What festival is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month? What are the customs?

The 15th day of the seventh lunar month is called "Bonihara Festival", also known as "Mid-Autumn Festival" (in a sense, the Mid-Autumn Festival belongs to Taoism and Bonihara Festival belongs to Buddhism). In some places, it is usually called "Ghost Festival" and "Stone Drum", also known as the Day of the Dead and July and a half. "Ghost Festival", commonly known as "July and a half" (13th or 14th in some areas). It is said that the dead ancestors were released by Yan for half a month at the beginning of July, so there is a custom of receiving their ancestors at the beginning of July and seeing them off at the end of July. When I sent it to my ancestors, I burned a lot of paper money for "ancestors to enjoy". At the same time, put the money paper in a paper envelope with the owner's name written on it and burn it at the time of sacrifice. This is the so-called "burning bag". Burn new bags that died within the year, and burn old bags that died more than one year. No matter rich or poor, we should prepare food, wine and paper money to pay homage to the deceased to show our memory of the deceased ancestors. The Mid-Autumn Festival is usually seven days, and there are old and new people. Those who die within three years are called new deaths, and those who died three years ago are called old deaths. Superstition is that the old and the new will go home to visit during this period, and the old and the new will come back at different times. The new one will come back first, and the old one will come back after the meeting. So it is necessary to visit the shrine alone. The time to burn paper money is in the dead of night. Sprinkle a few circles of lime in the yard first, saying that the paper money is burned in the circle and the ghosts dare not rob it, and then burn it in piles. When burning, I kept chanting: "So-and-so will get the money." Finally, we have to burn a pile outside the circle, saying it is for ghosts. On the day when the deceased goes back, both rich and poor people should cook a good meal to commemorate the deceased, which is also called "seeing the deceased off". Nanpi County [Hebei Province] took fruit, bacon, wine and money to the ancestral grave on July 15th. And holding the hemp valley to the field stalk is called "recommending something new." The Mid-Autumn Festival in Guangping County is called "sending sheep" by offering fresh food to ancestors and preparing fruits, vegetables and steamed sheep for grandchildren. On July 15, Qinghe County went to the grave to pay a sacrifice and offer steamed sheep to her daughter. Scholars in Yonghe County, Shanxi Province sacrificed Kuixing on this day. The shepherd family in Zhangzi County slaughtered sheep in the Mid-Autumn Festival, competing with the gods. It is said that this can increase the output of sheep. Meat is also given to relatives, while those who are poor and have no sheep use steamed noodles in the shape of sheep instead. Farmers in Yangcheng county make cats, tigers and grains from wheat crumbs and offer sacrifices in the fields, which is called "going to the fields". In Mayi County, the Mid-Autumn Festival takes wheat flour as a child's shape, which is called "dough figurine" and is given to children by relatives. Farmers in Xinxian County hang colored paper on the stalks of fields on the Mid-Autumn Festival. Shangqiu County, Henan Province, when the Central Plains worships local officials, there is a paper flag hanging at the door, which is said to prevent insects. Flying kites during Mid-Autumn Festival in Mengjin County. On July 15, the magistrate of a county drew a gray circle in front of the door and burned paper gongs in the circle to worship the ancestors. [Shandong Province] Fishermen in Long Island make boats out of wooden boards, stick "XX" notes on them, or memorial tablets for drowning people, put food, clothes, shoes and socks on them, and then light candles. The married man put the boat into the sea. In Zhanhua County, every household collects Kyle and fresh grass leaves to build a shed, which is called "Horse House" and asks ancestors to put it in for sacrifice. Ling Du County calls the Mid-Autumn Festival "pinch festival", and every family eats humble meals. Lintong County, Shaanxi Province, burned paper to pay homage to Ma Gu on July 15. Farmers in Chenggu County will drink alcohol on the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is called "hanging hoes". Postpone farmers, go to the fields in the morning of Mid-Autumn Festival, choose the highest and densest ear of rice, hang a five-color paper flag and name it "Tian Fang". Jiangsu province: residents of Wuxian county fold gold ingots with tin foil during the Mid-Autumn Festival and burn them along the road, which is called "ghost fate". There is still a kind of paper ghost circulating in Yizheng county, which contains bowl lamps, gamblers, drunkards and senior officials. There are four boats in the Zhongyuan Festival River in Yixing County, one is the flame mouth, the other is the Buddha chanting, the other is the tin foil ingot burning, and the other is the river lantern. On this day, villagers in Dong Xian eat flat food, which is a dustpan-shaped food made of flour and sugar. When releasing river lanterns in Shanghai, the stern is decorated with red and green paper lanterns, which is called "Dugu". [Sichuan Province] In Sichuan Province, there is a custom of burning paper to worship ancestors in the Central Plains. That is, a stack of paper money is sealed in a small envelope, and the name and title of the recipient, the number of envelopes received, and the name and time of the silk changer are written on the envelope. It is said that the Gate of Ghost was closed on July 15, and all families had to "send their children to Shigu". Chengdu people tied the "flower tray" with paper, put paper money and fruit offerings, and walked around the house, saying, "Dear friends, neighbors, former residents, ghosts who don't want to go back, please put them on the flower tray and send you back!" After that, the back end incinerates the outside of the house. Jiashan County (Zhejiang Province) regards the rain of Mid-Autumn Festival as a sign of rice harvest. In Tonglu County, people sing gongs and scatter rice in the wild on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, which is called "giving food". The Lanshe Society in eastern Zhejiang invited 24 old ladies to recite the scriptures and "walk eight knots". Eating "jiaozi Cake" on the rooftop during Mid-Autumn Festival is similar to spring rolls. There is also the custom of putting up street lamps. There are six able-bodied men as a group: one who knocks gongs, one who banges, one who carries lanterns, one who scatters salty rice along the way, one who makes incense along the way (inserted on a sweet potato or taro), and one who makes tofu and rice balls along the way (placed on a big tree), with a sacrifice about every hundred steps. [Jiangxi Province] People in Ji 'an burn paper and ingots on the Mid-Autumn Festival, but pregnant women are forbidden to fold paper ingots. It is said that the paper ingots folded by pregnant women cannot be carried by ghosts after being burned, and it is also impossible to send them to the underworld. When releasing the flame, the mage threw buns and fruits at the audience. Legend has it that a woman grabbed a steamed stuffed bun and had a child the next year. A child who robs steamed stuffed buns will never be afraid in his life. Ancestor worship in Anyuan County began on July 12, and incense and tea were burned in the morning and evening. On the fifteenth night, burn clothes and give paper money. In Yongfu County, Fujian Province, every Mid-Autumn Festival, married women go home to worship their ancestors. Fuzhou dialect calls the Central Plains "Paper Burning Festival". The married daughter prepared her parents' clothes and robes and put them in a box called a gauze box, which was sent to her parents' home. There was a custom of Pudu in the middle of Yuan Dynasty in central Fujian, which was held in both urban and rural areas, and its funds were raised by people along the gate. Even the poorest families will try their best to raise money to cope. There is a proverb: "Pudu does not pay, and the plague is in front of us." Purdue does not contribute, and the dwarf will pick it up. " There are also children's bands performing in Purdue. [Guangdong Province] On July 15, the Yi people in Qujiang County offered sacrifices to their ancestors and the king of the dog head, and rewarded the gods with boys and girls dressed in colorful clothes and singing and dancing. People in Guishan County regard July 14 as the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that because Yuan soldiers went south in those days, in order to avoid chaos, the festival was celebrated one day in advance. In Chenghai county, ancestor worship and kitchen god are held on the Mid-Yuan Festival. People in the central plains of Deqing made cakes with winter leaves wrapped in powder, which were called "bridges" to worship their ancestors. In ancient Shigu, Chaoyang County, wealthy families would buy plows, waterwheels and even girls from poor families, write them on paper and scatter them when giving food. If you can't afford farm tools or a wife, you can get a voucher. People in Yangshan [Guangxi Province] regard July 14 as the festival of Mulian, killing ducks to worship their ancestors. There were no pedestrians on the road that day, so it was called "hiding ghosts". In Yunnan Province, after offering sacrifices to ancestors, Tengyue people burned buns, carved a cucumber into a boat shape, called a "cucumber boat", and incinerated it with the buns. People in Shaoyang (Hunan Province) "receive old customers" around July 12 of the lunar calendar, and burn paper bags and incense to worship their ancestors on the evening of July 15 of the lunar calendar, which is called "seeing off old customers". There are inches of paper money in the paper bag, and the name on the front of the paper bag is taboo. After packaging, you must write the word' seal' on the back. On the fifteenth night, the more buns are burned, the bigger the fire, indicating that the home is more prosperous. (<U> Hubei Province. People in Macheng will slaughter livestock around the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, get together with their aunts and burn paper money to worship their deceased ancestors. On the day of sacrifice, meat and wine first, and then steamed bread. Bamboo chopsticks are spread out in the dining room, brightly lit, and the sacrificial words are also complained. Every man personally printed and made paper money on paper money, burned paper and bowed down to his ancestors. After that, the family will have a feast. This festival can be held on any day from July 13 to 16. (Singapore) The Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional festival in China, is particularly lively in Singapore, lasting for one month, surpassing all other traditional festivals in China. If nothing else, during the seventh month of the lunar calendar alone, there are more than a dozen performances in one night, and each audience is at least one or two thousand. Besides, there are many Mid-Autumn Festival every night. A month later, at least 600,000 to 700,000 people took part in Mid-Autumn Festival activities, including holding singing tables, banquets, buying blessings and offering sacrifices. The total cost of the Mid-Autumn Festival is estimated to be hundreds of millions of yuan. Mid-Autumn Festival has evolved into a "multi-festival". Mid-Autumn Festival is a unique scenery in Singapore and a folk activity with Singapore characteristics. It is said that Singapore is also the first in the world. It's not that there is no Mid-Autumn Festival in other Chinese communities, but it seems that only Singapore is in full swing and blooming everywhere. People have always questioned the positive significance of Mid-Autumn Festival. Has Singapore entered the high-tech era? Why are people so keen on offering sacrifices to ghosts? How do Singaporeans make computers get along with "good brothers" (people call ghosts "good brothers" because of taboos)? Although the Central Plains phenomenon has been criticized for decades, it is still thriving, which shows its tenacious vitality. 19th century German philosopher Hegel has a famous proposition: existence must have its rationality. There must be a reason why the Central Plains phenomenon can last for more than a hundred years in Singapore, which cannot be explained by simple "feudal superstition". Lianhe Zaobao reported in August, 2006 12 that China's Yuan Festival has actually evolved into a "multi-festival". The Positive Role of Mid-Autumn Festival Other customs of Bonsai Festival: "Ghost Festival", commonly known as "July and a half" (in some areas it is 13th or 14th). It is said that the dead ancestors were released by Yan for half a month at the beginning of July, so there is a custom of receiving their ancestors at the beginning of July and seeing them off at the end of July. When I sent it to my ancestors, I burned a lot of paper money for "ancestors to enjoy". At the same time, put the money paper in a paper envelope with the owner's name written on it and burn it at the time of sacrifice. This is the so-called "burning bag". Burn new bags that died within the year, and burn old bags that died more than one year. [Flame Mouth] On July 15, a host seat and a stone drum platform were set up in front of Jiekou Village in advance. In front of the mage's seat, there is a Tibetan king and bodhisattva who passed through the ghost of "hell". Below is a plate of peaches and rice. Shigu stood on the stage, holding three spiritual cards and evocative complex items in his hand. After noon, families put whole pigs, whole sheep, chickens, ducks and geese and various cakes, fruits and melons on the stone drum stage. The person in charge inserted a triangular paper flag of blue, red and green on each sacrifice, and wrote the words "Yulan Festival" and "Manna Gate Open". The ceremony began with solemn temple music. Then, the mage rang the bell and led the monks in the seat to recite various spells and mantras. Then feed, sprinkle a plate of peaches and rice in all directions and repeat three times. This ceremony is called "the opening of the flame". [Purdue Bye] On the afternoon of July 15, everyone began to prepare for the big bye at dusk. There are hundreds of sacrifices and fruits on the altar, dozens or even hundreds of pigs are killed, rice grains are brought up by trucks, and fish mountains and inner mountains stand tall, just like "cooking". In addition, monks or Taoists will be invited to the altar to chant Buddhist scriptures, extradite ghosts and return to heaven and earth, and sometimes Zhong Xu's ghost-catching and other folk operas will be staged. Menglan Benfa Association: July 15 is the last day of Buddhist practice in summer, full of dharma goodness. In this day's Dharma Meeting, monks chanted sutras and provided various services for monks, with boundless merits. [Robbery] A high-rise platform was set up in Purdue Square, which was filled with various offerings. Purdue was over, and when the host gave the order, everyone rushed to grab it. Because there is no order, it is easy to cause casualties, so the Qing dynasty ordered the closure. 198 1 year, this activity was held again in Toucheng, Yilan, and the old system was still continued. It was built in a shed nearly four stories high, with thirteen kinds of food and pure gold medals on it. The participating teams are divided into groups of five people, and each team takes a pillar as a unit. As soon as the organizer gave the order, the contestants climbed up regardless of their own risks. Because of the rules of the game, there is no chaotic scene, and it is a folk sport worth popularizing. The origin of orphan robbery: Because ghosts gather in Pudu in July, some people are afraid that they will linger, so they invented this activity. It is said that ghosts will run away in fear when they see a group of people who rob sacrifices more fiercely than themselves.