The origin and customs of the Chinese New Year Festival pictures

Pictures of the origin and customs of the Chinese New Year Festival

Pictures of the origin and customs of the Chinese New Year Festival, life in the Chinese New Year Festival is one of China's traditional festivals, the seventh month of the lunar calendar is mysterious and dark, and the earliest of this festival can be traced back to the ancient times, we often rely on the blessings of the gods. The following shares pictures of the origin and customs of the Mid-Yuan Festival.

First, the origin of the festival

Zhongyuan Festival and New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival, Chongyang Festival and known as the four traditional Chinese ancestor festivals, the folk are mostly in this festival to remember their loved ones, and to send good wishes for the future. It is also known as the "Ghost Festival" or the "Bon Festival", and is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, or on the fourteenth day of the seventh month. It is said that on this day, the ghosts in the netherworld will be released, in order to remember their ancestors and pay tribute to the earth officials, people in the sun will prepare rich offerings, burn incense and paper to pay tribute to these ancestors from the netherworld.

The Taoist Festival of the Middle Ages is both a Taoist religious festival and a folkloric festival. In the beginning of Taoism, there was the worship of the three officials. Zheng Yi League Weidao believe in the three officials, namely, the heavenly official, the earthly official, the water official, and later called the three officials of the great emperor. Each of them had his own responsibilities. The Heavenly Official bestowed blessings in the upper yuan, the Earthly Official pardoned sins in the middle yuan, and the Water Official relieved evils in the lower yuan. The Taoist book says that all these three days, the three officials have to review the merits and sins of the earth to determine the reward and punishment.

Among them, the earth officer is in charge of the earth's capital, of course, the focus of the inspection is the ghosts of the road. The Taoists routinely set up jiao-festival on this day to celebrate the birth anniversary of the magistrate, and at the same time, the believers also contribute money to set up a fast for the ancestors to seek blessings, and ask the magistrate to forgive their sins and ascend to heaven early. This is the main reason why the festival has become a folk festival.

The festival is a product of local culture. It existed in the time of Emperor Wu of Liang, and was finalized and matured in the Song Dynasty. Tang Dynasty official advocacy, the upper yuan, the middle yuan, the lower yuan, such as the three yuan day stereotypes, become the prayers for the emperor Xuan Yuan (Tai Shang Lao Jun, Laozi) three yuan festival, the emperor rate of all officials to participate in the festival ceremony. After the Tang and Song dynasties, it has become a folk festival.

Second, the customs of the Mid-Yuan Festival

Every July, the folk will certainly hold a grand celebration, all over the country, whether it is a commercial area or HDB, can be seen to celebrate the Mid-Yuan of the red billboards, lanterns and colorful, set up an altar to pay the gods. Pudu is usually centered on a temple, and residents in the neighborhood bring offerings to the temple to make sacrifices, while many people set up offering tables in front of their homes, display offerings, and hang paper lanterns under the eaves of their houses.

Ancestor worship is one of the customs of the Day of the Middle Ages, the Day of the Middle Ages on the 15th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar, so the abbreviation is "half of the 7th month" ancestor worship. But the ceremony is generally held in the evening before the end of July, and is not limited to a specific day, the usual days to worship ancestors, generally do not move the ancestors of the tablets. To the time of worship, the ancestors of the tablets one by one, respectfully placed on the table dedicated to worship with

And then in front of each ancestor's tablets inserted on the incense, daily morning, afternoon and evening, for three times the tea and rice, until the 30th of July to send back until. The first thing that you need to do is to get a picture of your ancestors and hang it up. When worshipping, in accordance with the order of seniority and age, to each ancestor kowtow, silent prayer, praying for their ancestors to bless their own peace and happiness.

Sent back, to choose to break the black, usually the head of the family and the male members of the family to carry firecrackers, paper money, incense and candles, to find a secluded piece of flat land along the riverside or ponds, with lime to spread a circle, indicating that the forbidden area. Then splash some water and rice in the circle, burn some paper money clothing, said burning clothes, firecrackers, send ancestors on the road, back to the "netherworld".

Now, the customary ancestor worship ceremony has been simplified, most areas are in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, or July 14 evening began to hold ancestor worship ceremony. The ancestor worship ceremony has also been simplified, gradually eliminating superstitious colors and retaining the form of sacrifice as a way of remembering and commemorating one's ancestors.

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First, the origin of Zhongyuan Festival

Every year on July 15 of the lunar calendar is the Zhongyuan Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival, or called the Yu Lan Festival, is a big festival of sacrifices to the lonely souls and wild ghosts. About the origin of the Ghost Festival: Earth Bodhisattva is a filial daughter, her mother died to the netherworld, was locked up in the cell not less than eighteen layers of hell by all kinds of torture, Earth Bodhisattva saw his mother suffer heart intolerance, in the July 15 of this day even Hsunxiao private feelings, let the guards of the prison cell of the small ghosts secretly open the door to open his mother out, who knows that this open the door of the cell does not matter

The cell of small ghosts flocked to the earth to harm the people. The ghosts in the cell swarmed out and ran to the earth to harm the people, so there is a "half of July, the ghosts scurrying" said. Those ghosts who ran back to their hometowns have to ask their families for money to go back to use to live and get through the joints in the hope of an early life. Later, this day was designated as the Mid-Yuan Festival.

Second, the legend of the Day

1.Megilian save his mother

Megilian change in the text of Megilian's layman's name is called Luobu, the widowed mother of Mrs. Qinti was born miserly, but also good to kill. But Luo Bu is very kind, weekdays to do good alms, respect for the Three Jewels. One day, he had to go out to do business, they reported to his mother, the family's money into three points, one to take away, one to provide for his mother, one to stay at home to give to the poor. Unexpectedly, since Rob left home, Mrs. Ching-Ti slaughtered chickens and geese every day. Whenever the monks come to the door, they will order their servants to beat them out, and even let their dogs chase and bite the beggars.

Because of her evil deeds, after death, she was punished to fall into the hell of Abi, suffering day and night. After the death of his mother, very sad, thinking that the only way to repay his mother's deep kindness is to become a monk, so he worshiped the Buddha's father as a teacher, the name of the Great Megilian. After a few years, he became the first person to attain divine power, and his body surpassed that of a Lohan. Meilian wanted to know where his parents were buried after their death, but found that his mother had fallen into the hell of Abi. In order to save his mother, he went to the hell himself

He saw the sight of the hell: the people who suffered in it were born in a day and died in a million deaths. They were in a state of shock and fear, and they were in a state of shock and fear, and they were in a state of fear, and they were in a state of fear, and they were in a state of fear, and they were in a state of fear. Or they hold a pillar of copper, and their bodies are scorched and rotted. The bull's head is beaten every day, and the jailer is tortured all day long. The pain is unbearable.

After asking the Buddha to help him, he was able to save his mother from the hell, and reincarnated as a dog in the royal city, and then his mother was able to ascend to the sky after the forty-nine days of work done by Meilian.

2. Burning paper money

It is said that after the invention of paper making in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun's business was booming, and he earned a lot of money. His brother Cai Mo and sister-in-law Huiniang were very envious. Huiniang wanted Cai Mo to learn paper making from Cai Lun. But Cai Mo's persistence was not enough, and he hurriedly opened his own paper-making store before he reached his home. As a result, the quality of the paper was so low that no one wanted to buy it, and the two couples were left with a room full of paper to worry about.

Finally, Huiniang came up with a brilliant idea, and then attached to Cai Mo's ear, so and so taught.

By the end of the day, the neighbors suddenly heard the sound of bawling coming from Cai Mo's house. Everyone rushed over to ask, only to learn that Huiniang died violently last night. The next morning, in front of the neighbors, Cai Mo cried his heart out in front of Huiniang's coffin. The first time I saw this, I was in the middle of the night, and I was in the middle of the night.

As the paper burned, he suddenly heard a sound from the coffin. After a while, I heard Huiniang's voice calling out from inside, "Open the door, open the door, I'm back". The crowd was dumbfounded, and they finally summoned up the courage to open the lid of the coffin.

Huiniang jumped out and told the neighbors that she had died in the underworld, and that the king of hell had made her suffer by pushing the mill. Because Cai Mo burned a lot of paper money for her, the little ghosts all scrambled to push the mill for her. She gave the money to the king of Hades again, and he let her back.

Cai Mo deliberately asked, "I didn't send you any money?" Huiniang then pointed to the burning fire and said, "That's money! In the underworld, paper is used as money." Upon hearing this, Cai Mo immediately went and carried two large bundles of paper to burn, saying that it would make his parents in the netherworld suffer less. Neighbors saw the situation, found the paper money has such a great use, so each of them paid money to buy Cai Mo made paper. After the news spread, within a few days, all the paper in Cai Mo's house was sold out.

Since the day of Huiniang's return to the sun was the 15th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar, people burned incense and paper for their ancestors on this day. This custom has been passed down to this day.

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Chinese New Year Festival Sacrifice Procedure

1. First, on the graves of the ancestors, set up offerings of rice, dishes, glasses of wine, tea, and so on, and then put up three columns of incense in front of the graves.

2, the land god to look after the grave of the offerings, and then burn a yellow paper, this custom is called "worship the land god", also known as the "look after the grave of the god". This is to thank him for guarding the graveyard all year round and protecting the ancestors.

3, incense burned to half a column, in the ancestors of the mound, burned prepared paper money and clothing. And leave a little money, respectively, burned on other graves, lest other ghosts in the graveyard people left, to the ancestors on the graves to grab money and clothing.

4, three columns of incense burned out, remove the offerings, and offerings to the graveyard around the throw, this custom is called "worship four sides". The meaning is to give those who go to the grave of the distant relatives and neighbors to spread food, so that they do not go to the grave after the people, to the ancestors of the grave to grab food.

What to Prepare for Ancestors on the Day of the Middle Ages

1, incense and candles: Incense and candles are essential for grave sweeping, the most important items. Not only to light incense and candles in the ancestors, but also incense to the land of the mountain gods who look after the cemetery, praying that the land of the mountain gods to guard the cemetery, blessing the spirits of the deceased ancestors.

2, paper money: paper money is to be burned to the deceased, so that they have money to spend in the underworld, be sure to burn clean.

3, vegetarian wine: the process of grave sweeping, is equal to bring food to the ancestors of the festival, so to the ancestors of the wine, wine for the grave sweeping necessary.

4, fruits and snacks: fruits to seasonal fruits around the appropriate, there is no special requirements; snacks depending on the specific circumstances.

5, meals: the ancestors liked to eat before the best, many people will pay tribute to the ancestors at the same time, to tell the children about the deeds of the ancestors, so that the next generation do not forget their ancestors.

6, flowers: chrysanthemums have the meaning of remembrance and nostalgia, Qingming graves generally chrysanthemums are appropriate, white chrysanthemums, especially on the scene.

7, "baggage": "baggage", that is, grave sweepers (family members of the deceased) to the deceased to bring the food and clothing things, because of the white paper paste a large pocket and named, loaded with money, gold and silver, as well as a variety of paper made of'. "Yuanbao", "clothes", "furniture" and so on. "Burning baggage" is an important form of tribute to the deceased, the "baggage" burned, is to give these items to the ancestors.

Midwinter Festival Custom Food

1, eat Segen

In the Midwinter Festival, Dongguan has the custom of eating Segen, and almost in the whole of Dongguan are common. Of course, the method of eating rice noodles is still different in different areas. Segen, the traditional food for Dongguan people's birthday feast, symbolizes long life and many blessings.

Dongguan is most famous for roast goose rase. Roasted goose, the most important thing is a pot of delicious soup, that has to use the whole chicken, large pieces of meat, large pieces of bone, plus many special herbs and spices boiled. When you eat it, put the rase powder in hot water and put it into a bowl, then add a big spoonful of broth, and the powder surface is then covered with a layer of crispy skin and tender roast goose.

2, steamed noodles sheep

The old capital and the rural areas of North China, folk popular July 15 by the grandfather, uncle to the young nephews to send the custom of live sheep. Legend has it that this custom is related to the legend of Sinkiang's rescue of his mother. Shenxiang split the mountain to save his mother, to kill his mother's uncle abusive Erlang Shen, Erlang Shen in order to repair the brother and sister of good and nephew friendship, every year on the fifteenth day of the seventh month to Shenxiang to send a pair of live goats, it is said that this is to take the Erlang Shen and Shenxiang's mother, "Yang," the harmonization of the surname, in order to re-establish the good of the two families. Since then, the folk have left the custom of sending live sheep to the uncle, and then gradually evolved to send a pair of opposite sheep.

Another version of this folklore is that the mother of the bride's daughter to get married with white flour molded a pair of sheep, of course, but also steamed, and the head of the sheep also wrapped hanging on the red cloth strips. The mother's family to form a small team to send sheep to the new aunt's home, the new aunt's hands to cut the face of the sheep, and will cut the first piece of red rope hanging in the living room, the "face of the lamb" until the next year on July 15, the new face of the sheep can be taken down.

The idea is that "the old sheep see the new sheep, year after year." After the new aunt cut the sheep, to eat the head of the sheep, the married girl to eat the feet of the sheep, and the rest of the distribution of the male elders to the neighbors, in order to show and beautiful, *** enjoy the celebration of good luck.

3, eat flower bun

July 15 before the festival, folk women prevalent in the face molding activities, the northern part of the Jinbei most intense. A steamed flower bun, four neighbors to help. First of all, according to the number of people in the family, to each person first pinch a large flower bun.

Give the younger generation of flower buns to pinch into a flat type, known as the face of the sheep, meaning that the lamb ate milk kneeling down, I hope that the younger generation do not forget the parents of the grace of parenthood; given to the older generation of flower buns to pinch into a human type, known as the face of the people, a metaphor for the children and grandchildren, life and prosperity; given to the younger generation of flower buns to pinch into a fish type, known as the face of the fish, a metaphor for even more than one year.