Introduction to the origin of the Zhongyuan Festival. What are the nicknames of the Zhongyuan Festival?
Every festival has its own origin, but not everyone knows the origin of the Ghost Festival. So, let’s take a look at the origin of the Ghost Festival and what are the nicknames of the Ghost Festival? Shuimo.com has carefully compiled detailed information about the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021. Come to Shuimo.com’s special topic on the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021 to learn about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the day!Introduction to the Origin of the Ghost FestivalThe name of the Zhongyuan Festival mainly originated from the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Zhongyuan Festival is also known as the "Ghost Festival" or the "Menlan Festival". According to Wu Za Zu, “Daoist scriptures regard the 15th day of the first lunar month as the Shang Yuan Festival, the 15th day of the seventh lunar month as the Zhong Yuan Festival, and the 15th day of the tenth lunar month as the Xia Yuan Festival.” Xiu Xiu Ji says, “On the Zhong Yuan Festival in the seventh lunar month, the Earth God descends to determine the good and evil deeds of the human world. Taoists recite scriptures that night, and prisoners on the Hungry Festival are freed.”On this day, Buddhism also holds a ceremony to pray for the salvation of the dead, which is called "Ullambana" (Indian name: ULLAMBANA) or "Menlan Festival". The meaning of Menglanpen is hanging upside down. The pain of life is like a bat hanging upside down on a tree, hanging there and suffering unspeakably. In order to save all living beings from the suffering of hanging upside down, it is necessary to chant scriptures and distribute food to wandering ghosts. This practice coincided with China's Ghost Month worship, and thus the Zhongyuan Festival and the Menglan Festival were passed down at the same time. What are the nicknames for the Ghost Festival?The Zhongyuan Festival is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ghost Festival, Ullambana Festival, Fasting for the Orphans, Giving to the Orphans, and the Day of the Dead. The 15th day of the seventh lunar month (in some places it is the 14th day of the seventh lunar month) is called the Zhongyuan Festival in Taoism, the Yulan Festival in Buddhism, and the Ghost Festival in the folk.The Ghost Festival on July 15th is a traditional festival in my country with the main focus on worshiping ancestors. It is known as one of the three major ghost festivals in ancient my country, along with the Cold Food Festival and the Qingming Festival. Every year, sacrificial activities are mainly held on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, but the time is not fixed. In the southern region of my country, people also have the tradition of sacrificing on the 14th day of the seventh lunar month. In some places, the ancestor worship ceremony begins in early July. The ancestors are welcomed back home at night and then offered three meals a day until the end of July. |
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