying among the people that "men do not worship the moon, and women do not worship the kitchen god". This is because the moon god is a goddess and the kitchen god is a male god, so people are afraid that worshipping the opposite sex would blaspheme the gods.Summary: Through the above article, we know that November 22, 2017, is a suitable day for ancestor worship, as well as the taboos of worship. I hope it can help everyone! |
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