The eighth day of the fourth lunar month: Ox Soul Festival, commemorating the Holy Lord Guandi
Introduction: We all know that in my country's festival culture, lunar festivals occupy a very large part. my country has four major traditional festivals, the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Lantern Festival. So, what other festivals are there in the lunar calendar? What festival is on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month? Let’s take a look together below! April is the most beautiful month in the world. April is a very beautiful month. In late spring and early summer, all things are new and many good beginnings appear in this month.The eighth day of the fourth lunar month: Commemorating the Holy Lord GuandiApril 8th has also evolved into a festival to commemorate Guandijun. The Ming edition of "Datong Prefecture Records" records: "On April 8th, all shops offer offerings at the Guansheng Temple for several days, and the offerings are extremely exquisite and clean, including flower plates and paper crafts." Guansheng Emperor refers to Guan Yu, a famous general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, whose courtesy name was Yunchang and was originally from Shanxi. It is said in history that he had great ambition, justice, wisdom, benevolence and courage, and was highly praised and admired by later generations. He was revered by Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and was canonized as a god by feudal rulers. There was a couplet in the old Guandi Temple. The top line reads "Conferred the title of Marquis in Han Dynasty, King in Song Dynasty, and Demon-Subduing Emperor in Ming Dynasty"; the bottom line reads "Confucianism calls him Emperor, Buddhism calls him Buddha, and Taoism calls him Yuanzhi Tianzun", which is the most typical summary of Guan Yu's image. Yuncheng Jiezhou is Guan Yu's hometown. Xiezhou Guandi Temple is the largest temple of its kind in the country. During the temple fair, people from surrounding counties and cities would go to the fair. On the eighth day of April, people in southern Shanxi Province usually make "Gu Lei" by mixing noodles with alfalfa flowers, and children pick apricots to eat. There is a saying that goes "On April 8, alfalfa flowers bloom, and young apricots are eaten (pronounced "ha" in the local dialect)"The eighth day of the fourth lunar month: Ox Soul FestivalThe Zhuang people believe that April 8th is the birthday of the Ox King. When the Ox Soul Festival arrives, people put down the plows and the oxen are unyoked. The host family feeds the oxen with freshly brewed sweet wine and five-colored glutinous rice dyed with plant juices. On this day, the cowshed needs to be cleaned and the cows need to be washed; while the cows are being bathed, drums are played to add to the fun.Summary: The above article is a detailed analysis of what festival is on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month. You can read it. I hope you like this article! |
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