There are two festivals in the lunar calendar, that is, the seventh month of the lunar calendar. The first is the seventh day of the seventh month, the Chinese Valentine's Day we know, also known as Qiqiao Festival, Qiqiao Festival or Qijie's birthday. Nowadays, people are also called the Valentine's Day in the East.

Speaking of which, there are many sayings on this festival, and only one of them is the seventh day of the seventh month, Niu Lang and Weaver Girl Tianhe Pair. This is what we know and some of the things we don’t know.

"Qixi Festival" was first derived from people's worship of nature. From historical documents, at least three or four thousand years ago, with people's understanding of astronomy and the emergence of textile technology, records of Altitus Vega have appeared. People's worship of stars is far more than Altitus and Vega. They believe that there are seven stars representing directions in the east, west, south and north, collectively known as the twenty-eight constellations, among which the North Dipper is the brightest, which can be used to distinguish directions at night. The first star of the North Dipper is called Kuixing, also known as Kuixing.

The most important thing is that "Qiqi" is the life cycle. "Huangdi Neijing·Suwen·Ancient Innocence Theory": "Men only have eight or eight, women only have seven or seven or seven, and the essence of heaven and earth is exhausted."

It says that a man takes 8 years old and a woman takes 7 years old. A woman takes 7 years old and a woman changes her teeth and turns to a longer head. When the 27th day Gui arrives, the Ren meridian is open. Tiangui is the kidney essence, Ren and Du meridians. According to traditional Chinese medicine, "It is the sea of ​​yin and yang in the body, and the five qi Zhenyuan". In other words, 27th menstruation comes, and can give birth to children. The 37th kidney qi is average, and the last teeth are long and mature, and the 47th muscles and bones are strong, the head is long, and the body is strong, and it reaches its peak. The 57th Yangming meridian is weak, the face begins to burn yellow, and the head begins to fall. Six and Seventh "Three yang meridians are weak, the face is burnt, and the face is all burnt, and it begins to white." Seventh "Ren meridians are weak, Taichong meridians are weak, Tiangui meridians are exhausted, and the tunnel is blocked, so the body is deteriorated and there is no child", which is the end of a life cycle.

The number "Qi" also refers to the West, so the encounter between Qiqi should be the birth of the end. "The Book of Changes: Fu Gua": "Repeat the way, and the seven days will return, and the heaven will move forward." Kong Yingda commented: "After the yang energy of heaven is extinct, the yang energy will regenerate on seven days. This is the natural principle of the heaven, so it is called the heaven move forward. ""Come and come back" means going back, which means rebirth and reincarnation, so the soul of the seventy-nine heavens is dispersed, and the soul of the seventy-nine heavens is full.

There are many other statements about Qiqi, so I won’t say much.

As for the second festival, July 14th, Ghost Festival!

The Ullan Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival, originally meant to be honored and grateful. Its originated from India in the fifth century BC. This record is recorded in the Buddhist scripture "The Blue Sutra". Maudgalyayana, the disciple with the strongest supernatural powers under the Buddha, did too many evils during his lifetime, and fell into the Avici Hell after his death and suffered from the suffering of the Avici. Although Maudgalyayana had the strongest supernatural powers, he always had to watch his mother suffer and was powerless, so he sought help from the Buddha. The Buddha instructed that on July 15th, Maudgalyayana would invite monks from all directions to sautify the monks of the ten directions to chant the sutras for Moggallana's mother, and to harass the reign of the wronged souls of Moggallana, so that Moggallana could get peace. Because July 15th is approaching the season of harvest, the most important thing is that it is neither hot nor cold in the year, so it is most suitable for free undescendant souls.

This custom was introduced to China from Master Bodhidharma. However, the Chinese thought surprisingly that instead of asking monks to eat, it is better to offer offerings to those wronged souls that entangled their ancestors. Slowly, the Ullamus Festival on July 15 was changed to the ghost festival on July 14 by the Chinese. On this day, every household set up offerings to worship ancestors and worship nearby souls, hoping that the family and houses would be harmonious and the ancestors would be peaceful.

Most people believe that July 14th is the day when the gate of ghosts is open, so they rarely go out at night. This is just a one-sided idea. In fact, midnight on July 14th, that is, before July 15th, the gate of ghosts is opened from large to closed. Ancient books record that at this time, it should be the deadline for ghosts wandering around the world to return to the underworld.

The day when the Ghost Gate officially opened should be the second day of the seventh lunar month. On this night, nine great Yin acupoints in all cities around the world are

If it is opened, all ghosts can enter and exit freely, enjoying the offerings prepared for them by the world until twelve o'clock in the morning of July 15th. On the eighth day of the first lunar month of the second year, there is another fourteen days of opportunity to wait until the gate of ghosts reopens and travel the world of 3,000 flowers. Those who want to use offerings to sacrifice should set up their offerings on the second day of the seventh month, otherwise they will make their ancestors hungry for several days. Maybe when they see the offerings for the seventh fairy on the seventh month of the seventh month, they will think that you are unfilial, only know how to seek marriage, but forget your ancestors.

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br   // On the eighth day of the first lunar month of the second year, the day after the human day, the Ghost Gate will open again, allowing ghosts to travel around the world again. Perhaps these two Ghost Gate will open, which will be the winter and summer vacations in the underworld.

These are the two festivals in July, and I am waiting for this July 14th. Because I have always regarded that black shadow as a ghost. To be honest, I am also very confident and confident.

But I didn’t expect that on July 7th, Haiyin and I were under the moonlight, we looked at the sky, Niu Langxing and Vega Star on both sides of the Tianhe River:

"Hanwen, you said Niu Lang and Weaver Girl are so pitiful! What if one day we are separated by two times?"

"Hahaha, you girls are so sad, what can you do? It's very simple. You've been far away. If I want to see you, I'll take the train or take the plane. It's not ancient times. When they meet, they have to walk 25,000 miles!" I said with a smile.

Girls are usually like this, and everyone is sensitive. For my answer, Haiyin was obviously very unhappy and immediately asked, "What if we are the heavens and man forever?"

How did I answer this? I thought about it and said, "You are really hard for me. If you said I would go with you, would you believe it? Of course I wouldn't do that. I will live your part well!"

Although the answer I gave was not what she wanted, it was barely enough to pass. I was so angry that I was unhappy, and pouted, and I coaxed: "Oh, okay! You are such a beautiful girl, God is reluctant to accept you! You must live a very long life!"

At this time, I was very impulsive to correct this girl, but I thought that I didn't belong here at all, so I couldn't do such a beast.

I really didn't think much about it. After I sent her back that night, I realized what it means to be a permanent separation of heaven and man! If I were given another chance, I would never let this tragic life happen. It's just that many times, I'm just powerless.
Chapter completed!