The origin of Mongolian traditional festival and Genghis Khan memorial festival

Genghis Khan is a hero that Mongolian people will always admire. In memory of this hero, there is a festival called Genghis Khan Memorial Day. Those who want to understand Mongolian culture must read the heroic history of Genghis Khan.

1. The Origin of Festivals Since ancient times, China has had the custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors during the harvest season to show filial piety and not forget one's roots. Therefore, people also sacrificed millet to their ancestor Genghis Khan on June 20th. Sacrifice to ancestors, there are family sacrifices and tomb sacrifices, both in the north and south. According to Mongolian customs, the 17th day of the third lunar month is a day to commemorate Genghis Khan's outstanding military talents and achievements. The memorial ceremony of Sulu ingot (spear), a relic of Genghis Khan, was held on this day. Genghis Khan Festival, also known as ancestor worship festival, is held every year on June 20th of the lunar calendar, which is a festival to commemorate Genghis Khan, the ancestor of Mongolia.

2. Festival Time and Commemorative Method Genghis Khan Memorial Festival On March 17 of the lunar calendar, many worshippers of the Mongols took pains to travel long distances with pious feelings. They came to the mausoleum of Genghis Khan and stood in front of the tall statue of this great man, offering sacrifices such as white and bright candles, fragrant incense and creamy koumiss, recalling his great talent and pinning their endless thoughts on him. At this time, the whole cemetery is full of cigarettes and festive atmosphere. The mausoleum of Genghis Khan is a sacred place in the hearts of Mongolians, and the annual commemorative activities are also particularly grand.

3. Location of Mausoleum 1939, * * * forcibly moved Genghis Khan's coffin from Inner Mongolia to Xinglong Mountain in Yuzhong County, Gansu Province, and 1949 to Ta 'er Temple in Neizhong County, Qinghai Province. After liberation, according to the requirements of the Mongolian people, in 1954, the people * * * welcomed Genghis Khan's spiritual pivot from Ta 'er Temple to Yijinhuoluo Banner of Yikezhao League, and the state allocated funds to build a new cemetery at the top of Huhan Ese Mountain in Yijinhuoluo Banner. /kloc-the new cemetery completed in 0/956 is magnificent, and people hold commemorative activities here every year. Every anniversary, herders are as happy as the Spring Festival, wearing Mongolian holiday costumes, coming to the cemetery from all directions and offering wine, fresh milk and Hada to the statue of Genghis Khan. Groups such as literature, art and sports will also come here to perform wonderful programs for herders.

4. Sacrifice content "burden" is the main form of paying homage to Genghis Khan. The so-called "baggage", also known as "parcel", refers to the postal parcel that Xiao sent from Shi Yang to the underworld. In the past, Nanzhi store sold the so-called "wrapped skin", that is, a big bag was pasted with white paper. There are two forms: a woodcut version with Sanskrit transliteration of Genghis Khan's death mantra printed around it, and a lotus memorial tablet printed in the middle, which is used to record the names of people who died after collecting money, such as "the late Zhang Fujun was the boss of Yunshan", which is both a package and a memorial tablet. The other is plain foreskin, which does not print any patterns. Just put a blue sign in the middle and write down the name of the deceased. Also used as a master card. There are many kinds of money in the bag.

First, burn paper, white paper, and smash four rows of round money, five for each row; Second, ghost banknotes, which were copied after the world had foreign currency tickets, were written with the words "Paradise Bank", "Ghost Bank" and "Hell Cao Yin Bank", and had the pattern of Fengdu City, mostly with huge denominations, and the Buddhist "Death Curse" was printed on the back; 3. Fake foreign currency, with cardboard as the core and wrapped in silver foil, suppressing the same pattern as the prevailing silver dollar at that time; Fourth, the "death curse" printed in red on yellow paper is round money, so it is also called "death money"; Five, gold foil and silver foil into ingots, hammering, and some string into strings, with colored paper spikes at the bottom. In the old society, no matter rich or poor, there was a burning burden. On that day, a confession case was set up in the ancestral hall or the main room of the family house, with the luggage in the middle. In front of it, there are offerings such as jiaozi, cakes and fruits, burning incense and holding candles. After the whole family salutes according to their generations, they can be incinerated outside the door. When incinerating, draw a big circle and leave a gap in the direction of the cemetery. Burning three or five pieces of paper outside the circle is called "special delivery."