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"After the spring festival, the spring lights are extinguished, and there are Yanjing Yan Nine Festivals left." On the nineteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, there will be a special festival in the folk, that is, the "Yan Jiu Festival", this festival is a festival set up by people in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties to commemorate the Qiu Chuji, and hope that the Qiu Chuji of "becoming an immortal" will be blessed and blessed. It is worth mentioning that it was once in decline, but after the reform and opening up, it was re-emphasized.
The arrival of the Yanjiu Festival also represents the grandest Spring Festival in China, which is nearing the end, so people also call this day the "New Year Seal". So what's so special about this day, and why do people attach so much importance to this holiday?
How did the Yan Jiu Festival come about?
Yan Jiujie", also known as Yan Jiujie, feast Jiujie, eunuch Jiujie, etc., it is a festival founded in the Yuan Dynasty, in the nineteenth day of the first month of each year, people will hold a grand sacrificial ceremony on this day.
It is said that on the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, the opportunity to incarnate the mound place, officials, hawkers, children, etc. returned to Baiyun Temple for "field trips", and revisited the old place, in order to get the blessing of the Taoist, many people will go to worship on this day and set up stalls, which has gradually developed into a folk custom.
Mingren Liu Ruoyu recorded in the "Chronicles of the Middle": "On this day, the monks and the road are diverging, all the saints, the ministers of the honors, and all the good yellow and white arts, Xianyou visits the Dan Jueyan." The Qing Dynasty also said in the poem: "The Jingshi wins the day and praises Yanjiu, and the yellow crown will be white clouds near and far." It can be seen that at that time, the Yan Jiu Festival was extremely lively, so what is the saying now?
On the nineteenth day of the first month, the nine days of Yan and the ninth festival remind you to avoid 2 things, eat 3 things, 2 do not do, and auspicious wishes and blessings comeWhat do these differences refer to?
2 things to avoid: drinking, sexual intercourse.
Drinking, Taoism believes that drinking alcohol is an act of self-indulgence, which will harm one's physical health and moral cultivation. Therefore, Taoist priests must abide by the precept of not drinking, not drinking, Qiu Chuji is a Taoist person, if you want to get its blessings, then you must also follow the precepts, do not drink alcohol on this day, so as not to be blessed not to enter the door.
Sexual affairs, according to historical records, Qiu Xuanqing (Qiu Yuanjing) also used to be in the palace. It is said that at that time, Ming Taizu gave Qiu Xuanqing two palace maids, although he could not resist the decree, but on the nineteenth day of the first month, Qiu Xuanqing was from the palace, and on this day, he was named Eunuch Nine Festival, and later merged with Qiu Chuji's birthday "Yan Nine Festival". From here, it is not difficult for us to see that one of the precepts of Taoism is still relatively strict.
Eat 3 things: jujubes, sesame seeds, honey.
Jujube, since it is a sacrificial mound to deal with the machine, then it is also necessary to pay special attention to the diet, on this day you can choose to eat a little jujube, to replenish energy, the famous doctor, Taoist Tao Hongjing said: "Taoist prescription, jujube as the best bait." Its skin is good, and the meat is weak, so the soup is also broken." It means that if you eat a little jujube on this day, it is more in line with their dietary principles.
And in the past, there was a saying in Bigu, that is, you don't eat, but you can eat jujubes, so when we are steaming soup or making dishes, we can have a little jujube.
Sesame, this is also suitable for people to eat on the nineteenth day of the first month, the Eastern Han Dynasty Wei Boyang's "Zhou Yi Shen Tong Qi Shang" recorded: "Jusheng is still prolonged, and Dan can be entered." Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty "Hug Puzi": "Jusheng is a flax, the bait is not old, resistant to rheumatism, and it is also aging." The one mentioned here is the sesame seeds.
In the old days, people even called it a "panacea", so on this day, we can eat a little sesame salt, or fried sesame seeds, or sesame cakes, which are very appropriate.
Honey, the first month of the nineteenth Yan nine festival, is also suitable to eat a little honey, according to the "Famous Doctor Directory" records, when talking about honey, it is said that honey can be "prolonged immortals" for a long time, and also said: "Taoist pills, use honey more, people who cultivate immortals, eat honey alone, it is said to be immortal." It can be seen that at that time, honey was also a very good delicacy.
Even now, we can still eat more, especially on days like the 19th day of the first lunar month, which is not only good for our health, but also means that the rest of our lives can be sweet and long.
2. Don't do: disheveled, dump dirty water.
Clothes are not neat, wear very casually, and not neat, this is not allowed, because in the nineteenth day of the first month, it is a festival that Taoism attaches more importance to, and the folk people also imitate it effectively, and the purity advocated by Taoism is kept clean and neat, in order to obtain blessings and wealth.
Dumping dirty water, that is, sewage, this nature can not be poured everywhere, water, on behalf of money, dumping, does not represent the loss of money, so at this time, remember not to splash dirty water, to pour it in the right place, such as toilets, drains, can not be splashed at will.
The food carved said] the first month of the nineteenth Yan Nine Festival, there are many folk customs, remind: avoid 2 things, eat 3 things, 2 do not do, it means auspicious wishes and blessings, but also in telling us, after the "year sealed", open a good omen for the year, the next days, we will be more and more smooth, wealth can also enter the house. Publish a collection of dragon cards to share millions of cash
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