This day is the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the Ghost Festival of the traditional Chinese festival, commonly known as the Ghost Festival, the half of July, and the Buddhism is called the Bon Festival. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism designated three festivals and five lunar days, of which July 7
The day is Daodela, and it is also the day when Taoists from Zhonghui, a fixed institution, come to the government office to take examinations. The ancestor worship date in July was later set by Taoism to set the birthday of Zhongyuan local officials and the corresponding sacrifice date on July 10th.
Five days, so it is fixed on this day.
On the day of the Ghost Festival, people will bring them to the graves to worship their ancestors, not forgetting the inheritance of their ancestors, and asking their ancestors to protect their descendants.
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the Shangyuan Festival, and firecrackers are lit to celebrate the Lantern Festival; the fifteenth day of the seventh month is called the Central Plains, where sacrifices are offered and ancestors are honored; the fifteenth day of the tenth month is called the Lower Yuan Dynasty, where cold food is eaten and sages are remembered.
The Han people put out river lanterns on the Ghost Festival, and the Taoist priests built altars and prayed. This is a traditional folk custom of the Han people. Buddhism and Taoism have different interpretations of the meaning of this festival. Taoism emphasizes filial piety; Buddhism focuses on praying for those innocent people released from the underworld.
The Lord does "Pudu" for the lonely soul.
The Ghost Festival is a traditional cultural product of our country. It has been around since the time of Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty and matured in the Song Dynasty. "Puning County Chronicles" written by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty said: "It is commonly said that the souls of ancestors have returned after their souls returned. They have salty sacred clothes and wine and delicacies to recommend. Although they are poor, they have nothing to do."
Dare to lack. "Among the sacrifices, Chuyi is indispensable. Because the heat of July is over, you must change clothes to prevent the cold, and in the world, "fire flows in July, and clothes are given in September."
The Taoist "Tai Shang San Guan Jing" says: "The Heaven Official confers blessings, the Earth Official forgives sins, and the Water Official relieves misfortunes."
Di'anmen Fire Temple and Baiyun Temple outside Xibianmen regularly hold "Praying for Good Luck and Auspicious Dojo" in order to pray for "good weather, peace and prosperity for the country and the people". Because of the fear of power, people combine Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in their daily lives, which becomes the seventh day of the lunar calendar.
On the 15th day of the Ghost Festival, the seventh month of the lunar calendar is called the "Ghost Month" among the people.
After the introduction of Buddhism, Buddhists recommended their ancestors according to a Buddhist ritual in India. Buddhism also held a transcendental ceremony on this day, called "Ulan Mana", which is also the "Ollambana Festival".
The meaning is hanging upside down. The pain in life is like a bat hanging upside down on a tree. It is miserable to hang upside down. In order to save all living beings from the pain of hanging upside down, it is necessary to chant sutras and give food to lonely souls and ghosts. This is exactly the same as in China.
The ghost moon worship coincided with each other, so the Hungry Ghost Festival and the Bon Festival were passed down at the same time.
There are a few legends, one of which is that King Yama will open the gate of ghosts on the first day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar and release some lonely ghosts who have no one to worship them to come to the human world to enjoy their offerings. On the last day of July, the ghosts will
The wild ghost will return to the ghost gate and close the ghost gate.
But in the Yin and Yang Dao, the ghost door is not easy to open. If it is easy to open a small crack, it is not so easy to completely open the ghost door. As far as Lin Mo knows, this ghost door opens in the seventh month of the lunar calendar.
, opens slowly, and waits until the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month to open the gate of hell. After the fifteenth day, it slowly closes again, and it is not until the last day that it finally closes.
As for releasing only lonely souls and wild ghosts, it is nonsense. Ghosts are just like people. How can they be said to be so fair and just? Not all those receiving subsistence allowances are poor, so for these ghost soldiers guarding the ghost gate, the lunar calendar
July is the time when they make a big harvest. The souls of the undead want to go out? That's OK. The lonely ghosts want to go out early and catch more for offerings? That's OK too.
As long as you give enough money, you will be the VIP customer of the ghost gate. You will be the first to leave and the last to come back. How much you can make depends on your ability. As for those lonely ghosts who have no one to worship them, they can really do it all.
Let them out. After all, there are no offerings on them. Where can these ghost soldiers in the underworld make money?
In Maple City today, although the sky is still clear, the temperature is a bit low. The sun is shining brightly in the sky, but people on the ground always feel a bit chilly. I don't know if it's a psychological effect or a sudden change in temperature.
The strange teahouse on Fenglin Street is still closed, but the people around are used to it, so naturally they won't find anything strange. If this teahouse is only closed for one day, then they really have to find an excuse to go in and take a look.
Did something happen to the young owner of the teahouse, or did he give the teahouse to someone else?
However, today's teahouse is extremely busy. It is still daytime. Lin Mo does not lie down and sleep. Instead, he directs one of Su Ying's dolls to work in the teahouse, and sometimes even does it himself.
"Low left, low, yes, that's it."
"The one with the yellow hat, a little higher, a little further to the left, yes, stop!"
"Be careful, please be careful."
Su Ying sat aside, holding the little black cat, and quietly watched Lin Mo yelling and directing the doll to work. What was Lin Mo doing to direct the doll?
He directed the dolls to install mirrors on the walls of the teahouse. There were so many mirrors that the entire first floor almost turned into a mirror maze. But Lin Mo still enjoyed it and even installed mirrors on the ground and ceiling. But this
Installing mirrors in two places was too expensive and of limited use, so after some consideration, Lin Mo gave up the idea. But what Su Ying didn't know was that the third floor of the teahouse was completely a world of mirrors.
Standing on the third floor, closing the entrance and lighting a candle, the entire third floor will become translucent.
This is very knowledgeable. It does not mean that if you put mirrors on all the walls in the room, you can reflect the light to every corner in any place. There are many mirrors on the third floor of the tea house, and they all have certain angles.
, As for how it was arranged, Lin Mo didn’t know. It had nothing to do with him. Even a month ago, the third floor of this teahouse was a mystery to Lin Mo. He just followed the old man’s instructions and arranged it on the sixth day of the lunar calendar this year.
The third floor was opened at the end of the month. Although after opening the third floor, the scene on the third floor surprised Lin Mo.
However, being surprised does not mean that you need to figure out how it happened. For example, even if you know that nitroglycerin is dangerous, the liquid may explode just by shaking. Do you still have to try it and test it to figure out why this strange liquid behaves like this?
Did it explode so easily?
Of course it is not necessary, and the old man said at the beginning that only the mirror masters of his generation need to open the mirror of the past life in this way. Even if there are more mirror masters in the future, they will no longer need to seal the mirror of the past life, so this place will not be used.
, learning how to arrange it is a completely thankless task. Be an obedient salted fish. If it says your side is dry, then turn over. If it says your side is not dry, then don’t move and dry it more.
show.
As for the mirror maze on the first floor, that is because the magic circle arranged in the mirror can not only confuse people, but also confuse ghosts. Ghosts can pass through walls, but mirrors are an exception. Ghosts can only pass through mirrors. If you want to
Crossing is not that easy.
Just decorating the first floor of the tea house took almost a whole morning. Su Ying really couldn't understand why this guy didn't start decorating it earlier because the amount of the project was so huge. He had to wait until the last day before hurriedly looking for it.
She borrowed dolls and puppets to help him decorate. Seeing that Lin Mo stood there giving instructions most of the time, Su Ying was very suspicious. Lin Mo had already planned to borrow her dolls and puppets to work on the last day, and even knew that she would not leave the teahouse.
, but you can’t say that you have been seen through by Lin Mo, that would be too embarrassing.
After everything was arranged, Lin Mo also drew something on each mirror with a strange liquid. After he was done, he slumped down on the chair. He obviously didn't do much work, but he looked like he was about to die of exhaustion.
, I don’t know how this guy lived to be so old, he’s almost too lazy to die.
"Mother, when will dinner be served?"
Lin Mo said weakly.
"What did you call me?"
Su Ying raised her eyebrows and looked at Lin Mo with a somewhat unkind look.
"Sister Su, you see Xiao Hei is starving."
Lin Mo instantly pointed at the little black cat with a serious look on his face. Su Ying was about to refute, but saw that as soon as Lin Mo finished speaking, the energetic little black cat instantly became pitiful and meowed non-stop.
Cats really have a tacit understanding!
Is there any way to do this? Even if you don't care about Lin Xiaozhao, you still have to take care of the little black cat. After all, the little black cat is powerful. Seeing the little black cat transforming into a human being, Su Ying thinks that Xiaohei is still a child. A child
We need to grow, and what we need most for growth is nutrition. How do we get nutrition? It must be eating.
Lin Mo rolled her eyes and waved her hand. The two women with their eyes closed and wearing aprons bowed to Su Ying Yingying, then turned around and went to the kitchen. Not to mention that Su Ying now really looks a bit like an ancient palace.
Here, the attitude of the beloved concubine, even if she is not the empress, is that of a young lady with countless maids and servants in the boudoir compound. If you want to do something, wave your hand, and there will naturally be dolls and puppets to do it. Of course, you can't leave the teahouse. After all, you can't do it.
In Yin and Yang Tao, you still need to know the rules.
Things in yin and yang cannot be exposed directly to the public. Let a bunch of dolls form a guard of honor for you, carry a sedan, play cards, and carry you to the street?
It's not only fun, but also impressive, and you don't even have to walk and bask in the sun by yourself, but it will cause a lot of troubles. It's troublesome enough to disturb social order, not to mention that such an approach will attract most people in Yin and Yang Dao.
This is not something ordinary people can bear. As for people who can withstand these pressures, they don't bother to do this kind of thing and cause trouble for themselves for no reason. Unless they are fools, as long as they know a few rules, they will
Just do your own thing peacefully.
After dinner, Lin Mo really found a place to sleep this time. As for why he didn't decorate the second floor, Su Ying didn't know, but there was no need to ask. If Lin Mo did it on purpose, she didn't want to give Lin Mo any trouble.
Despising his own opportunity, today's matter is ultimately Lin Mo's own business, and Lin Mo, who is sleeping in the room on the second floor, will not fail to notice that there is no mirror on the second floor.
Of course, if Lin Mo really forgot because of his negligence.
Then his sister Su will only tell him one thing - yes!