Road idiot tour guide

Chapter 153 It's not suitable to travel, let's travel

I stayed in Sleeping Beauty until July and a half. Except for a few citizens who went up the mountain to worship in the morning, there were no tourists all day long.It seems that even the god of love cannot wash away the taboos in everyone's hearts.

After lunch, there were no tourists, He Huan said with a smile: "It seems that it is not suitable to go out today, let's go out."

Knowing that he was leaving, the colleagues were extremely reluctant.

Huang Xiao stood up, "They're all men, what are you afraid of? Let's go!"

Everyone first went to Nie Er's tomb to offer flowers. He Huan said: "With the Zhongyuan Festival, there will naturally be Shangyuan and Xiayuan, both of which come from Taoism. The heavenly officials of the Shangyuan bless, the local officials of the Zhongyuan forgive sins, and the water officials of the Xiayuan Get rid of it."

Colleagues unanimously turned on the phone recording.

He Huan smiled and continued: "The Ghost Festival is also called the Ghost Festival, and the seventh month is called the Ghost Moon. This is a religious color after it is integrated with religion. In fact, in the pre-Qin period, ancestor worship was held in the half of July. Activity.

July and a half is not only the folk ancestor worship festival, but also the Taoist Hungry Ghost Festival and the Buddhist Obon Festival, all of which are related to filial piety.In the Tang Dynasty, Taoism was highly respected, and the day of July and a half was officially named as the Ghost Festival.

Whether it is Ching Ming Festival or Hungry Ghost Festival, it was originally a joyous festival, and there is no so-called Ghost Festival.

In addition to sacrificing ancestors, Qingming Festival is also an outing. In a certain sense, it is even Valentine's Day in our country. Young men and women go outing for fun, which is a large-scale social event.Qixi Festival is more like Girls' Day.

In addition to offering sacrifices to ancestors, the most important activity on the Hungry Ghost Festival is to taste autumn.The autumn harvest is just now, offering sacrifices to ancestors and heaven and earth is equivalent to our Eastern Thanksgiving.

Report the harvest of this year to the ancestors, pray to the ancestors to bless the harvest in the coming year, and then we all taste the fruits and melons together.

Later, after the three festivals of vulgarity, Taoism, and Buddhism became one, in addition to sacrifices and salvation, there were also various activities such as sightseeing, lighting, juggling, and performances.Whether you are a man or a ghost, you must be happy! "

Everyone smiled and nodded.

"But now, my ancestors take such a day off every year, and come back happily. I saw that there is no one on the street? I'll go! Where is the world and which is the underworld?"

Colleagues laughed.

He Huan also said with a smile: "Seeing that your world is not as lively as the underworld! How disappointed they must be!"

"Hahaha……"

"However, changes in customs are time-sensitive. If we were strolling on the street in the middle of the night today, and I would sing a song and you dance together, normal people would be scared away."

A group of colleagues laughed.

"Yan Kingdom has always respected filial piety, and many festivals have ancestor worship content. Family sacrifices should never forget to tell Nai Weng! Although the ancestors have gone there, if you have anything to do, you should share it, otherwise it will be very boring there. .”

"Hahaha……"

Huang Xiao looked at him, and he could talk about a ghost festival so humorously. A deserted mountain was instantly filled with laughter and laughter. The sun shone in the forest, and the autumn colors appeared, shining brightly.

"Where did you come from? This is the eternal thinking of human beings. The ancient people of our country can only trace their origins from their ancestors and follow their traces to obtain some information.

This is also one of the reasons why people worship their ancestors.There is no unified faith in our country.But the worship of ancestors is the unity of the whole nation. "

Everyone nodded.

"That's the root here, so any foreign culture can't get rid of this. Kneel down and kneel down to your parents, and everything else has to be sidelined."

Colleagues nodded sympathetically.

"Even if the person is gone, people have to report everything to the ancestors in life, and ask the ancestors to taste the harvest. It feels that the ancestors have not left and are still living with us.

It's not like what we say now that people and ghosts have different paths, but we know that they will lead to the same goal, so there are many ancestor worship activities, but they are not so solemn, and we should eat and play.Because this is everyday. "

Starting from the Hungry Ghost Festival, we talked about our country's history, culture and religious relations, and traveled from Nie Er's tomb to Huating Temple.

The monks meditating inside remained silent. Some citizens went up the mountain and offered incense to the monks to recite sutras for their ancestors.

Everyone didn't go in. At the door, He Huan whispered: "I don't talk about strange powers, but Buddhism was introduced to Yan Kingdom, and it can have such a large scale, it is to take the initiative to approach our culture. Compare their six precepts with Our five constants are fused together."

He Huan talked about the history and stories of Buddhism in my country, its integration and development.Colleagues also listened silently.

When he was about to leave, the meditating monk suddenly got up, turned around, put his hands together, and bowed to them.

Everyone bowed slightly.

The monk smiled and said, "Do you want to stay in the monastery for fasting?"

Colleagues looked at each other, a little moved.

He Huan shook his head, "We still have to continue to visit."

"Okay." The monk didn't bother much, and went into the back hall.

A group of people came out and walked on the Taihua Ancient Road.

A colleague said: "Please let us have a vegetarian meal! Why don't you eat it? I heard it's quite delicious!"

He Huan glanced at him, "I know how to eat in one day!"

Colleagues are embarrassed.

"Isn't it good for us to go down the mountain to eat meat? Why do we follow them to eat vegetarian food?"

A group of people laughed like crazy, pushing and shoving on the Taihua Ancient Road.

"I'm not afraid that the monk will come out with a big stick and give you a blow!"

"If you just said in front of him that if you don't eat vegetarian food, you should eat meat, you will never go into the temple again!"

Huang Xiao smiled and said: "I think he was fascinated by Xiao Bailong's lecture, and wanted to listen to more, so he left us for dinner."

"Hahaha……"

He Huan said with a smile: "Even if it is Tang Seng, people always ask him if he eats meat? It is fine for him to be a vegetarian if you eat meat at a table, so as not to offend you by saying meat. Buddhism spread to our country, it is about tolerance and harmony. Be flexible. Be strict with yourself, and don’t have so many rules for others.”

Everyone nodded, too.

"Buddhism is widely given, eat a hundred meals, wear a hundred clothes. What do you eat from the benefactor, how can you choose? That is to say, it was spread to our country. There were 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties, and how many buildings were in the mist!

When Buddhism was at its most prosperous in the early days, Emperor Liang Wu, the number one fan of Buddhism, passed down the saying that he was not close to women and did not eat wine and meat.When it spread to Japan, monks would not fall into the trap of drinking, eating meat, marrying and having children. "

Everyone laughed, listened with relish, and admired his rich knowledge and unique insights.

After visiting two temples, a group of talents entered the gate of the scenic spot and went to Sanqing Pavilion.

"Why do temples still have monks, but Taoist temples only have statues?" a colleague wondered.

"Because Taoist priests don't live at home, they like to travel around the world!" He Huan said.

Colleagues laughed.

"Is that what you tell tourists?"

"Yes! They will instantly feel that they are immortal, so cool and handsome!"

"Hahaha……"

"In the final analysis, Taoism is a native religion of our country, and it has a strong sense of human touch. Compared with Buddhism, which is stricter with oneself and some religions with stricter discipline, Taoism pursues letting nature take its course, and practice is up to the individual, without so many rules.

If there are too many rules, who will be a fairy?Therefore, in Taoism there are the most stories about gods thinking about the world. When the gods are bored, they will go down to the world, and they can go back when they are done. There is no more free religion than this.Never leave the world of mortals..."

Everyone smiled and listened to He Huan talking about the history and culture of Taoism.

Climbing up to the dragon gate, everyone leaned on the railing to look at the golden light in the Yunchi, and the sun has tilted towards the Sleeping Beauty.

He Huan suddenly asked: "What shall we eat?"

Colleagues said with a smile: "I know how to eat in one day!"

"Didn't you say you eat meat?"

"Eating frogs, there is a restaurant at the foot of the mountain that is especially delicious!" A colleague said.

"Okay!" He Huan said, "After eating, we can go up the mountain to enjoy the moon."

(End of this chapter)