Every year on the 15th day of the lunar calendar, people hold sacrificial ceremonies, so this day is our traditional festival Xiayuan Festival. Do you know what other names there are for the next Yuan Festival? How did these nicknames come from? This article brings you the nickname summary and origin of the next Yuan Festival. Let's have a look. What are the of the next Yuan Festival? " Xiayuan Festival is also known as' Xiayuan day ',' Xiayuan Festival ',' Xiayuan birthday 'and' Xiayuan water official festival '.
The origin of Xiayuan Festival is related to Taoism. There are three Taoist officials, heaven officials, earth officials and water officials. They say that heaven officials bless, earth officials forgive sins, and water officials solve misfortune. And 'Sanyuan' is another name for 'three officials'. The three officials of the great emperor were respectively corresponding to Yao, Shun and Yu. Therefore, the Xiayuan water official was the great Yu king who was famous for governing water.
The next Yuan Festival is also recorded in ancient books. According to the annals of Chinese Customs: 'October is the next Yuan Festival. It is said that there are also people who chant sutras during fasting at the time of relieving misfortune in the water palace.' On this day, the Taoist temple became a Taoist arena, and the people offered sacrifices to the dead and prayed for the water officials of Xiayuan to solve their problems. Later, it evolved into a day of folk sacrificing ancestors and remembering their ancestors.
The birth dates of the three officials are the 15th of the first month, the 15th of July and the 15th of October of the lunar calendar. These three days are called "Shangyuan Festival", "Zhongyuan Festival" and "Xiayuan Festival".
Shangyuan Festival, also known as' Shangyuan Tianguan Festival ', is Shangyuan's blessing to Tianguan Ziwei emperor's birthday; Zhongyuan Festival, also known as' Zhongyuan local official festival ', is the birthday of Qingxu emperor, an official who forgives sins in Zhongyuan; Xiayuan Festival, also known as' Xiayuan Shuiguan Festival ', is the birthday of Xiayuan jiee Shuiguan cave Yin emperor.
Life in the world, it is inevitable to encounter hardships, and the common people attach great importance to the divine power of the water official emperor to "eliminate difficulties and solve difficulties". Therefore, on the next Yuan Festival, people offer sacrifices to their ancestors and welcome the water official emperor, so as to seek comfort and peace of life.