What day is May 13th in the lunar calendar?

The 13th day of the fifth lunar month, commonly known as the Rain Festival, is said to be the birthday of the Yellow Emperor. Since ancient times, Rizhao folklore has been a day for Master Guan to sharpen his knife. It must rain this day because water is needed to sharpen the knife. Therefore, there is a folk saying that "May 13th cannot be forgotten after three years of drought".

Brief introduction of Huangdi:

Huangdi, 27 17- 2599 BC. Huangdi's birthday is on the third day of the third lunar month. He is the ancestor of the Chinese nation, the ancestor of mankind and the leader of the ancient tribal alliance in China. Shaodian and his son, taking Ji as their surname, have the virtue of "land" and are honored as the Yellow Emperor.

According to a large number of historical records and cultural relics, the Yellow Emperor unified the world, laid the foundation for China, created civilization, cherished things and loved the people, and was honored as the ancestor of Chinese humanities by later generations. Xuanyuan Huangdi came to Xuanyuan Mountain, with the bear as its capital. In Han Dynasty, Xuanyuan Temple was built in front of Xuanyuan Mountain in Beiguan, Xinzheng.

According to legend, Huangdi's birthday was on the third day of the third lunar month. Huangdi ascended the throne in 2698 BC, when he was 20 years old. Accordingly, the Yellow Emperor was born in 27 17 BC. According to legend, when the Yellow Emperor was born, he became an abnormal god. Not long after birth, I can speak. At the age of 15, everything is done.

In 2697 BC, the 20-year-old Huangdi and Xiong succeeded to the throne. After Huangdi became the clan leader, the power of the male clan developed rapidly and formed an independent Huangdi tribe. In the process of developing from Jishui to the east, Huangdi tribe inherited the agricultural production experience since Shennong, developed primitive agriculture to a highly prosperous stage, and made the tribe develop rapidly. Because he invented the Xuanmian, he called it Xuanyuan.

In the later period of Emperor Yan Shennong's rule, tribes in the Central Plains attacked each other and many wars took place. Huangdi took the opportunity to defeat different tribes, and the leaders of other tribes also joined in, thus forming a tripartite confrontation between Yandi, Huangdi and Chiyou. Huangdi lives in the Central Plains. Emperor Yan is in the west and lives in the west of Taihang Mountain. Chiyou is the monarch of Jiuli and lives in the East.

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Other festivals in May of the lunar calendar:

The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival.

In Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and Sichuan, the Dragon Boat Festival is divided into big Dragon Boat Festival and small Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, and the Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifteenth of the fifth lunar month. Also, there are three Dragon Boat Festival in Zigui, Qu Yuan's hometown. The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the "head-tail yang", the fifteenth day of May is the "big tail yang" and the 25th day of May is the "tail yang".

On the fifth day of May, people began to make dumplings, boil eggs, eat garlic and drink realgar wine. They also collected mugwort leaves and calamus, tied them with red paper strips and hung them in front of the door.

On the fifteenth day of the fifth lunar month, every family will prepare delicious food and take their daughters and son-in-law home to share, which is commonly known as "Dragon Boat Festival". During this period, the highlights include rowing dragon boats, throwing zongzi and holding poetry parties. This lively festive atmosphere lasts for 20 days until May 25th of the lunar calendar, that is, the "All-Day Festival".