What are the customs for worshipping on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month in 2017? What flowers are suitable for the Ghost Festival?
China's traditional culture has a long history and is profound. There are still many cultural festivals that are talked about by people today. The Ghost Festival is one of the typical "filial piety" festivals, and it is also a day to worship ancestors. So what are the customs for worshipping on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month in 2017? What flowers are suitable for the Ghost Festival? Let’s take a look with the editor. When is the Zhongyuan Festival? The Zhongyuan Festival is on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month every year. It is a grand traditional festival during which activities such as ancestor worship and praying for blessings and peace will be held. Mr. Shuimo has carefully planned relevant content for the Zhongyuan Festival special topic, welcome to read.What are the customs for worshipping on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month in 2017?When the Ghost Festival comes, people generally set out food sacrifices, recite scriptures, etc. to save the wandering ghosts and prevent them from causing harm to the world, or pray to the ghosts to help get rid of diseases and protect the safety of their homes. Regarding sacrifices, it is not enough to simply offer a few fruits and vegetables on the altar. There is a lot of knowledge involved.Generally speaking, it is auspicious to place an odd number of fruits for ancestor worship. That is to say, if you want to place apples, 1, 3, or 5 apples are all fine; of course, the types of fruits you place also need to be in an odd number. If it is small grains such as grapes, longans, etc., the requirement for odd numbers is not so strict. As for the choice of fruits, they are generally mainly produced locally. The more commonly used fruits are apples (to pray for peace) and grapefruit (to mean having children). During the Ghost Festival, people generally do not worship bananas, plums and pears because when pronounced in the Minnan dialect, they sound like "招、你、来", and according to legend, this will attract good brothers to your home. Also, avoid using some fruits that are too strange. It is important to note that you must not steal the offerings of the Ghost Festival, especially if there are children at home. Parents must pay attention and also avoid trampling on the sacrificial offerings. What flowers are suitable for the Ghost Festival?Generally speaking, white flowers are the most suitable for sacrifices, such as white chrysanthemums, lilies, calla lilies, etc. These flowers represent mourning in traditional Chinese customs, while white carnations, roses and gardenias symbolize remembrance and regret. Therefore, when people buy flowers, they can choose these cut flowers as offerings.In addition to the commonly used white, yellow flowers also have the meaning of mourning, the most common of which is the yellow chrysanthemum. In addition, gerberas, roses, and yellow magnolias of the same color can all be used as sacrificial flowers. It is worth noting that these flowers are often used to embellish white bouquets, and people usually do not choose a whole bouquet of such flowers. |
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