among the western ghost festivals, there are Mexican ghost festivals (November 1st is Mexico's "Young Spirit Festival"-in memory of dead children, and November 2nd is "Adult Spirit Festival"-in memory of dead adults, which are commonly called "Ghost Festival"), but the most famous one is Halloween (October 31st every year).
Four Ghost Festivals in China
January and March 3
The Jianghuai and Jiangnan areas are called Ghost Festivals on March 3 of the lunar calendar every year. It is said that ghosts haunt this day, and at night, every household sets off firecrackers in every house to scare away ghosts and drive them away.
2. Tomb-Sweeping Day
Tomb-Sweeping Day is usually around April 5th of the Gregorian calendar. Qingming sweeping the grave is called "respect for thinking of time" for ancestors. Its custom has a long history. The Ming Dynasty's "A Brief Introduction to the Scenery of the Imperial Capital" reads: "On the Qingming Day in March, men and women visited the graves, carrying their respect, and hanging ingots from the back of the sedan chair, the road was full of embarrassment. Worshippers, mourners, weeping, weeding and adding soil to the tomb, burn ingots several times and buy graves with paper money. If there is no paper money in sight, it will be a lonely grave. After crying, don't go back, go to the fragrant trees, choose the garden, and sit down and get drunk. " In fact, sweeping graves existed before Qin dynasty, but not necessarily during Qingming period, but after Qin dynasty. It didn't become popular until the Tang Dynasty. "Qing Tong Li" says: "On the New Year's Eve, cold food and first frost Festival, you worship to sweep the tomb. During the period, you will serve the tomb in plain clothes, with wine and tools for cutting vegetation, and you will seal the trees and cut off the jingcao in the week, so it is called sweeping the grave." And passed down to this day.
Third, the Mid-Autumn Festival
Every year, the 15th day of the seventh lunar month is the annual Ghost Festival in China, which is called "Yulan Festival" in Buddhism. According to legend, on this day, Yan Luowang will open the gate of hell "the gate of hell" and let the imprisoned ghosts come out to move freely until the end of July. Therefore, during this period, it is popular among the people to worship the dead relatives, burn money ingots, paper candles, and set off river lanterns, so as to pray for the blessing of their ancestors, eliminate disasters and increase happiness, or turn over the dead and resolve their grievances.
Fourth, the first day of October
The first day of October is called "October Dynasty", also known as "ancestor worship festival" and "cold clothing festival". Since ancient times, China has had the custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors at the new harvest time to show filial piety and not forget one's roots. On the first day of October, ancestors were sacrificed, including family sacrifices and tomb sacrifices, both in the north and south. Today, in many areas in the south of the Yangtze River, there is also the custom of offering sacrifices to new graves on the first day of October. The first day of October is also the first day of winter, after which the climate is getting colder. People are afraid that the ancestors' souls in the underworld are short of clothes and clothes. Therefore, in addition to the general offerings such as food, incense sticks and paper money, there is also an indispensable offering-the ghost clothes. When offering sacrifices, people incinerate the ghost clothes to their ancestors, which is called "sending cold clothes". Therefore, the first day of October is also called "Clothing Burning Festival". Later, in some places, the custom of "burning cold clothes" changed. Instead of burning cold clothes, people burned a lot of ghost papers in a paper bag, and wrote the names of the recipients and senders and their corresponding names. This is called "baggage". There is a name of cold clothes, but there is no reality of cold clothes. People think that the underworld, like the dead, can buy many things with money.
Taboo:
It is generally believed that July 15th is the exact day of Ghost Festival, and it is also the day when the ghost gate is wide open. At this time, the yin is the heaviest, so you'd better not go out in the street that night to avoid hitting ghosts. In addition, you'd better not go to the riverside or seaside to avoid accidentally slipping and becoming the body double of water ghosts. In addition, it is best not to say something unlucky or offend the spiritual world, so as not to provoke the yin spirit. Avoid bringing red ropes, bells, wind chimes and other ghosts, and try to avoid going out. If you encounter paranormal, don't panic, concentrate all your attention and open your eyes.
No-no on Halloween:
1. Expose your forehead
Your forehead has the light of righteousness, so don't let your hair cover your forehead, or it will affect your luck, especially on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
2. Don't say the word "ghost"
On the day of Purdue in Zhongyuan, ghosts were almost everywhere in they nest, especially on the scene of Purdue Fa Conference, which was definitely full of "ghosts". Therefore, when you are in Zhongyuan Purdue, you'd better be careful what you say. Besides the word "ghost", don't talk casually, and be careful that ghosts are around!
3. Don't trample
Whether it's a sacrifice or something else, don't trample and jump when burning, otherwise it won't hinder their actions.
4. Don't wash clothes in the middle of the night.
Because of the humidity, the washed clothes are easy to be adhered to by free radio waves, and it is not easy to get away. In the ghost month where ghosts are everywhere, hanging clothes in the middle of the night is like setting a trap to catch ghosts.
5. Don't pat others' shoulders at will on the Mid-Autumn Festival
This taboo is related to folk customs. People think that everyone has three fires, which will make ghosts and others 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?
Note: Ghost Festival is superstition after all, so don't pay too much attention to these red tape. On August 14th in the Gregorian calendar and on July 15th in the lunar calendar, it is forbidden to observe the Ghost Festival. It is generally believed that July 15th is the exact day of the Ghost Festival, and it is also the day when the ghost gate is wide open. At this time, the yin is the heaviest, so you'd better not go out of the street that night to avoid hitting ghosts. In addition, you'd better not go to the riverside or seaside to avoid accidentally slipping and becoming the body double of water ghosts. In addition, it is best not to say something unlucky or offend the spiritual world, so as not to provoke the yin spirit.
Precautions for Ghost Festival:
Avoid bringing red ropes, bells, wind chimes and other things to attract ghosts, and try to avoid going out. If you encounter paranormal, don't panic, concentrate all your attention and open your eyes.
1. Hanging wind chimes on the bedside
Wind chimes are easy to attract good brothers, and sleeping is the most likely time to be invaded.
2. People who are light in character should never go for a night outing, otherwise they will only ask for trouble ...
3. Burning paper on non-specific occasions is for good brothers. The result of burning paper will only attract more good brothers
4. Stealing sacrifices
These foods belong to good brothers, and using them without their consent will only bring you hard luck
5. Drying clothes at night
When a good brother thinks your clothes look good, he will borrow them and leave his taste on them ...
6. Calling names. Try to match them with code names, so as not to be remembered by your good brothers.
7. Swimming
At this time, your good brothers will play a game of raising your feet with you, and if you are not careful, your life will be taken away ...
8. Look around
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. Banyan trees are placed at the door. At the same time, it is also a good brother's favorite, unless you want a good brother to come and sit at home ...
1. Stay up late
The most empty time is in the middle of the night, and the most haunted time is also in the middle of the night. In contrast, who will win ...
11. Lean against the wall
A good brother usually likes to rest on a cold wall, which is easy to cause ghosts to get up
12. If you infringe on their things, you will easily be taught a lesson by them ...
13. Turn back easily
When you walk in the middle of nowhere or in a sparsely populated place, you feel as if someone is calling you. Don't turn back easily. It may be a good brother ...
14. You can't cross arms everywhere.
People have three fires, one on their heads and one on their left and right shoulders, as long as.
15. The slipper head faces the bed.
A good brotherhood will judge where the stranger is by looking at the direction of the slipper head. If the slipper head faces the bed, then the good brother will go to bed and sleep with you ...
16. Chopsticks are 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 ...
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18. Taking pictures at night
This move is easy to take friends from the spiritual world together, and then take them home ...
19. Playing Disc Fairy
It's easy to happen when playing Disc Fairy at ordinary times, not to mention ...
2. Put your slippers neatly beside the bed
When traveling outside, put them neatly beside the bed. By the way, can you tell me about the taboo of Halloween? Thanks! :) From the first day of July to the fifteenth day of July in the lunar calendar, can Mawang Club burn "Fu Paper" on the thirteenth day of July, and can't burn the ghost gate on the fifteenth day of July, so you should write a letter behind the "Fu Paper". People who have a holiday can't touch the ghost paper, and the ancestors can't receive the incense sticks. When burning money, you should draw a circle and burn it in the circle, otherwise the ghosts will rob you, and you can't leave until it's finished. Is October in the lunar calendar a ghost festival taboo?
Avoid bringing red ropes, bells, wind chimes and other ghosts, and try to avoid going out. If you encounter paranormal, don't panic, concentrate all your attention and open your eyes.
1. Hanging wind chimes on the bedside
Wind chimes are easy to attract good brothers, and sleeping is the most likely time to be invaded.
2. People who are light in character should never go for a night outing, otherwise they will only ask for trouble ...
3. Burning paper on non-specific occasions is for good brothers. The result of burning paper will only attract more good brothers
4. Stealing sacrifices
These foods belong to good brothers, and using them without their consent will only bring you hard luck
5. Drying clothes at night
When a good brother thinks your clothes look good, he will borrow them and leave his taste on them ...
6. Calling names. Try to match them with code names, so as not to be remembered by your good brothers.
7. Swimming
At this time, your good brothers will play a game of raising your feet with you, and if you are not careful, your life will be taken away ...
8. Look around
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. Banyan trees are placed at the door. At the same time, it is also a good brother's favorite, unless you want a good brother to come and sit at home ...
1. Stay up late
The most empty time is in the middle of the night, and the most haunted time is also in the middle of the night. In contrast, who will win ...
11. Lean against the wall
A good brother usually likes to rest on a cold wall, which is easy to cause ghosts to get up
12. If you infringe on their things, you will easily be taught a lesson by them ...
13. Turn back easily
When you walk in the middle of nowhere or in a sparsely populated place, you feel as if someone is calling you. Don't turn back easily. That may be good brothers ...
14. You can't go back and forth everywhere.
People have three fires, one on their heads and one on their left and right shoulders. It is easy for a good brother to "put on his upper body" and put his slippers in the direction of the bed.
A good brother will judge where a stranger is by looking at the direction of his shoes. If his shoes are placed in the direction of the bed, then a good brother will go to bed and sleep with you ...
16. Chopsticks are inserted in the middle of the meal.
This is a worship mode, just like incense sticks are inserted in an incense burner. This move will only attract good brothers to share food with you ...
17. One person
It is true that one person is easy to attract the envy of good brothers ...
18. Taking pictures at night
This move is easy to take friends from the spiritual world together and then take them home ...
19. Playing Dish Fairy
Playing Dish Fairy at ordinary times is easy to happen. What's more, on this Halloween ...
2. Slippers are placed neatly beside the bed
When traveling outside, slippers are placed neatly beside the bed, which will attract the curiosity of friends in the spiritual world and cause them to get into bed ...
21. What month is whistling? What should we pay attention to during Halloween? Three Ghost Festivals: 1: The Gregorian calendar on March 3rd, 1968 is: March 31st, 1968 < P > Tomb-Sweeping Day at 2: 68: Lunar calendar: March 8th Gregorian calendar: April 5th < P > 3: July 15th, 1968; The Gregorian calendar is Thursday, August 8, 1968.
I don't know what day you are looking for. What date is the Ghost Festival in 215? The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month (_ _). On the general calendar, August 14th is the Ghost Festival. What's the origin? What are the customs and taboos? Actually, it's July 15th of the lunar calendar, and this year is August 14th of the solar calendar.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Ghost Festival" or "Orchid Festival". The Mid-Autumn Festival is a Taoist saying. In some places, it is commonly known as "Ghost Festival" and "shi gu", also known as the Day of the Dead and July 3. According to an ancient book, "The Taoist Scripture takes the 15th day of the first month as the Shang Yuan, the 15th day of July as the Zhong Yuan, and the 15th day of October as the Xia Yuan." The Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Double Ninth Festival (except, Qing Dynasty and September) are the four major festivals for ancestor worship in traditional festivals in China. "Taoist Collection" contains: "On the day of the Mid-Yuan Dynasty, the local officials searched and selected all the people to distinguish good from evil ... In their day and night, they recited the classics, the ten great sages and the Qi Yong Ling articles. Prisoners are hungry ghosts, and they were freed at that time. " Most folks miss their loved ones at this festival and place good wishes on the future.
for details, please refer to "Zhongyuan Festival" in Baidu Encyclopedia: baike.baidu./view/5792.htm? FR = ALA _ 1 _ 1 What is the date of the Spring Festival in 217? What are the customs in beginning of spring that forbid the Spring Festival to be the first day of the lunar calendar every year? The Spring Festival in 217 is the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar in 217, and the Gregorian calendar: Saturday, January 28, 217. Beginning of spring in 217 is the Gregorian calendar: February 3, 217, and the lunar calendar: the seventh day of the first month of the Year of the Rooster.
beginning of spring customs:
welcome in the spring
welcome.