(A) Three sources of Mid-Autumn Festival
One of the sources of Mid-Autumn Festival is related to the traditional Taoism in China. There are three gods in Taoism, namely the heavenly officer, the local officer and the water officer, among which? Tianguan blessed the Yuan Dynasty on the 15th day of the first month, local officials were exempted from punishment on July 15th, and water officials were exempted from punishment on October 15th. ? July 15 this year is a day for offering sacrifices to local officials. So, who is this administrator? The magistrate is the god officer in charge of the hell, and it is a ghost to forgive the magistrate's sins. According to legend, on July 15th, the ghost gate in the underworld was wide open, and all ghosts could leave the underworld and go to the world. So there is? In July and a half, the gate of hell opens? 、? In July and a half, ghosts run around? Therefore, July 15 is also called Ghost Festival.
The second source of the Mid-Autumn Festival is related to the Buddhist Kasahara Festival. This is a turning-over festival. Legend has it that Manglietia was a Buddhist, but Manglietia's mother did many evils before her death. After her death, Manglietia became an evil ghost and suffered in hell all day. So Mulian thought of a way to help all Buddhists send their merits to the basin. On July 15, her mother was finally able to cross over and avoid suffering. So in Buddhist culture, Mid-Autumn Festival is also called? Bonsai Festival? It is a festival to turn over the dead. On this day, people put lanterns in the river to mourn and turn over the dead. This is the origin of the custom of putting river lanterns on Mid-Autumn Festival.
The last and most primitive source of Mid-Autumn Festival is actually a festival for our ancestors to sacrifice to the Lord and pray for a bumper harvest. In the Book of Changes? Seven? Is there a representative? The number of resurrection? Everything can be resurrected in seven days. Therefore, July 14 (14 is the Double Ninth Festival) is a day for offering sacrifices to ancestors, mourning and praying for resurrection. Moreover, July is also a harvest day for crops. At the same time, we should pray for good weather and good harvests in the coming year.
(B) Several taboos of Mid-Autumn Festival
1, avoid traveling at night.
Needless to say, our parents taught us not to go out on Halloween night. In fact, from a scientific point of view, there is no scientific basis. I think it is mainly used by parents to scare their children.
2. Avoid hanging wind chimes.
Wind chimes always have different colors. Wind chimes often appear in horror movies we watch. From now on, it is really bad to hang wind chimes at night. Autumn is crisp around the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is easy to get windy at night, which also affects sleep.
3. Avoid stealing tribute?
Those who have children at home should pay special attention, because both the offerings to ancestors and the offerings to local officials are dedicated to ghosts and gods, which is a form of expressing respect and memory. Stealing offerings is equivalent to a very disrespectful act.
4. Avoid looking in the mirror at night.
Finally, try not to look in the mirror at night. Mirrors, like wind chimes, have different colors According to many legends, the mirror at night has special magic power, which may take away people's souls, so you'd better believe what it has.