What does ternary mean?

There are so-called "three elements" in the Lunar New Year season in China, which refer to the upper element on 15, the middle element on July 15 and the lower element on 10/5. Shangyuan is also the birthday of Emperor Tianguan. In the Tang Dynasty, the annual 1 month 15, July 15 and 10/0 were called Shangyuan, Zhongyuan and Xia Yuan: Shangyuan worships heaven, Zhongyuan worships land and Xia Yuan worships water, and grand ceremonies were held in temples dedicated to san huang. The dates of birth of these three officials are the 15th day of the first month, the 15th day of July and the 15th day of October of the lunar calendar, which are called Shangyuan Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Xiayuan Festival.

◆ Shangyuan Festival-the fifteenth day of the first month

The 15th day of the first lunar month is the traditional Lantern Festival in China. The first month is January, and the ancients called the night "Xiao". The fifteenth day is the first full moon night in a year, so the fifteenth day of the first month is called the Lantern Festival. Also known as "Shangyuan Festival".

Mid-Autumn Festival-July 15

The Mid-Autumn Festival is scheduled for July 15th of the lunar calendar, commonly known as July 30th. Legend has it that all the ghosts were released to the underworld on that day, and people usually carry out activities to sacrifice ghosts. Where there is a new funeral, people will go to new graves, but generally speaking, ghosts and ghosts will sacrifice locally. Therefore, as a whole, it is a festival centered on the worship of ghosts and gods, and it is the largest folk ghost festival in China.

◆ Next Yuan Festival-10 month 15 day.

October 15th of the lunar calendar is a traditional folk festival in China-Xiayuan Festival, also known as Xiayuan Festival and Xiayuan Festival. The origin of the next Yuan Festival is related to Taoism. There are three kinds of Taoist officials, namely, heavenly officials, local officials, water officials and God bless the people. Local officials forgive sins and water conservancy officials relieve Eritrea.