During the Hungry Ghost Festival, there is a custom of setting off lanterns, not only sky lanterns, but also river lanterns. Therefore, in some TV dramas, you can sometimes see the river and the sky filled with lights. It's particularly beautiful, but it's actually a tribute to the deceased. So what does it mean for ghosts to light up lights and pray for blessings? What is the meaning of placing river lanterns? Let this Feng Shui Knowledge Encyclopedia answer it for you.
Ghosts light up lanterns to pray for blessings and light up the way home for the deceased. In ancient times, lighting lanterns, whether flying into the sky or placing wishing lanterns on water, was a way for people to save the souls of the dead, worship ancestors, and express their grief. People believe that the Ghost Festival is a ghost festival, and they should light up lanterns to celebrate the festival for ghosts. However, humans and ghosts are different, so lighting up lanterns in Zhongyuan is different from lighting up lanterns in Shangyuan. Humans are yang, ghosts are yin; land is yang, water is yin. The mysterious darkness under the water reminds people of the legendary netherworld, where they sink. Therefore, the lamps are lit on land during the Shangyuan period, and the lamps are lit on the water during the Zhongyuan period. The evil spirit prayer lamp can dissolve the evil spirit of the dead soul, resolve obstacles, resolve resentment, and resolve hostility. It not only improves the fortune of the person offering the lamp, but also can transcend the soul of the dead and bless all living beings.
The meaning of releasing lanterns on the river is to celebrate the Ghost Festival in the water, which is commonly known as the "Ghost Festival" among the people. On this day, there is a custom of releasing lanterns to honor ancestors to commemorate ancestors and recall their ancestors. Place your nostalgia and sorrow on the lamps and let them drift with the water. River lanterns, also known as "lotus lanterns", usually have lamps or candles placed on the base, and are placed into rivers, lakes and seas on the night of the Ghost Festival, allowing them to drift. The purpose of putting up river lanterns is to save drowned ghosts and other lonely ghosts in the water.
Celebrating Ghosts In people’s opinion, as the Ghost Festival is a festival for ghosts, it is also time to light up lamps and celebrate ghosts. But humans and ghosts are different, so the Zhongyuan node lamps are not the same as the Shangyuan node lamps. In the Five Elements Bagua, humans are yang and ghosts are yin; land is yang and water is yin. The mysterious darkness beneath the water is reminiscent of the legendary underworld where ghosts sink. Therefore, the lamps at the Upper Yuan Festival are on land and the lamps at the Zhongyuan Festival are in the water.
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