How are people born on the Ghost Festival? Myth 1:
The Hungry Ghost Festival is also called the Ghost Festival and the Half of July. People born on this day have good horoscopes, especially those born at Zi hour (23:00 pm to 1:00 am). People will be born at this time. The person is called Tiantai.
Myth 2:
Because the Ghost Festival is the time when ghosts appear, it is said that children born on this day are transformed into wandering ghosts. Therefore, people born on this day with heavy Yin Qi are prone to Qi deficiency, stomach cold, cold limbs, and can easily attract evil spirits.
Myth 3:
Most people believe that July 14th is the day when ghosts open their doors, so they rarely go out at night. It is said that friends born on the Hungry Ghost Festival will see some unclean things, and some say that people born on the Hungry Ghost Festival will have a rough fate.
Why is the Ghost Festival the Ghost Festival? According to records, in ancient times, the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month was called the Ghost Festival, a traditional festival in China. It was a day when ancient people placed river lanterns to pray for blessings, and it was also a day when Taoist priests built altars and prayed.
Among them, Buddhism and Taoism each have different interpretations of this festival. Taoism emphasizes filial piety, while Buddhism focuses on the salvation of those ownerless souls released from the underworld.
Taoism has three officials, Tianguan, Diguan and Shuiguan. It is said that the heavenly official gives blessings and is born on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which is called the Shangyuan Festival; the earth official pardons sins and is born on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, which is called the Zhongyuan Festival; the water official relieves misfortune and is born on the fifteenth day of the tenth month. It is called Xiayuan Festival.
There is also a legend about this statement. According to legend, a long time ago, there was a Taoist man named Chen Zizhen. After he married the Dragon King's daughter, he gave birth to Tianguan, Diguan and Shuiguan on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the fifteenth day of July and the fifteenth day of October. The official has three children.
These three officials are responsible for the three major tasks of blessing, pardoning sins, and resolving misfortunes in the human world. Every year on July 15th, the Ghost Festival is the time when local officials and schools are pardoning sins. On this day, the local officials will take out a thick roster, and based on the performance of gods, mortals, and animals, they will pardon and exempt from punishment.
Therefore, the purpose of all the sacrificial activities performed by the people on the Ghost Festival is to save those lonely ghosts and hope that the local officials will pardon all their crimes.
What are the three major ghost festivals in China? 1. Qingming Festival
During the Qingming Festival, it is necessary to visit graves and there is also the custom of outing. In the past, the Qingming Festival was also called the Cold Food Festival, which once lasted for a hundred days. Cao Cao changed it to one day, and the Tang Dynasty changed it to three days before the Qingming Festival. All fires had to be extinguished. After the Cold Food Festival, new fires came from the palace.
2. Zhongyuan Festival
The Zhongyuan Festival (July 15th) was originally a day for people to worship ancestors. It was later designated as the Christmas Day of the Underground Palace, and the Underground Palace is in charge of the gate of hell. This day The underground palace opens the door to hell. It is also the day when hell opens. The deceased ancestors can go home for reunion. Therefore, it is also the Ghost Festival. It is the most important of the three major underworld festivals in China. There is a dojo and steamed buns are given to the lonely ghosts. On this day, ancestors are worshiped, graves are visited, and lotus lanterns are lit to illuminate the way home for the deceased. Taoist temples hold grand pujas to pray for blessings and auspiciousness, and the content is to redeem the souls of the deceased.
3. Cold Clothes Festival
Every year on the first day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, it is called the October Dynasty, also known as the Ancestor Worship Festival, and is the festival for sending cold clothes. Also known as the Mingyin Festival, on this day, special emphasis is placed on paying homage to the deceased, which is called sending cold clothes. In order to prevent the ancestors from being cold and freezing in the underworld, on this day, people will burn five-color paper, send them clothes to keep out the cold, and also send warmth to the lonely ghosts. On the first day of October, burning cold clothes expresses the memory of the deceased and the compassion of the living for the deceased. At the same time, this day also marks the arrival of severe winter, so it is also a day for parents and loved ones to send warm clothes to those they care about.
In Buddhism, this day is the Bon Festival day, and its content is also for the salvation of the dead. The original meaning of Bon is to liberate the upside down, which comes from the story of Mulian rescuing his mother.