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Some will burn paper on the evening of July 14 or July 15, that is, the day before or after the Midyear Festival, and some areas will burn paper from the 10th day of July until July 15, that is, the four days before and the day after the Midyear Festival.
It is believed that the deceased relatives will not only live in another form, but also return to the yang world every year to reunite with us. The burning of paper money in the Midyear Festival is a catharsis for people, and the burned ashes alleviate the pain of our lovesickness for our deceased relatives, inherit our unfinished filial piety, and let the pain of missing relatives also find a stable home.
Burning paper money is a token of the living and the dead, because of the mid-year festival, you can meet yin and yang, heart to heart, in addition to burning paper money also has the meaning of comforting the ancestors, placing yourself, inspiring future generations, respecting ancestors and filial piety, chasing the distance cautiously, knowing grace and cherishing blessings.
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The paper burned on the Midyear Festival is generally before July 15 of the lunar calendar.
Zhongyuan Festival (the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar), that is, the seventh half of the ancestor worship festival, also known as the ghost festival. In addition, there are different names such as the underground palace festival and the melon festival.
Generally, the paper is burned before July 15 of the lunar calendar, according to superstition, the paper should be burned at night, because the night is heavy and the ghost is active, and the paper is burned for the deceased, and they can receive it!
The Midyear Festival is also known as the Day of the Dead, the month and a half. The fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the Midyear Festival. Ancestor worship activities are widely carried out among the people. Rich and poor, they should prepare wine, food, and paper money to pay tribute to the deceased to show their remembrance of their deceased ancestors.
The mid-year festival is generally seven days, and there are new dead and old dead. Those who died within three years are called new deceased, and those who died three years ago are called old deceased. Superstition says that the old and the new should go home to see during this time, and it is also said that the time for the new and old dead to come back is not the same, the new dead will return first, and the old dead will return later.
Therefore, they should be sacrificed separately.
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Paper can be burned during the day during the Midyear Festival, and the customs are different in each place.
Zhongyuan Festival is the name of Taoism, and the folk secular name is July and a half, and the seventh month.
Ten. Fourth, the ancestor festival, 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.
Burning paper, also known as burning paper money, refers to paper money for people to be incinerated to worship the gods and Buddhas, and is one of the Chinese folk beliefs and customs. Incineration of paper money, etc., to worship the gods and Buddhas. With the development of Chinese culture, paper burning has gradually withdrawn from the historical stage, but most of it is still used in rural areas of China.
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The time to burn paper during the Midyear Festival must be selected when it is dark, generally after 9 o'clock in the evening and before 12 o'clock. Burning paper money is the most solemn sacrificial activity during the Halloween Festival, depending on the region, the time to burn paper money is different, and some areas will burn paper money in advance and burn it on July 14. But generally speaking, the paper money burning event on the night of July 15 is the most grand.
The midyear festival burns paper exquisitely.
1. When we buy burning paper, don't buy stacks of printed matter, one piece is hundreds of millions, and the money is not real, it is not as valuable as the old ruble and VND. However, while burning a lot of money, it is not impossible to burn a little like this, there are many debt collectors below, and they ask the roller for money with a dead face, and if you don't give it, you will grind you, so you have to answer them with this kind of small money.
2. To buy yellow straw paper, take a piece of 100 yuan of real money and press it on the paper after spreading it, and feel that this 100 yuan is a poke, from right to left, from top to bottom, row by row, until the whole paper is covered. Such burnt paper is hard currency underneath.
3. Fold the burning paper, divide the burning paper into seven or eight parts, and fold them twice in a diagonal line, otherwise it is very troublesome to burn a stack of paper. It will be convenient to stack it and burn it.
4. Before preparing to burn paper, you'd better prepare a lighter (preferably windproof, July 15 is heavy and windy) and a small stick. This makes it convenient for you to pull up the burned paper pressed together when you burn the paper, so that the air circulates and is convenient for combustion.
What is the importance of burning the burden in the midyear festival.
1. Different generations, the title is also different, and the judgment is generally traced back to four generations, that is, the first examination, the ancestral examination, the great-grandfather examination, and the high ancestor examination, in order to show "cautious loyalty and chasing the distance".
2. The honorific titles are all male right and female left. Self-proclaimed names naturally change, corresponding to the following: son, grandson, great-grandson, and great-grandson.
3. A big "seal" should be written on the intersection of the back of the skin to indicate the seal, and it should not be opened at will.
4. Roll a roll of money paper, wrap it in white paper, and write "for porters". The "porter" is the "postman" in the underworld, and if there is no porter, the money cannot be delivered.
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People in different regions have different customs and habits, and the time of burning paper on the Midyear Festival is different. Some will burn paper on the evening of July 14 or July 15, that is, the day before or after the Midyear Festival, and some areas will burn paper from the 10th day of July to July 15, that is, the four days before and the day after the Midyear Festival.
Ancestor worship is a major theme of the Midyear Festival, in Hunan, starting from the tenth day of the seventh month, every family burns incense and paper, some kneel outside the door to worship their ancestors, and on the evening of July 14 or 15, they burn bags outside the door.
Burnt buns, also known as recommended buns, are made of tin foil into gold ingots, silver ingots and paper folded into incense, clothes, etc., sealed and cremated, for the dead ancestors to use in the underworld.
Zhongyuan Festival is the name of Taoism, and it is known as July and a half, and July in folklore.
Ten. Fourth, the ancestor worship festival, Buddhism's mid-year festival is called the Bon Festival, generally set on July 15, the festival customs mainly include ancestor worship, worship of the dead, burning paper ingots, etc.
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Paper can be burned 3 days before and 4 days after the festival.
According to traditional customs, the mid-year festival has the saying of "three days before and four after the four", that is, the first 3 days to the last 4 days of the festival are all days of burning paper for worship, and the time span is as long as a week. As for the time of burning paper during the Midyear Festival, most areas are on July 15, some places will be on July 14, and more specific times are generally chosen in the evening or evening.
Precautions for burning paper during the Midyear Festival:
1. If you need to burn paper, you should choose a sheltered place, and install it in a pre-delineated flame retardant fence, a dug deep pit or an incineration barrel or a container.
2. It is strictly forbidden to move, smoke, burn candles, burn paper money, and set off firecrackers during the sacrificial sweep
3. Do not burn paper on the lawn, next to the pipes, piezo wires, cars, septic tanks, reed haystacks, grounds, and sheds in the area, so as to prevent fire leakage or ignition of biogas explosions.
4. If you need to light candles, burn paper, light and set off firecrackers, please clean up the surrounding combustibles, and go to the site to guard, and leave when they are completely extinguished, so as to prevent the ashes from re-igniting or flying and causing disasters.
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After 9 o'clock on the night of the Midyear Festival, the paper is burned before 12 o'clock.
Legend has it that on the night of July 15, the Lord of Yama will close the ghost door, so those lonely ghosts and wild ghosts will take the opportunity to make trouble, and in order to prevent people from entering the house, every household burns paper money inside and outside the house, lights incense and wax paper to surround their houses, and children are not allowed to go out at night, in case they are caught by wild ghosts in the chaos.
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