What do you need to burn on Meng Lan Festival?

Burning paper money clothing, called burning "package clothing", to the Bijie area, Qiannan Prefecture, Qianxinan Prefecture, etc., for example, the content is as follows:

"Burning package" when the package to build a tower, with incense and candles around the package tower in a circle, leaving a gap in line into formation, the meaning of the deceased to receive paper money road, paper money packages are inch thick, between each two packages of a piece of paper with a picture of a horse, called "hump money horse", the dead. The dead to receive paper money road, paper money package are inch thick, every two packages between the folder painted with a horse piece of paper, called "camel money horse".

Burning bags before, in the circle outside the metal basin, inside half a basin of water. Basin on the rest of Guizhou used to clip the coal "pincers" a (also known as "fire poker", similar to the northern "fire chopsticks") and a chopper. The symbolism is to prevent the approach of the orphaned ghosts. p>The fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the traditional "Zhongyuan Festival", also known as the Bon Festival, which is also known as the "half of the seventh month" in the common people in several different ways, "Ghost Festival. On this day, there are folk customs in old Beijing, such as Zhongyuan Festivals, worshipping the Three Officials, Bon Festival, burning the boat, offering sacrifices to ancestors, releasing the river lanterns, lighting the lotus lanterns, and delivering the noodles to the goats. In fact, the reason why the folk called "Ghost Festival" is nothing more than people's memories of their deceased relatives.

Customs of the 15th of July, eliminating the superstitious colors, will find that it contains the traditional virtues of the Chinese people - filial piety. "Life is a hundred good filial piety first", filial piety is the embodiment of goodness, conscience and love, whether it is still alive elders, or deceased loved ones, do not forget filial piety, which is the reality of the significance of the "Festival of the Middle Ages".