The Hanyi Festival, one of my country's traditional sacrificial festivals, falls on the first day of the tenth lunar month every year. People also call the Winter Clothes Festival "Ancestor Worship Festival", "Netherworld Festival", etc. It is also known as one of the four major "Ghost Festivals" of the year. At the same time, it also marks the arrival of this severe winter. Now, let’s take a look at the taboos of the Winter Clothes Festival with the editor.
Taboos of the Winter Clothes Festival: All clothes, ghost notes and other items given to the deceased must be burned. Only when they are burned cleanly can these papers from the world of the world be transformed into silk, cloth, and cloth from the underworld. Houses, quilts and gold, silver and copper coins. As long as a little bit is not burned out, all previous efforts will be wasted and the deceased cannot use it. Therefore, when burning cold clothes on October 1, one must be particularly careful and careful. Although this kind of behavior seems funny, it also reflects the grief and respect of the living for the deceased, which is a kind of spiritual sustenance.
When Han people give away cold clothes, they also burn some five-color paper at the crossroads to symbolize cloth. The purpose is to help those lonely souls who have no one to worship their ancestors, so that they will not snatch the winter supplies sent to their relatives.
Burning cold clothes is carried out in front of the grave of the deceased in some places. It is important to visit the grave before the sun rises. In some places, it is customary to burn sacrifices in front of the door. In many places in Yanbei and in Pingyao and other counties in central Shanxi, women cry loudly outside their doors in the evening. There is a poem from Linxian County in the old days: "The sticky paper is cut to make clothes, and it is burned in the early morning to turn into ashes. Is the fruit from the spring platform useful for keeping out the cold? But the sad sound is pleasant to the ears!" It not only describes the scene of giving cold clothes, but also puts forward its legendary effect. questioned. Children observe filial piety and wear mourning clothes for three years. On the first day of October in the year of Xiaoman, people wear ordinary clothes. Ceremonies such as moving the graves of ancestors and burying them together are always customary among the Han people to be held on October 1st.
Other Customs On October 1st, Han people not only send cold clothes to the deceased for the winter, but the living also perform some traditional activities symbolizing winter. Women should take out the cotton-padded clothes they have made on this day to let their children and husbands change seasons. If the weather is still warm at this time and it is not suitable to wear cotton, you should also urge your children and husband to try it on for good luck. Men are accustomed to tidying up stoves and chimneys on this day. After the installation is completed, try to light a fire to ensure smooth heating when the weather is cold. On October 1st, women are not allowed to travel. The lives of the Han people have improved, and buckwheat noodles and oats noodles are popular in mountainous areas.
"Red Bean Rice" Legend has it that later generations regarded the first day of October as the Day of Mourning, and served red bean rice as a memorial. There is still a legend in Dafeng, Jiangsu Province, which goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a cowherd boy who was hacked to death by the landlord for fighting against him. His blood dyed the rice scattered on the ground red. This day is the first day of October. From then on, the poor would eat red beans and rice on the first day of October to commemorate him. There is also a nursery rhyme to prove it: "In the October morning, watch the cows run home; if you don't want to go, the landlord will slap you with three plows and a thin knife."
Conclusion The above content is about the taboos and other customs related to the Winter Clothes Festival. I don’t know if it helps anyone?
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