What day is Guan Gong's Sword Sharpening Day

Gong Guan's Knife Sharpening Day is the thirteenth day of the fifth month.

Whenever the 13th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar, the temple of Guan Di will be held to worship the God of Guan, and some places also hold the Guan Gong Sharpening Festival. On the "Guan Gong Knife Sharpening Festival" origin of the legend, there are different versions, reflecting the different local conditions, folk beliefs and customs. May 13th of the lunar calendar every year, usually in the summer solstice or small summer between the seasons before and after the normal climate have the process of rainfall, the climate is not normal years also have no rain.

And the folk say that if it rains on this day, it is the "God of Guan" in the sharpening of the sword, the water for sharpening the sword from the south gate down to the mortal world, rain is a good omen, the bigger the rain the better, predicting that the year's light will be "smooth rain, the country and the people in peace". If it does not rain on this day, it is an unlucky omen, predicting that year there may be "natural disasters rampant" or "social unrest," said. For a long time, the folk as a reference to observe the weather signs and social dynamics, and widely circulated as oral proverbs.

Yuan Zhongdao, a writer in the Ming Dynasty, wrote in his poem "May 13th in Yuquan Road," "Rain suddenly arrives on thousands of mountains, and large and small pearls boil in the stream. This is the rain of Guan Gong washing his sword, staining his body also with heroic spirit." There is also a couplet in Guan Ling in Dangyang, Hubei province, referring to the 13th day of the 5th lunar month. The first couplet reads: "The east rejects Sun-Wu, the west defines Ba-Shu, the south town of Jing-Xiang, and the north swallows Cao-Wei. , righteousness of the ruler and ministers, life full of loyalty and integrity, death to show the spirit of might, all the surnames are known, **** celebrate this May 13th."

The Cultural Heritage of Guan Gong Knife Grinding Festival:

The Guan Gong Knife Grinding Festival is a kind of folklore to commemorate Guan Gong's loyalty, courage, benevolence and righteousness as well as to pray for good weather and prosperity of the country and the people, and it has a long and distinctive history, and it is prevalent in the Dongan Village of Taiping Town, Mazhang District, Zhanjiang, and it was included in the list of intangible cultural heritage of Guangdong Province in 2012.

The festival activities are a collection of folk culture essence, show the endless charm of folk culture, promote the excellent traditional culture, create a festive cultural atmosphere, is a unique folk culture feast, activities in addition to the "Guan Gong sharpening the knife" in addition to the feast to invite friends and relatives feast, the festival has become an annual event in the village of Dongshang. The festival has become an annual event in Dongan Village.

The climax of the festival every year is the "Sharpening of the Sword by the God of Guan". See Taoist priests dressed in ancient costumes, wielding a 3-meter-long, 60-jin Qinglong Crescent Blade, the whole scene of a joyful, applause and cheers. Taoist priest to the crescent moon knife set up in the special grinding stone, the audience's emotions at this time reached a climax, shouting, its lifelike shape, it is as if back to the Three Kingdoms of the ancient battlefield, to see the year of the strong, invincible Guan Yu's heroic posture. After the ceremony, the villagers will compete to dip the "grinding water", pray for peace.

Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia - Guan Yu Knife Sharpening Festival