What is the solar term on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month?

July and a half of the lunar calendar is the Mid-Autumn Festival, commonly known as Ghost Festival. Buddhism calls it Menglan Basin Festival, which is one of the traditional festivals in China. Legend has it that all ghosts will be released to the underworld on the Lantern Festival, and local people usually offer sacrifices to ghosts, which is one of the biggest folk festivals in China.

Buddhist allusions

According to legend, Manglietia's mother did many bad things and became a hungry ghost after her death. Manglietia was very sad when she learned about it. She used her magic to give her some food, but when the food reached her mouth, they turned to ashes. Buddha Sakyamuni told him that every July, she must gather all the people's strength and put them in a pot to support ten monks, so that her mother can help her, Mu Lian acts according to the wishes of the Buddha, and her mother. Later, this legend formed a folk custom and gradually evolved, from offering sacrifices to monks to offering sacrifices to ghosts. Every year in the middle of the seventh lunar month, people will kill chickens and ducks, burn incense and clothes, and worship the hungry ghosts who come out of the underworld to resolve grievances and avoid becoming a disaster for the world. Over time, there was the Orchid Festival.

Taoist viewpoint

Taoist festivals are divided into three times throughout the year (collectively referred to as "Sanyuan Festival"). The fifteenth day of the first month is called "Shangyuan"-mainly a blessing ceremony.

July 15, it is called "Zhongyuan"-used to forgive the sins of the dead. The ritual in the Central Plains is to atone for the dead, but it can never completely alleviate the sin, just a little. I hope they can rest in peace in the dry days. )

1October15th is called "Xia Yuan"-this is to relieve bad luck for those who are at fault.

According to legend, in July, the gate of hell was opened for a month, and all orphans came out from the underworld to find something to eat, so all localities held "Purdue" sacrificial ceremonies this month. Once upon a time, every place took turns to go to Pudong, and every day in July was arranged to be full, which led to drunkenness and ghost shooting; Later, Purdue was unified on July 15.