Introduction: Our country has many traditional festivals, and traditional festivals have many customs, and the Lower Yuan Festival is one of them. So what are the customs of the Lower Yuan Festival on the 15th day of the 10th lunar month? Analysis of the customs of the Lower Yuan Festival! The arrival of the tenth month of the lunar calendar means we have to bid farewell to the cool autumn and enter the cold winter. Let’s come to the tenth month of the lunar calendar special topic on Shuimoxiansheng.com to learn about the tenth month of the lunar calendar in 2018.What are the customs of the Lower Yuan Festival on the 15th day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar? Analysis of the customs of the Lower Yuan Festival!Xiayuan Festival customs: fasting and offering sacrificesDuring the Lower Yuan Festival, Taoist temples hold related fasting ceremonies. Because the Lower Yuan Festival is also a day for fasting as stipulated in Taoist fasting rules, Taoism believes that fasting is necessary for anything that requires relying on divine power, such as praying for blessings, warding off disasters, relieving suffering, apologizing, seeking immortality, prolonging life, and saving the souls of the deceased, etc. If you are interested, you can go to a nearby Taoist temple to participate in the fasting ceremony on the day of the Lower Yuan Festival. Xiayuan Festival customs: food customs Food customs are also an important part of festival customs. Since ancient times, there has been a custom among the people to eat meat during the Lower Yuan Festival. As the folk custom goes: "Eat glutinous rice cake in the morning and fish in the evening." On the day of the Lower Yuan Festival, people usually eat glutinous rice cake, glutinous rice cake, taro buns, etc. in the morning. After the Lower Yuan Festival, the family will gather together to eat sumptuous dishes. Meat, fish, pork, etc. are all indispensable festive delicacies on the table. Xiayuan Festival customs: worshipping ancestors The Lower Yuan Festival, the Zhongyuan Festival and the Shangyuan Festival are collectively known as the "Three Yuans" and are all traditional Chinese sacrificial festivals. Although many people don't know much about the Xiayuan Festival, the folk custom of worshiping ancestors during the Xiayuan Festival is still preserved in many places. The form of ancestor worship may vary according to local customs. The general process is: when the moon comes out on the Lower Yuan Festival, place the family tree, ancestral portraits, tablets, etc. in the upper hall of the house, then set up the offering table, arrange the incense burner and offerings, and begin to worship the souls of the ancestors and pray for their blessings. Xiayuan Festival customs: praying to the gods It is said that the Lower Yuan Festival is the birthday of the Water God, and rural families hold related sacrificial activities. Before nightfall on the day of the Lower Yuan Festival, every household in Putian, Fujian Province, would offer sacrifices to the water god in their own fields. Generally, vegetarian food is placed on the table and incense sticks are scattered on the ridges of the fields to show loyalty. The purpose is to pray for moisture in the dry winter so that the crops can survive the winter safely. |
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