Can I visit the graves and worship my ancestors on the 14th day of the first lunar month? What are the customs on this day?
Ancestor worship is a folk activity that is usually held on fixed days. So, is it possible to visit the graves and worship our ancestors on the 14th day of the first lunar month in 2019? If you want to know more about the first month of the lunar calendar in 2019, please pay attention to our Shui Mo Xiansheng website!Can we worship our ancestors on the 14th day of the first lunar month in 2019?The fourteenth day of the first lunar month of the year 2019, which is Monday, February 18, 2019 in the Gregorian calendar, is Aquarius. This day is for death, so don’t use it for important matters. Suitable things for today in the lunar calendar include getting married, receiving wealth, opening business, setting up beds and stoves, receiving betrothal gifts, building houses, building ground, erecting pillars and raising beams, offering sacrifices, praying for offspring, resolving burials, taking up posts, resolving lawsuits, going to school, tailoring clothes, signing contracts, seeking wealth, and traveling to seek medical treatment. Unsuitable things in the lunar calendar today include moving, installing incense, planting crops, fasting and offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, receiving livestock , buying property, sailing, and resolving lawsuits. This day is an unlucky day, so it is not suitable for worshiping ancestors.What are the customs on the 14th day of the first lunar month?1. Eating "Hula Geng" On the 14th day of the first lunar month in Xiangshan, there is a custom of eating "Hula Geng" during the Lantern Festival. On that day, children brought their own bowls and chopsticks and went from street to street, eating the spicy soup from door to door and saying, "Here's the fortune soup!" The host gave each person a ladle, regardless of whether they were acquaintances or strangers. "Hula Geng" is made with oysters, shrimps, fish, clams and other main ingredients, plus chopped lean meat, taro, radish, eggs, sausage, shredded vegetables and other cooked foods, mixed together, stir-fried and finally thickened with water. It is said that the more a child visits and the more he eats, the smarter he will become. The more people ask for Hu La, the richer the owner will be. 2. Eating Mai Liu On the 14th night of the first lunar month, every household in Ninghai, both urban and rural areas, eats Mai Liu for dinner. Mai Liu is made by cooking vegetable leaves, shredded dried tofu, dried shrimp and shredded sweet potato flour together, then adding wheat flour and stirring until it becomes a thin paste, which is called "Mai Liu". Why does Ninghai eat Mai Liu on the 14th night of the first lunar month? It is said that this is related to Qi Jiguang's fight against Japanese pirates. 3. Worship Linshui Niangniang. People call the 14th day of the first lunar month the birthday of "Linshui Niangniang" (also known as "Shuntian Holy Mother"). Legend has it that Linshui Niangniang's surname was Chen. She lived during the Dali period of the Tang Dynasty and later became a deity who saved women with difficult childbirth. So people built a temple to worship her, and called her "Linshui Niangniang" and "Shuntian Shengmu". In fact, it is a patron saint created by women for themselves in an era when women had no status and science was underdeveloped. It was also a way for them to encourage themselves out of fear of difficult childbirth. |
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