On this day, families offer sacrifices to their ancestors, and some even hold family dinners, and salute them like a ritual. Three rounds of wine shows that after the ancestors' feast, the family will sit together and have a holiday dinner. After the blackout, take firecrackers, paper money and incense sticks, find a quiet riverside or pond flat, and sprinkle a circle with lime to indicate the restricted area. Then pour some water and rice in the circle, burn some paper money, set off firecrackers, send our ancestors on their way and return to the underworld. In the past, on the seventh day of July, the people would take the ghosts of their ancestors home through a certain ceremony, and provide tea and rice for three times every morning, noon and dusk until July 15th. Now, superstition is gradually eliminated, and the form of memorial service is retained as a memory and commemoration of ancestors.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is scheduled for July 15th of the lunar calendar, commonly known as July 30. Legend has it that all ghosts were released in the underworld on that day, and people generally carried out activities of offering sacrifices to ghosts. Where there is a new funeral, people will go to a new grave, but in general, ghosts and ghosts will be sacrificed at local places. Therefore, it is a festival centered on ghost worship as a whole, and it is the largest ghost festival among the people in China. July used to be a small autumn, and a number of crops were ripe. As a rule, the people wanted to worship their ancestors, offering sacrifices such as new rice, and reporting to their ancestors about Qiu Cheng. Song Mengyuan's "Dream of China in Tokyo" said in Volume 1: The day before the Middle Yuan Dynasty, I bought exercise leaves (leaves of a plant with fragrance) to line the table when I enjoyed the sacrifice, and I also bought a nest of hemp seeds, which was also tied at the foot of the table, which was the intention of my ancestor Qiu Cheng. China people who pay attention to filial piety have to report to their ancestors and ask them to taste new things, so they make a ritual sacrifice to their ancestors in July. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism set three sessions and five lunar days, among which July 7th was the moral wax, and it was also the day when the regular Taoist people came to the institute for examination. The main content of the May Day is to offer sacrifices to ancestors. The date of ancestor worship in July was later fixed on this day with Taoism setting the birthday of Zhongyuan local officials and the corresponding date of sacrifice on July 15.
Taoist Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a religious festival in Taoism, but also a folk festival. At the beginning of Taoism, there was the worship of three officials. Zhengyi League believed in the three officials, namely, the heavenly official, the local official and the water official, which was later called the Three Officials Emperor. They each have their own responsibilities. Heaven officials bless Shangyuan, local officials forgive sins for Zhongyuan, and water officials call Xiayuan Jiee. It is said in the Taoist book that during these three days, the three officials should correct the crimes committed on earth to determine rewards and punishments. Among them, the local officials are in charge of the underworld, and of course the focus of the inspection is on ghosts from all walks of life. So on this day, all the ghosts will leave the underworld and accept the examination. On this day, Daomen made a routine ceremony to celebrate the birthday of the local officials. At the same time, the believers also funded a fast to pray for the ancestors' blessings, asking the local officials to forgive their sins and ascend to heaven early. This is the main reason why the Mid-Autumn Festival has become a folk festival.
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30 taboos on Halloween
1, drain lamp
In the early years, most of the water lanterns were put into the river, so they were also called "river lanterns". Because most of the river lanterns at that time were made of wood chips or pieces of paper, and candles were placed downstream in the lotus bed, they were also called "lotus lanterns". The original intention of the "water lantern" was to show sympathy for the dead who drowned in the water, fearing that they would not find their way home. Therefore, the ceremony of "water lantern" was held grandly the night before Purdue, hoping that with the guidance of the "water lantern", the dead could follow the water lantern and return to the dead to enjoy Purdue sacrifices.
2. Don't travel at night
People who are light in character should never travel at night on Halloween, because the gates of hell are wide open and ghosts and orphans are wandering. If he sees you with a heavy yin, he may mistake you for a companion and invite you home as a guest.
3. Don't lean against the wall
Good brothers usually like to rest on the cold wall, which is easy to cause ghosts.
4. Don't steal the sacrifice.
On Halloween, people will prepare some sacrifices for the ghost brothers, so these foods belong to the good brothers. If they use them without their consent, they will only bring themselves hard luck.
5. Don't turn back easily.
When you walk in the wild or sparsely populated places on this day, you feel that someone is calling you. Don't look back easily. It may be a good brother.
6. Don't shout your name
If you have to be outside on the night of Halloween, be careful. Don't call out your name when you go out at night. Try to match it with a code name so as not to be remembered by your good brothers.
7. Don't put your slipper head in the direction of the bed.
A good brotherhood can judge where a stranger is by looking at the direction of the toe. If the toe is facing the bed, then a good brother will go to bed and sleep with you.
8. Don't look around.
As the saying goes, people don't commit ghosts and criminals, and it is naturally exciting for them to come out once in a while. Good brothers like to hide and scare people. In case they are scared by looking around, it is the best time for them to invade you.
9. Don't be alone
A person is easy to be coveted by a good brother, because he will think that you are alone like him, and it would be better if you could keep company.
10, don't stay up late
The most empty time of popularity is in the middle of the night, and the most haunting time is also in the middle of the night, especially on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
1 1, wind chimes hanging on the bedside.
The sound of wind chimes is very special, and many people like it, and your brother also likes it. Legend has it that if you hang a wind chime on the bedside, it is easy to attract a good brother, and by the way, he can't help but see what you will do when you are sleeping.
12, don't pick up money on the roadside.
The money is used to buy off the cow's head and horse's face. If it infringes on their things, it will be easy for them to teach them a lesson.
13, don't burn paper in non-specific occasions.
The ghost paper is burned for the good brothers, and the gold paper is burned for the gods. On Halloween, most people burn some paper money for the passing good brothers in advance, and then wait until the next day to clean up the mess. Therefore, the result of burning the paper will only attract more good brothers, usually agreeing to burn the paper at the same time and place, and never burn it at a time other than a specific occasion.
14, don't go around.
There are three fires on a person's body, one on his head and one on his left and right shoulders. As long as one of them is extinguished, it is easy to be caught by a good brother.
15, don't dry clothes at night.
It's best not to hang clothes outside on Halloween night, because when a good brother thinks your clothes look good, he will borrow them and leave his smell on them.
16, chopsticks should not be inserted in the middle of the meal.
This is the mode of worship, just like putting incense on an incense burner, which will only attract good brothers to share food with you, especially on this day.
17, don't swim
Don't go into the water on Halloween. At this time, the good fraternity will play the game of ghost lifting with you. If you are not careful, your life will be taken away.
18, don't take pictures at night
This move is easy to take friends from the spiritual world together and then take them home. It is even more dangerous to take selfies in front of the mirror at home on Ghost Festival, because ghost brothers are likely to come out of the mirror.
19, banyan tree at home.
In the eight diagrams paranormal science, banyan is a shade-gathering plant, and it is also the favorite of good brothers. Unless you want good brothers to come and sit at home, it is best not to put banyan trees at home.
20, slippers don't neatly put the bed.
If you travel outside, don't put slippers neatly beside the bed, because it will attract the curiosity of friends in the spiritual world and cause ghosts to press the bed, especially on Halloween.
2 1, don't play disc fairy
It's easy to happen when you play disc fairy at ordinary times, not to mention at this Halloween.
22. Avoid sleeping with long hair.
During the ghost month, there are wandering ghosts everywhere. If you have long hair, be careful that they will mistake you for the same kind and insist that you get up and chat.
23. Don't whistle
Whistle and bell sound are the same sound to ghost brothers. When they hear such a sound, they usually think that their partner is calling them. And if the last person he sees is a complete stranger to you, it is easy to get angry, and then
24, avoid celebrating your birthday in the middle of the night
People born in July are a little pitiful. When celebrating their birthdays in the evening, there will probably be some unknown "people" singing happy birthday songs together. It is better to celebrate during the day instead.
25, physiological taboo
People think that women compatriots are unclean during their physiological period, so it is not appropriate to watch things such as construction and sacrifice, so as not to offend the gods, lead to misfortune, or make the fortifications unable to go smoothly. Regardless of whether this statement is valid or not, female compatriots are really vulnerable to other powerful magnetic fields because of their physical condition during their physiological period, so they should be more cautious.
26, avoid saying ghost words
On the day of Purdue in Zhongyuan, ghosts were almost everywhere in they nest, especially at the scene of Purdue Fa Conference, which was definitely full of "ghosts". Therefore, when you are in Zhongyuan Pudu, you'd better be careful what you say. Besides the word "ghost", don't talk casually. Be careful that ghosts are around you!
27. Avoid catching dragonflies and owls.
Folks believe that these two insects are the embodiment of ghosts. Catch them at random and be careful to attract ghosts to the door.
28. Avoid slapping others' shoulders.
This taboo is related to folk customs. People think that everyone has three fires, which gather on his shoulders and overhead, which will make ghosts afraid to get close. Therefore, slapping others' shoulders at random in Zhongyuan Pudu, where ghosts are the most, is not to put out each other's fire and let ghosts find trouble with him?
29. Worship the door
On the first day of July, as soon as the "Ghost Gate" is opened, all the lonely ghosts who are allowed to return to the dead to visit relatives will flock out of the underworld and rush out to grab food and offerings. Therefore, on the afternoon of the first day of the Ghost Moon, every family should offer sacrifices in front of their own houses, which is called "worshipping the door". Because we just let the good brothers passing by take a break to eat, and pray that they don't invade their families in their houses, we don't need to provide too rich offerings. Usually we just need to do the following things. A, for the worship of five-flavored bowls, cakes and cakes. B, insert a wick into the offering, and pray that the brothers will enjoy it and continue on their way. C, burning some silver paper and warp clothes.
30, don't trample on paper.
The ghost paper is a sacrifice for ghosts. When it is burned, ghosts will gather around to grab it. If you step on it and jump around, it will not hinder their actions. When the ghosts are angry, it will naturally be bad for you.