Guan Diye’s three birthdays

Guan Di Ye has three birthdays, which is a folk saying. They are on the 22nd day of the sixth lunar month, the 13th day of the fifth lunar month, and the 22nd day of the seventh lunar month.

As for the date of birth of Mr. Guan, there are different opinions in local chronicles and the inscriptions left in Guandi Temple. As for Mr. Guan’s birthday, some say it is the 22nd day of the sixth lunar month, and most say it is the fifth lunar month. Thirteenth. In some places, July 22nd is designated as the birthday of Emperor Guan.

Since the Song Dynasty, many emperors have pursued Guan Yu, and during the Song Dynasty, Guan Yu was granted the title of various "kings". In the Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang also admired Guan Yu's deeds. He named Guan Yu the "Great Emperor of Demons of the Three Realms, Shenwei Yuanzhen Tianzun Guan Shengdijun". Only then did Guan Yu become the real "Emperor Guan". Zhu Yuanzhang also had other achievements. Guan Yu built the Guandi Temple.

The birthday of Emperor Guan is actually the 24th day of the sixth lunar month every year

In fact, there is no record of the day when Guan Yu was born in the "Three Kingdoms" book, so later generations have always known about Guan Yu's birth. It has been controversial, but in the "Tombstone Inscription of Former General Guan Zhuang Mu Houzu" in the Guandi Family Temple in Changping Village, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, it is recorded that he was born on "June 24, the third year of Emperor Huan Yanxi's reign (160 years)" day". Guan Yu was loyal and righteous when he was alive. After his death, he was honored as Emperor Guan and Guan Gong in Buddhist mythology. He was listed as one of the gods of Jialan. Temples were built in various places.

Every year on the 24th day of the sixth lunar month, people gather hundreds of rice, eat hundreds of rice, participate in animal release, and burn incense to pray to the Holy Lord Guandi and celebrate his birthday. On the birthday of Emperor Guan, people will commemorate this day like a grand festival to express their respect for Emperor Guan and pray for peace and wealth.