What day is July 16 in the lunar calendar?

July 16th of the lunar calendar is the day after Daughter's Day and Mid-Autumn Festival.

According to legend, every year on the 16th day of the seventh lunar month, in some areas of Chongzuo, Guangxi, this day is a traditional festival for descendants of the fallen moon, and every married daughter has to go home to visit relatives. In order to commemorate this festival, people will go to the local Daming Mountain to hold a sacrificial ceremony. It is said that this is the ancestral home of Luoyue people and the birthplace of Luoyue culture.

The 16th day of the seventh lunar month is not only a traditional festival in some places, but also the second day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on July 15th of the lunar calendar every year, that is, July 30th. According to Feng Shui, July 15 is the day when the gates of hell open. The next day, many evil forces were still active, so this day was not optimistic. It is generally not recommended to choose auspicious days such as opening the market, moving, and getting married.

Introduction to the custom of July in lunar calendar

1, tanabata

Valentine's Day in China falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month every year, and is called Qixi, July 7th and Begging for Cleverness Festival. In the traditional sense, celebrating seven sisters' birthdays, worshiping seven sisters, praying and wishing, seeking skillful art, sitting and watching morning glory and Vega, and praying for marriage are all traditional folk customs of Qixi, and they are also very romantic festivals in ancient times.

2. Mid-Autumn Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival is the name of Taoism, which is called July and a half in folklore, and it is called Arahara Festival in Buddhism. The festival customs of Mid-Autumn Festival mainly include offering sacrifices to ancestors, setting off river lanterns, offering sacrifices to the dead, burning paper ingots and offering sacrifices to the ground. People believe that ancestors will go home to visit their descendants in July and a half, so they need to worship their ancestors. Worship ceremonies are usually held in the evening before the end of July, and are not limited to a specific day. The purpose of river lanterns is to pray and pray.

The above contents should be combined with the actual situation for reference only.