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Midyear Festival; Obon.
Zhongyuan Festival is the name of Taoism, the folk and secular are called the seventh and a half months, and the Buddhism is called the Bon Festival. The festival customs mainly include worshipping ancestors, releasing river lanterns, worshipping the souls of the dead, burning paper ingots, sacrificing land, etc. Its birth can be traced back to the worship of ancestral spirits in ancient times and related time sacrifices.
Obon: Obon, a festival that falls on the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year, is also known as the Bon Festival and the Midyear Festival. It should be noted that, in a certain sense, the mid-year festival belongs to Taoism, the Obon festival belongs to Buddhism, and the July and a half ancestor worship festival belongs to the folk secular.
In some places, the festival is commonly known as the Ghost Festival, Shi Gu, Zhai Gu, Diguan Festival, etc.
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You can give gifts on the Midyear Festival, and now you can give gifts on any holiday, even if there is no holiday.
The folk festival customs of the Midyear Festival mainly include ancestor worship, river lanterns, worship of the dead, burning paper ingots, sacrificing land, etc.
Its production can be traced back to the worship of ancestral spirits in ancient times and related time sacrifices.
July is the auspicious month, filial piety month, seven mill oak month and a half is the folk early autumn celebration of the harvest, reward the earth of the festival, there are a number of crops ripe, the folk according to the routine to worship the ancestors did not celebrate, with new rice and other sacrifices, to the ancestors to report the autumn success. The festival is a kind of cultural traditional festival to remember the ancestors, and its cultural core is to respect the ancestors and fulfill filial piety.
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Every country and culture has different traditions and norms, so the time and method of gift-giving may also be different. In Chinese culture, the first and fifteenth days of each month are the new days of the lunar calendar, which are usually regarded as the days of yin and yang, which have a special meaning, so there are related festivals in some areas<>
In traditional culture, people often give gifts to each other on every important holiday or special day to show their concern and gratitude. However, the judgment is specific to whether it is suitable to give gifts on the first and fifteenth days of each month, and it is necessary to consider the specific situation and dig the macro to decide Oh <>
In the case of gifts between private individuals, it is possible to consider whether the relationship and habits of both parties are in line with each other's values and moral codes. For commercial occasions, relevant regulations and industry norms should be complied with<>
In short, gifts should be given in accordance with the principles of integrity, fairness, legality, and compliance, while considering the occasion and customs, respecting cultural differences, and avoiding unnecessary misunderstandings and adverse influences<>
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Summary. On the fifteenth day of the month, it is taboo to give gifts: Do not give clocks:
In traditional Chinese culture, giving a clock is considered to symbolize the passage of time and separation, so it is considered unlucky to give a clock on days like the first and fifteenth days of the Lunar New Year. Do not give hairpins: hairpins are women's jewelry in traditional Chinese culture, and hairpins are regarded as implying that the other party's marriage is unhappy or ominous, so it is forbidden to give hairpins on days like the first and fifteenth days of the new year.
Do not give pears: In Chinese culture, the pronunciation of pears is similar to the word "li", which is considered to have the meaning of separation, so it is forbidden to give pears on the first and fifteenth days of the new year.
Gifts on the 15th day of the month: Do not give clocks: In traditional Chinese culture, giving clocks and watches is considered to symbolize the passage of time and separation, so it is considered unlucky to give clocks on days like the first and 15th days of the Lunar New Year.
Do not send hairpins: hairpins are women's jewelry in traditional Chinese culture, and sending hairpins is regarded as a hint of unhappy or ominous marriages, so it is forbidden to send hairpins on days like the first and fifteenth days of the new year. Don't send pears:
In Chinese culture, the pronunciation of pears is similar to the word "li", which is considered to have the meaning of separation, so on the first and fifteenth days of the new year, Chang Gai congratulates the gift of pears.
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