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What does Guan Gong mean by sharpening his knife?
Guan Gong Sharpening Day refers to a folk festival.

This festival is popular in Dong 'an Village, Taiping Town, Mazhang District, to commemorate Guan Gong's loyalty, courage, kindness and goodness, and to pray for good weather, peace and prosperity. There is a folk proverb: It rained on May 13th, and Guan Gong sharpened his knife. This is Guan Gong's sharpening day. If it rains that day, it is also called "sharpening rain". On May 13th of the lunar calendar, many places will hold grand celebrations to pray for the safety of Guan Gong.

Guan Gong Modao Festival has been passed down for nearly a thousand years, with a long human history and profound cultural heritage. On May 13th of the lunar calendar, a series of folk activities will be held in all parts of the country, such as the parade of folk floats, lion dance, dragon dance, opera, incense burning, blessing, sacrifice, setting off firecrackers and bidding for colorful firecrackers.

The climax of the annual celebration is "Guan Gong sharpening his knife". I saw Taoist priests dressed in ancient costumes waving a "Dragon Crescent Moon Blade" with a length of 3 meters and a weight of 60 kilograms. The audience was filled with joy and applause. After that, the Taoist priest put the crescent frame on a special grindstone and polished it back and forth three times.

At this time, the audience's emotions reached a climax and the shouts were loud. Its lifelike appearance makes people seem to have returned to the ancient battlefield of the Three Kingdoms and seen the heroic spirit of Guan Yu, who was invincible in that year. After the ceremony, the villagers will scramble to touch the "grinding water" and pray for peace.