When is the Ghost Festival in 2019 and what are burned during it?
The 15th day of the seventh month every year is the Zhongyuan Festival, which originated from the "mid-July" and is a festival for ancestor worship. So, when is the Ghost Festival in 2019 and what do we burn on it? Legend has it that every seventh month of the lunar calendar, the gates of the underworld open and hundreds of ghosts roam at night, so the entire seventh month is called the Ghost Month. If you want to know more about the auspicious and inauspicious days in the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2019, please follow Mr. Shuimo’s website.When is the Ghost Festival in 2019?Lunar calendar: July 15, 2019 (lunar calendar) Gregorian calendar: Thursday, August 15, 2019 (solar calendar) The Ghost Festival (July 14th/15th) is also one of China's traditional festivals for ancestor worship. Behind its culture is a kind of belief. July 14th and 15th are intangible cultural heritage. They are a kind of culture and an ancient yet modern tradition of remembering ancestors. This tradition embodies the ancient people’s idea of “respecting the dead and remembering the ancestors”, and its cultural core is respecting ancestors and being filial.What is burned during the Ghost Festival?Burning PaperDuring the Zhongyuan Festival, the most prominent folk belief is burning paper. According to legend, paper in the world of the living is money in the underworld, and people burn paper to send money to their deceased ancestors and relatives. Usually when burning paper at the grave, people would leave a few sheets and burn them at the crossroads. The purpose was to give some alms to the wild ghosts that could return to their homes, so that they would not rob the money given to their ancestors. Burning incense and firing cannons On the evening of July 14th or 15th, people burn incense and firecrackers outside the door, and at the same time "burn buns" (also called "offering buns") are offered. "Burning the paper money" refers to the burning of wrapped paper money during ancestor worship, which is a form of ancestor worship. Yuan Mei's "Xin Qixie·Shao Bao": "On the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, the people of Guangdong often wrap paper money and burn it, which is called Shao Bao, and they worship their ancestors. Different people have different destinies. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." We cannot change our destiny, but we can change our fortune. Want to know your fortune in 2019? Then click on the [Premium Calculation] below to find out! |
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