Tomb Sweeping Day is one of the 24 traditional solar terms in China. It is an important festival to remember our ancestors and to worship and sweep tombs. However, Tomb Sweeping Day is also one of the three Ghost Festivals in China. Can we go out at night on Tomb Sweeping Day? What are the taboos on going out at night on Tomb Sweeping Day?
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. The Taoist temple held a grand Dharma meeting to pray for good luck. The content of the Taoist temple is to transcend 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.