small farmer

Chapter 811 Putting the River Lamp (22)

The car drives slowly beside the willow tree, and the road has a whirlwind around the pond.

On this day, all ghosts are smiling, and every family is busy going to the grave.

The Ghost Festival is called "Ghost Festival", and everyone in Qingshan is called "July and a half", which is also an example of avoiding "Ghost Festival".

The Hungry Ghost Festival is different in different villages, and most of them are passed down from generation to generation by the villagers. For example, in Qingshan, the date of July and a half is different for ethnic minorities and Han people. The local Han people generally celebrate July [-]th, while Buyi According to experts, it is said that due to the ancient wars, there was such a difference in the date of July and a half.

Although everyone's time may be different, they are collectively referred to as the Ghost Festival or Ghost Festival.

It is said that every year on the first day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, Lord Yama "opens the gate of ghosts", releasing the unowned ghosts in hell to enjoy the sacrifices in the yang world, and bringing back the money and supplies needed to live in hell.

The [-]th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the day when the gate of ghosts is closed. It is customary for every household to make a "tail Zhongyuan" to send away ghosts.So far, Purdue Moon has come to an end.

And for the taboo, every year in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, there are no marriages, no birthday celebrations, no housewarming, no pilgrimage to Buddhist temples, no various festive events, and even adults do not let children go out at night.

Maybe other places need to go to the grave to celebrate the Ghost Festival.
But in Qingshan, some changes have taken place. On this day, everyone does not need to go to the mountain to go to the grave, but just set a table of delicious food in front of the incense tablet at home to worship the ancestors.

In addition to offering sacrifices, the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival is the busiest night when river lanterns are set off.

River lanterns are also called "lotus lanterns". Generally, river lanterns are placed with lamps or candles on the base, and they are placed in rivers, lakes and seas during the Mid-Yuan Night and let them float.The purpose of putting out river lanterns is to pray and pray.Some people also say that it is to greet and send off the ancestors, let them enjoy the sacrifices of the younger generations, and bless their children and grandchildren to be safe and prosperous.

In addition to setting off river lanterns at night, everyone also burns paper money, gold ingots, and some people also burn shrouds, paper horses and other supplies.

As the saying goes, money can make ghosts turn the millstone, and the ancestors in the underworld also need money.Maybe the housing prices in the underworld are not cheap, so everyone burns some paper money or something, which can also relieve the pressure on the mortgages of the ancestors, so that they can also bless everyone, and make the descendants prosperous and prosperous.

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After dinner, when night fell, Mother Zhang told her son:
"Xiaofeng, move the paper money and gold ingots outside and burn them to the ancestors!"

"Got it mom!"

"Brother, I'll help you!" The girl Xiaoyue jumped up and down to help,

Then the brothers and sisters brought a lot of things to the gate, including not only paper money and gold ingots, but also incense.

Among them, the gold ingots and the previous ones are packed in small paper pockets. It is said that this is for the convenience of the ancestors to take away. As for the incense, it is equivalent to a shoulder pole, allowing the ancestors to carry paper money back. I have to say , these juniors are still very thoughtful.

Some people even pay more attention to it, just like wrapping red envelopes, they wrap the paper money in white paper, and the names of every dead relative are written on it, so that they can come to claim it, presumably this is to prevent the ancestors from sharing the money. Both produce contradictions.

Needless to say, in order to satisfy the ancestors, everyone really burned a lot of brain cells.

"Brother, why do you say we burn such paper money? Wouldn't it be enough to just burn a check, or a bank card from the underworld?" The little girl asked Zhang Feng without holding back.

"You girl is full of nonsense!" At this moment, the mother came over, and when she heard the little girl's words, she immediately gave the little girl a look. You can't talk nonsense on the Ghost Festival. If this is missed by the ancestors, then But it's troublesome.

whee!The little girl stuck out her tongue and made a grimace, then smiled indifferently.

"Hehe, in fact, the way of burning paper money is also a kind of sacrifice, which shows everyone's yearning for the deceased relatives and a kind of gratitude to the ancestors, so as long as everyone is sincere, it is fine to use paper money or bank cards. Important." Zhang Feng said with a smile.

"Hmm..." The little girl nodded in agreement.

As a successor who grew up under the national flag, the little girl does not believe in any ghosts, so she agrees with her elder brother very much, and feels that the Ghost Festival is just to remind everyone not to forget to cherish and be grateful to their ancestors.

Only Mother Zhang shook her head by the side. She didn't quite agree with the thoughts of her children. She would rather believe it than believe it. In Wang Guilan's view, the theory of ghosts and gods is still very awe-inspiring.

On the other side, Brother Jun is also burning paper for his deceased parents and ancestors.

On the day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, burning paper is an essential thing, at least in Qingshan.

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"Brother, Second Sister, should we go to the river to release the river lanterns?" The little girl was very interested in putting the river lanterns on, and she couldn't wait to shout after burning the paper money.

"What are you up to, girl?" Zhang Feng smiled, and then ordered: "Go and get the broom and shovel, let's clean up here first!"

"Okay!" The little girl got up reluctantly, and walked over with a broom and a garbage shovel after a while.

Everyone cleaned up the paper dust together, then dumped it in the corner of the flower garden, and then shoveled some soil to cover it, so that it would not be blown up by the wind.

Then the family came to the river
Light the candles on the river lanterns, and place beautiful river lanterns in the river one by one.

The lotus-shaped river lanterns slowly flow to the distance along the Tapang River, like delicate lotus flowers floating on the river.

As the Ming Dynasty poets described,
In the fire, lotuses bloom on the water, lingering in chaotic red and dark green.

They come out from time to time like a row of nightclubs, just like the music of flowing cups.

The artistic conception is really beautiful. The river lantern is likened to the stars in the sky. The stars light up the world.

"so beautiful!"

In the dark night, the river lanterns are like stars in the sky, swimming in the Milky Way, looking from a distance, it is really breathtakingly beautiful.

More than a dozen river lanterns were quickly put into the river by everyone, like a large fleet in ancient times, sailing in the dark.

Suddenly a burst of crying came from the entrance of the village.

Wow wow.......Wow wow!
Hearing this miserable cry, Zhang Feng smiled helplessly. The voice could be someone else if it wasn't a duckling.

"Hee hee, big brother, the little duck must have been beaten again!" Xiaoyue also smiled gloatingly.

"Hehe, that little guy will itch every day if he doesn't get beaten!" Wang Guilan also laughed.

Everyone was not surprised that the little guy was beaten, but felt that this was the normal rhythm.

It is estimated that the little guy either wants to play with fire, or wants to run out to play wild. Playing with fire is definitely not allowed by adults, and today is Ghost Festival. If you let him run out to play at night, can adults rest assured?
Thinking about the appearance of ghosts haunting and haunting, the adults panicked.

(End of this chapter)