What are the dates of the first, middle and second Yuan?

The upper yuan is the 15th day of the first month (Lantern Festival), the middle yuan is the 15th day of the seventh month (Zhongyuan Festival), and the lower yuan is the 15th day of the tenth month.

1. The Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival, Xiaozhengmu, Yuanxi or Lantern Festival, is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar every year, and is the last important festival in the Chinese Spring Festival annual custom. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, the ancients called the "night" for "night", so the first full-moon night of the year on the fifteenth day of the first month is called the Lantern Festival.

2, "in the yuan" that is the traditional Han Chinese festival "three yuan" one. "Yuan" is the beginning, the beginning of the meaning of the first month of the lunar calendar for the beginning of the year, it is called the first month. Ancient mathematicians to the second a for the "in the yuan", that is, the 15th of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, this day is the Han Chinese people worship deceased relatives, remembering the ancestors of the day, but also one of the important "eight sections".

3, the lower Yuan Festival is one of the Chinese festivals, the time in the lunar calendar, October 15, is the "water officer emperor" Yu's birthday, according to legend, Yu will come down to the earth for the people to solve the problem of the day, the people will prepare incense and candles to worship the water officer emperor, in order to seek peace. Therefore, it is also known as the "Day of Disaster Relief" and the "ShuiGuan Festival of the Lower Yuan".

Expanded Information:

1. p>1, the cultural value of the Lantern Festival lies in the fact that it is a carnival for all people, everyone participates in it and enjoys it. The main activity of the Lantern Festival is popular entertainment, but its social and cultural significance is more than just entertainment. There are many faith activities on the 15th day of the first month to pray for the blessing of the gods. The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, along with the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

2, Zhongyuan was originally a day of folk ancestor worship, Zhongyuan ghosts and shadows of the Qian, the full moon to attract the soul to return, Zhongyuan Festival, is also one of the traditional Chinese ghost festivals. Zhongyuan is also one of the important "eight festivals" (on the Yuan (Lantern Festival), Qingming, summer, Dragon Boat Festival, Zhongyuan, Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter Solstice and New Year's Eve).

3, the next Yuan Festival, is the ShuiGuan relief YangGu DiJun relief of the hour, the next Yuan Festival is also the last moon festival in the year, in this full moon, people have to carry out the most significant ancestor worship activities. The Haoyuan Festival is often celebrated on an ethnic basis, with the Chinese people paying tribute to those ancestors who are most admired in their hearts on this day.

References:

Baidu Baikexin_Superior Yuan Baidu Baikexin_Central Yuan Baidu Baikexin_Downer Yuan<