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What are the customs of the Mid-Yuan Festival

What are the customs of the Mid-Yuan Festival, the Mid-Yuan Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China, 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 about what are the customs of the Mid-Yuan Festival.

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1, half of July to do Pudu

The Mid-Yuan Festival half of July to do Pudu, the main activities in the July 15, but in the Quanzhou Carp City, the boundaries of the territory that is thirty-six pavement, if they are all in the day of July 15 held, buy food to do feasts, plays to pay the gods, invite guests to a banquet and so on is very convenient, so by the elderly gentlemen of the public, the old man, the old man, the old man, the old man and the young man. After consultation and arrangement, the first day of July by the back of the city to do Pudu, after the store realm rotation. Until July 30th.

2, sacrifice Kuixing

Yonghe County readers on this day to sacrifice Kuixing. In Changzi County, sheep herding families slaughter sheep on the Mid-Yuan Festival to compete with the gods, which is rumored to increase the production of sheep. The meat is also given to relatives, and those who are poor and do not have sheep will steam the noodles in the shape of sheep instead. In Yangcheng County, farmers make cats, tigers and grains out of wheat shavings and offer sacrifices in the fields, which is called "Hsingtian". In Mayi County, people use wheat flour to make children's shapes on the Mid-Yuan Festival, which are called "noodle men," and give them to the children of their relatives. In Xin County, farmers hang five-colored paper on the stalks of the fields on the Mid-Yuan Festival.

3, send sheep festival

The 15th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar, also known as the "send sheep festival". Han Xu Shen "Shuowen Jiezi" said: "sheep, Xiang also." Oracle "divination" also said that the sheep Tongxiang. Visible in ancient times, sheep this animal, has always represented the meaning of good luck. The old capital and rural areas of northern China, folk popular July 15 by the grandfather, uncle to the little nephew to send the custom of live sheep, and then gradually evolved to send an opposite side of the sheep.

July 15 before the festival, folk women prevalent in the face molding activities, the northern part of the Jinbei most intense. A steamed bun, four neighbors to help. First of all, according to the actual 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 on both knees, I hope that the younger generation do not forget the parents of the grace of parenthood; to give the older generation of flower buns to pinch into a human type, known as the face of the people

a metaphor for children and grandchildren, longevity and prosperity; to give 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. Now it is not so strict to pay attention to, based entirely on the owner's interest, sheep, tigers, cows, fish, rabbits, people all kinds of styling of the bun. Per capita after a beast of the flower bun pinch, and then pinch many melons, fruit, peaches, plums, lotus, chrysanthemums, plums and other stylized flower buns, embellished with flowers, birds, butterflies, dragons, squirrels.

The buns are smaller in size than before, and are used as gifts for relatives and friends. After steaming, and then through the five colors of coloring, look lifelike, each piece can be called an excellent handicrafts. July 15 to see the face of the plastic, has become a farmer's women a show of dexterity and craftsmanship of the program.

4, ancestor worship

The 15th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar is the traditional Chinese New Year's Day, which is also an important festival for ancestor worship. Zhongyuan Festival and New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival, Chongyang Festival (in addition to, Qing, nine) and other three festivals, are traditional Chinese festivals in the ancestor worship . The four major festivals.

Zhongyuan Festival ancestor worship activities are generally carried out at noon on the same day, the family to prepare a sumptuous dishes, wine and rice, in their respective halls in the large eight immortal table full of 24 flavors of the whole meal, set up seven pairs of chopsticks, a pot of wine, seven cups, in the middle of the fruit box is set up on the tray, the fruit box is generally six-pronged columns of solid wood carving flower decorations

The tray is also carved into a rectangular with solid wood, the upper six compartments, the grid put the mushrooms, Wood ears, mushrooms, yellow cauliflower, dried bamboo shoots and jujubes and other six vegetarian dishes, commonly known as "six flavors of Zaizai". The aforementioned Dongshi Yuji Boat Company made a set of white pewter feast bowls, wine bottles and cups for the ancestors to show their devotion and importance to the ancestors.

When the feast is ready, the host lights three sticks of incense, lights a large red candle and kneels down, inviting the ancestors to enjoy the feast and hoping to protect their children and grandchildren from a family of health and safety, family prosperity, etc., and stops for a moment to ask for permission to burn silver and gold coins, and then to be burned to the ground to be able to withdraw from the feast.

5, burning paper, knot ghost edge

Wu County residents in the Yuan Festival to tin foil folding ingots, incinerated along the road, known as the "knot ghost edge". Yizheng County is still popular all over the paper ghosts, hidden bowl lights, gambling ghosts, drunkards, big old officials and so on. In Yixing County, there are four boats in the river on the Mid-Yuan Festival, one setting off fireworks, one carrying the Buddha's wife to read the Buddha's name, one burning tin foil and paper ingots, and one setting off river lanterns. The villagers in Dongxian County ate flat food on this day, which is a kind of food made of flour and sugar in the shape of a dustpan. In Shanghai, when the river lanterns are released, the stern of the boat is decorated with red and green paper lanterns, which is called "Duluo" (度孤).

Sichuan Province, the custom of the ancestors in the yuan burned baggage paper. To be a stack of paper money, sealed into a small seal, written above the recipient's name and name, the number of seals received, the name of the person and time. Popular legend has it that on July 15, when the ghost gate is closed, all the families have to "send children to the orphans". People around Chengdu use paper to tie "flower plate", put paper money and fruit offerings on the end in the hand, walking in the house while reading: "close friends and relatives, neighbors, the original tenants, can not go back to the souls of the dead, all the lonely ghosts, please on the flower plate, to send you back to the Luo! After saying this, they will be incinerated outside the house.

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First, the origin of the Day

The Day and New Year's Eve, Ching Ming Festival, Chung Yeung Festival and known as the traditional Chinese four major festivals of ancestor worship, the folk in this festival to remember their loved ones, and the future of the good wishes. 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, 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 forgave sins in the middle yuan, and the Water Official was said to solve problems 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.

Zhongyuan 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, ordinary days to worship ancestors, generally do not move the ancestors of the tablets. To the time of worship, it is necessary to invite the ancestors of the tablets one by one, respectfully placed on the table dedicated to worship

And then in front of each ancestor's tablets inserted 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 you need to do is to get a picture of your ancestors and hang it up. When worshipping, in accordance with the order of generation and age, to each ancestor kowtow, silent prayer, praying for the 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. Ancestor worship ceremonies have also been simplified, gradually eliminating superstitious overtones and retaining the form of sacrifice as a way of remembering and commemorating one's ancestors.

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Things not to do on the Mid-Yuan Festival

1, call names. Don't wear clothes embroidered with your name at night, so as not to be possessed by the spirit, and it's best to avoid calling people by their names, or once you've heard it to a good brother, you'll take the opportunity to take away his three souls and six souls, and at the same time, if you hear someone call out your name, don't turn around or respond immediately.

2. Don't tap the shoulder. From a spiritual point of view, there are three fires in a person's body, respectively in the head and two shoulders, so it is best not to tap someone's head and shoulders during the Ghost Moon, so as not to extinguish the fire in his body and let the good brothers take advantage of the situation.

3, do not whistle. When passing by the graveyard, the mouth should constantly recite "Sorry to bother you!" And keep solemn not to whistle, in order to show respect to the good brother.

4, do not go to the dangerous waters of the water, the legend says that "water ghosts" will look for people as a scapegoat, in order to reincarnation.

5, do not steal food offerings, and ghosts compete for food, fear of bad luck.

6, do not hang wind chimes above the bed, because the wind chimes will attract Yin; also do not play Ouija board. Don't plant a banyan tree in front of the entrance of your home, don't hang wind chimes in the house, don't play with the Ouija board, don't go to the temple of the dark, so you can reduce the possibility of the shadowy spirit on the body.

7, the night less go to the wilderness or remote places, eight light people are afraid of bumping into good brothers.

8, the ground change and red envelope bag, do not mess casually pick up; do not casually pick up the money on the side of the road, because the money may be good brothers, or else these are the marriage of the underworld recruiting with.

9, passing through the funeral place, mouth and heart must not have disrespectful thoughts or words.

The origin of the Mid-Yuan Festival

1. It is a popular folk tale of the rescue of a mother by a monk named Meguren: "There was a monk named Meguren, who had great power. His mother fell into the hungry ghosts, food into the mouth, that is, into the flames, hunger and suffering is too much. Unable to save his mother, he sought the advice of the Buddha, who told him the Bon Sutra and taught him to make a bon on the 15th day of the 7th month to save his mother." China began to follow this practice in the Liang Dynasty, and it became the Zhongyuan Festival. But later, in addition to fasting for monks, but also added the worship of confession, fireworks and other activities.

2, there are many legends about the Mid-Yuan Festival, the most important of which are - King Yama on the first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year, open the door to the ghosts, releasing a number of lonely souls who are not worshipped to enjoy the people's offerings in the world. On the last day of July, before the ghost gate is re-closed, the ghosts have to return to the netherworld. This is why July is also known as the month of ghosts.

What to eat at the Mid-Yuan Festival

1, Dongguan has the custom of eating Segen, and almost in the whole of Dongguan are universal. Of course, different areas, the method of eating Segen is still different. Like Changping, they like to use the mountain to boil soup, and then the dark soup base is the biggest feature of local Segnyeon.

And in Guancheng, Yu Lan Festival day to eat rice noodles is nothing special, special is the old Guancheng in the past, there are many people know how to sing the wooden fish song (part of the townships also have this custom), imagine that in this does not belong to the day of the sun, the streets and alleys out of the plausible and staccato wooden fish song, indeed, to the spooky holiday and add a touch of mystery.

2, Nanpi County, Hebei Province, July 15 to carry fruit, dried meat, wine, kozo money, etc. to the ancestral cemetery. The festival is also known as the "Recommendation of the New Year", which is held on the 15th of July in Nanpi County, Hebei Province. In Guangping County, on the Mid-Yuan Festival, the ancestors are worshipped with seasonal food, and fruits, vegetables and steamed sheep are prepared and given to the grandchildren, which is called "sending sheep".

Qinghe County, on July 15, to visit the graves, steamed sheep to give to their daughters. Shanxi folk festival, the people steamed noodles sheep, both sacrifice and food. Changzi County, the shepherd's family in the mid-Yuan Festival slaughter sheep race God, according to popular legend, so that the sheep can increase production. And give meat to the relatives, poor people without sheep will be steamed noodles for sheep instead.

3, Jiangsu Province is to eat flat food. Wu County, Jiangsu Province, residents of the Mid-Yuan Festival to tin foil folding ingots, incinerated along the road, called the "knot ghost edge. Yizheng County is still popular throughout the paper ghosts, hidden bowl lights, gambling ghosts, drunkards, big old officials and so on.

Yixing County in the Yuan Festival in the river to put four boats, a fireworks, a carrier of the Buddha's grandmother Nianfo, a burnt tin foil paper ingots, a river lanterns. The villagers in Dongxian County eat flat food on this day, which is a kind of food made of flour and sugar in the shape of a dustpan. In Shanghai, when the river lanterns are released, the stern of the boat is decorated with red and green paper lanterns, which is called "Duo".