Qingming Festival is not only one of the 24 traditional solar terms in China, but also an important festival to remember our ancestors, worship and sweep tombs. At the same time, it is also an important season for spring outing. In 2019, Qingming Festival is coming. Can we go out at night? What are the taboos for going out on Qingming Festival?
Can I go out in the evening of Qingming Festival
It is said that every year's Tomb Sweeping Day and ghost's Day (July 14 of the lunar calendar) are the days when the gate of death opens. In the evening, a group of ghosts will come out for a night tour. I'm afraid they will run into each other if they don't get it right. Girls themselves are Yin, and Yin is getting heavier at night, so of course, they should not go out as much as possible on the night of Qingming Festival. Although you can say yes or no, it has been said for thousands of years that there is no truth and it can't last so long. You don't have to make fun of yourself in just two days of a year. Be careful, you'll sail for ten thousand years!
Although the old man used superstitious reasons, he had some scientific reasons. Qingming Festival is just after winter, especially in the north. There is a big temperature difference between morning and evening. It has been said that spring covers autumn. Therefore, too much cold and Yin at night is not conducive to the adjustment of the body from winter to spring. It is better to go to bed early and get up early in this season, which is more conducive to the balance of yin and Yang of the human body.
What are the three Ghost Festivals in China
1. Qingming Festival
Tomb Sweeping Day to grave, at the same time there is the custom of outing. In the past, Qingming was also called cold food festival, which lasted for 100 days. Cao Cao changed it to one day, and Tang changed it to three days before Qingming. All the fires were put out. After the cold food, new fires came from the palace.
2. Zhongyuan Festival
Zhongyuan (July 15) was originally a day of ancestor worship among the people. Later, it was designated as the underground palace Christmas. The underground palace was in charge of the gate of hell. On this day, the underground palace opened the gate of hell, which was also the day when the deceased ancestors could return home for reunion. Therefore, it was also the ghost's day. It was the most important of the three Ghost Festivals in China. There was a Taoist temple and steamed bread for the ghosts, On this day, we should offer sacrifices to our ancestors, go to the grave and light lotus lamps to light the way home for the dead. It is the grand content of praying for the soul of the dead.
This day of Buddhism is the day of the Yulan basin society, and the content is also for the souls of the dead. The original intention of Yulan is to liberate the hanging upside down, which comes from the story of Mulian saving his mother.
3. Hanyi Festival
Every year on the first day of October of the lunar calendar, it is called the 'October Dynasty', also known as the 'ancestor worship Festival'. For the winter clothing festival. On this day, special attention is paid to the sacrifice of those who died first, which is called cold clothes. Together with the Qingming Festival in spring and the Zhongyuan festival in autumn, they are called the three 'Ghost Festivals' of the year. In order to avoid the cold in the hell, on this day, people should burn five color paper, send warm clothes to them, and send warmth to the ghosts. On the first day of October, people burn their cold clothes, which expresses the nostalgia for their old friends and the compassion of the living for the dead. At the same time, this day also marks the arrival of winter, so it is also a day for parents and lovers to send warm clothes to the people they care about.
What are the taboos to go out on the night of Qingming Festival
There are three Ghost Festivals in China: Qingming, Zhongyuan and Hanyi. Qingming Festival, also known as cold food festival, is an important festival for ancestor worship, which has been handed down to the present day, with many stresses and taboos. Some sensitive people are often afraid of walking at night in these festivals. In fact, many supernatural events happen at night. In order to avoid some inexplicable events, we might as well learn something about walking at night. Let's be steady.
At night, people will inevitably be cranky, often fear is generated in the dark. So when we walk the night road, we must not think about some dead people. Because generally speaking, the Yin spirit can't see strangers. When you think of ghosts, you will be afraid naturally. As soon as you lose your popularity and Yang Qi, the Yin spirit will notice you.
People with weak popularity may encounter strange environment when they walk on the road with few people at night. Sometimes I can hear the call of others, but I can't really hear it. In this case, we should summon up the courage to ignore this inexplicable voice, never turn back, let alone answer. Because it may mean that the unclean things notice you, the more you are afraid, or even answer, the worse the situation is. If you have the courage to ignore it, you can't do anything evil. This should be noted.
As for why we can't go back, the problem lies in the three lights of the human body. Every night traveler has three lights on his body, one on his head and two on his shoulders. This is the true fire of Samadhi. When we walk alone in the middle of the night, we should all know that you are unlikely to be called. But often subconscious reaction, a turn back, a lamp will be off, and each off a lamp, evil is more rampant, may repeatedly create strange sound, want to deceive you to put out three lights. When you go back three times, that is, when all three lights go out, trouble comes, which is also very important.
So how can we take the night road to avoid the evil spirit taking advantage of the opportunity? This suggests that we should walk on the outside of the main road as far as possible, not close to the roadside. It's said that the spirit of Yin also needs to avoid the vehicles when walking in the underworld, and it is also walking on the roadside. So when we walk too close to the side, it's easy to see unclean things.
Some people ask, what should we do if we see it? Remember, if we see it, we must not panic. We should treat it as if we didn't see it, because if we don't feel the attention of strangers, the other party won't notice anything. The more frightened you are, the less popular you will feel.
All in all, I would like to remind you that in the dead of night, no matter where you are on the road, you should ensure your own popularity, which is the so-called anger. If the popularity is strong, all evils will not invade; if the popularity is declining, it will attract disasters and lead to obscurity. In addition, I also want to remind my friends who are greedy for wine to go home early after drinking. Don't hang around on the side of the road. It should be noted that drunken people are delirious and their popularity is the weakest. Once they get into trouble, they will not be able to settle down. Never forget.
Taboo of Ghost Festival
1. Wind chime on the head of the bed
Wind chime is easy to attract good brothers, and sleeping is the most vulnerable time to be invaded.
2. Night tour
People with light characters should never travel at night, or they will only ask for trouble.
3. Burning paper on non specific occasions
Ming paper is for good brothers, and gold paper is for God. Burning Ming paper will only attract more good brothers.
4. Stealing sacrifices
These are good brothers' food. If you use them without their consent, you will only bring you some hard luck.
5. Whistling
Whistling at night, be careful. Good brother likes you
6. Call your name
Don't call out your name when you travel in the night. Try to match it with a code name, so as not to be remembered by a good brother.
7. Swimming
At this time, the good brothers will play the game of raising the ghost's feet with you. If you are not careful, your life will be carried away.
8. Random look
Good brothers like to hide and scare people. In case they are scared, it's the best time for them to invade you.
9. The banyan tree is at the door
Because banyan is a shade gathering plant, but also a good brother's favorite, unless you want a good brother to sit at home.
10. Stay up late
The most empty time is in the late night, and the most ghost time is also in the late night. By contrast, who will win.
11. Against the wall
Good brothers usually like to rest on the cold wall, which is easy to cause ghosts.
12. Collect money from the roadside
The money is used to buy off cattle and horses. If it infringes on their things, it is easy to be taught by them.
13. Looking back easily
When you walk in the wilderness or in a sparsely populated place, you feel "as if" someone has called you. Don't turn back easily. That may be a good brother.
14. You can't hook up anywhere
There are three fires on a man's body, one on his head, one on his left and one on his left and one on his right shoulders. As long as one of them is put out, it's easy to be attacked by a good brother.
15. The end of the slipper is towards the bed
A good brother will look at the direction of the toe to judge where the stranger is. If the toe is placed towards the head of the bed, then the good brother will go to bed with you.
16. Chopsticks in the middle of the meal
This is the mode of worship, just like putting incense on the censer. This will only attract good brothers to share food with you.
17. One person
It's true that a man is easy to be coveted by a good brother.
18. Take photos at night
It's easy to bring in the friends of the spirit world and take them home.
19. Play dish Fairy
It's easy to play Diexian at ordinary times, not to mention during this ghost festival.
20. Slippers are neatly placed by the bed
When traveling outside, the slippers are neatly placed beside the bed, which will attract the curiosity of friends in the spirit world and cause their bed trouble
21. Avoid hanging clothes in the middle of the night
Wet clothes are easy to let free radio waves stick on them, and it's not easy to get away. In the ghost month when ghosts are everywhere, hanging clothes in the middle of the night is like setting traps to catch ghosts. It doesn't bother you. Who do you want to find?
22. Don't sleep with a shawl
During the ghost month, there are wandering ghosts everywhere. If you lose your hair, be careful that they are mistaken for the same kind and force you to chat.
23. Don't trample on the paper
Ghost paper is a sacrifice for ghosts. When burning, ghosts will gather nearby to grab it. If you trample and jump when burning ghost paper, it will not hinder their action. When ghosts are angry, it will be bad for you.
24. Don't pat others on the shoulder
This taboo has something to do with folk customs. It is believed that there are three fires on everyone's body. If they gather on their shoulders and heads, ghosts will not dare to get close to them. Therefore, in Pudu, the place with the most ghosts in the middle Yuan Dynasty, if you pat others on the shoulder at will, don't you want to put out the other party's fire and let the ghosts trouble him?
25. Contraindications in physiological period
It is believed that women's bodies are not clean during the physiological period, and it is not suitable to watch such things as starting construction or offering sacrifices on the spot, so as to avoid violating the gods, causing misfortune, or making the fortifications unable to proceed smoothly. No matter whether this statement is based on or not, women's physical condition will lead to their own magnetic field instability during the physiological period, and they are vulnerable to the influence of other strong magnetic fields, so they should be more cautious.
27. Don't celebrate your birthday in the middle of the night
People born in July are a little pitiful. When celebrating their birthday in the evening, some unknown 'people' will appear to sing happy birthday songs together. It's better to celebrate in the daytime instead.
28. Don't catch dragonflies and katydids
Folk believe that these two kinds of insects are the incarnation of ghosts. Catch them randomly and be careful to attract ghosts.
29. Bow to the door
On the first day of July, as soon as the gate of ghosts opens, all the ghosts who are allowed to return to the sun to visit their relatives will rush out of the underworld to snatch food and supplies. Therefore, in the afternoon of the first day of the ghost month, every family has to offer sacrifices in front of their own doors, which is called 'worship the door'. Since it's only for the good brothers passing by to have a rest and pray that they don't intrude on their families, it's not necessary to provide too many offerings. Usually, they just need to do the following things. A. Five bowls of rice cake. B. Put a stick of incense on each offering, and pray for the good brothers to continue on the road after enjoying it. C. Some silver papers and Sutras were burned.
30. Water discharge lamp: in the early years, most of the activities of water discharge lamp put the water lamp into the river, so it is also called 'River lamp'. At that time, most of the river lanterns were made of pieces of wood or paper into a lotus shaped base, and the candle was placed in the lotus seat downstream, so it was also called 'lotus lamp'. The original intention of the "water lamp" was to show sympathy for the souls drowned in the water, for fear that they could not find their way home. Therefore, a grand ceremony of the "water lamp" was held the night before Purdue, in the hope that they could be brought home by the "water lamp"