Who does the Ghost Festival commemorate? Is it okay to get married on the Ghost Festival?
The Zhongyuan Festival is one of our country's traditional cultural festivals, which is often called the "Ghost Festival". This festival is very important, so there are naturally many things to pay attention to and taboos. So who does the Ghost Festival commemorate? Is it okay to get married on the Ghost Festival? Let’s take a look with the editor. The Ghost Festival is also called the Mid-Autumn Festival because it falls on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival, which is usually celebrated by ancestor worship. Mr. Shui Mo has sorted out the relevant matters regarding ancestor worship on the Mid-Autumn Festival.Who does the Ghost Festival commemorate?Ghost Festival originated from the story of Mulian saving his mother: "There was a monk named Mulian, who had great magical powers. His mother fell into the realm of hungry ghosts. As soon as food entered her mouth, it turned into flames. She was starving and suffering too much. Mulian was unable to save his mother, so he sought help from the Buddha, who preached the Ullambana Sutra and taught him to make a Ullambana on the fifteenth day of the seventh month to save his mother." It is said that after Mulian had experienced untold hardships in the underworld, he saw his dead mother Liu and found that she was being tortured by a group of hungry ghosts. Mulian wanted to use a bowl to serve her vegetables and rice, but the vegetables and rice were taken away by the hungry ghosts. Mulian had no choice but to ask the Buddha for help. The Buddha was moved by Mulian’s filial piety and gave him the Ullambana Sutra. Following the instructions, Mulian offered precious fruits and vegetarian food to his mother in a Yulan basin on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. The starving mother finally got food. In order to commemorate Mulian’s filial piety, Buddhists hold a grand "Yulanpen Festival" every year, which is what we now call the "Ghost Festival".Is it okay to get married on the Ghost Festival?Lunar calendar July 15, 2017 (Zhongyuan Festival)Good: breaking ground, drilling, repairing graves, burying, accepting betrothal gifts, marrying, recruiting sons-in-law, opening business, taking up a post, seeking medical treatment, setting up beds, filling holes, praying for blessings, offering sacrifices, signing contracts, collecting money, and building embankments. Bad: moving, moving into new homes, installing incense, building, breaking ground, opening warehouses, acupuncture, accepting livestock, buying property, traveling, erecting pillars, and building houses. Good luck gods: not guarding graves, not being a general, Jintang, Quxing, Tianyi, Yutang. Bad luck: Baihuzhong, Dize, Wuxu, Xuezhi, Yuesha. God of Wealth: Northwest God of Fortune: Southeast God of Wealth: Northeast |
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