The seventh month of the lunar calendar, do you know these customs and taboos

Yuantianxia2015-08-14 17:01:28

Today begins the seventh month of the lunar calendar July 15th is the Hungry Ghost Festival, which is originally a festival for worshiping ancestors to save their dead souls and for local officials to forgive sins. But there is a folk saying: The gate of ghosts opens on the first day of July, and ghosts run around on July 14th. July is considered to be the ghost month. There is a strong gloominess in the outdoors at night, especially around the Hungry Ghost Festival, especially on the night of July 14th.

▌The evil ghosts of the moon wander around, and the wild air is heavy at night

Every year from July 1st, the king of hell orders the gates of hell to be opened, so that those who have suffered all year round and are imprisoned in hell can The innocent ghosts walked out of hell, wandered for a short period of time, and enjoyed the blood of the world. The gate of hell was not closed until July 30th. This month is considered an unlucky month and people do not marry or move.

In order to ensure the peace of both humans and ghosts in the Yin and Yang realms, our country has had the custom of setting up a festival in July since ancient times. Folks perform worship services on the first, second, fifteenth and last days of the Ghost Month in July.

▌Hope that the ghosts will escape from the suffering of hell as soon as possible and no longer harass the living people in the world

People believe that holding a "Pudu" ceremony for these ghosts can help them escape as soon as possible. The pain of hell, on the other hand, I hope they will no longer harass living people in the world. Therefore, in addition to performing the "Pudu" ceremony every July, more ghost papers are burned on the roadside to bring blessings to the dead.

▌The custom of worshiping Pudu during the four days of the Ghost Month

The first day of the Ghost Month, that is, the first day of the seventh lunar month, is the day when the private house "opens the ground door", and it is necessary to worship bye. On this day, the gate of ghosts opens and ghosts come to the mortal world. Let's think of it as summer vacation. There are big sacrifices and small sacrifices in worship. The big festival is to prepare a table of sumptuous dishes, while the small festival is to simply sell some fruit cookies. No matter what, it's just a tribute.

The second day of the Ghost Month, that is, the second day of July, is the day when public places "open the gates". Worships at businesses, government offices and other institutions are held one day later than at private homes. The purpose of worship is to let this month go through safely and not have any supernatural events.

The fifteenth day of the Ghost Month, that is, the fifteenth day of July, is the Ghost Festival, the Ghost Festival. Folks generally carry out activities to worship ghosts. Whenever a family has a new funeral, they usually visit a new grave, and generally sacrifice ghosts in local places. Therefore, it is a festival centered on ghost worship, and it is one of the largest sacrificial festivals among Chinese people. It is a day when the gates of hell are wide open, and the negative energy is the strongest at this time, so it is best not to go out on the streets that night. In the dark night of this day (early morning and late at night), ghosts and gods gather together, and the yin energy is at its strongest. In the same way, on the next day, July 16, sacrifices are held in public places.

The last day of the Ghost Month, that is, the day before the first day of August, is called "Guandimen". This day is the day when all the ghosts return to hell after their vacation. We must start well and end well, and we must also offer sacrifices on this day to ensure peace for the rest of the day.

▌There are many taboos in Ghost Moon, everyone must pay attention!

1. It is not advisable to call names when going out at night.

2. Don’t wear clothes with your own name.

3. At night, avoid going to wilderness or remote places.

4. Don’t tap others on the shoulder.

5. Don’t whistle.

6. Do not play in dangerous waters.

7. Do not steal the sacrifices for worship.

8. It is not advisable to play disc fairy and pen fairy supernatural games.

9. Don’t just pick up money on the roadside.

10. When passing by a funeral site, do not have disrespectful thoughts or words in your mouth or heart.

11. Avoid stepping on or burning the paper.

12. Don’t harm innocent creatures.

13. It is best not to take random photos when traveling at night.

14. Do not insert chopsticks on the rice bowl when eating.

15. It is not advisable to walk shoulder to shoulder.

16. It is not advisable to put the toe of your shoes facing the bed when sleeping at night.

17. It is not advisable to hang wind chimes beside the bed.