Ha yuen's Day

Lunar New Year October 15, is the old "ha yuen festival." At this point, a time when the harvest season in rural areas, Wujin area almost every family with a new rice flour mill Valley, a small dumpling, Bao Xian Xin vegetables, steamed outside the gate after the "Vegetarian Day." Also, old Chinese saying goes: "in October and a half, a chain mill vegetarian dumpling three officers." Taoism is the day that the original "three officials" (days officials, to officials, the water official) birthday, Taoists days outside the house, both vertical rod, hanging rod yellow, flag inscribed with the words "Heaven and Earth Water House," "good weather", " tranquil and peaceful, "" ward off evil blessing "and other words; the evening peak of the staff three days hanging lights, make dumpling be three officers. In the future, the gradual abolition of customs, but people will sacrifice death, burning tanks, and other ceremonies July 15 in advance during the Chinese "Ghost Festival" held at.

Lunar New Year in October 15 for the Chinese traditional folk festivals, ha yuen festival, also known as "Under the Mongol", "ha yuen." Ha yuen section of the origin and Taoism. Taoism there are three officials, Tian Guan, ground officer, the water officer, that the days of official blessing, to official forgiveness of sins, water, helping the officials. Three officers were born on the fifteenth day Lunar New Year, July 15, October 15, three days called the "Lantern Festival" "Ghost Festival" "ha yuen's Day." Ha yuen festival, that is, water officials in helping the Emperor in helping the Valley of the Yang-Chen, vulgar that is the day, the water officer under investigation, recording played days-ting, for others in helping the. "Chinese customs Chi" also reads: "Hope for the ha yuen festival in October, vulgar mass of water in helping the Palace of Chen, who is also Chizhai chanting." On this day, do Taoist temple, then the sacrifice of civil war dead and pray ha yuen water Officer solve problems. There is the ancient Japanese court ban on slaughter and delayed the implementation date of the death penalty provisions. SONG WU Zi, animal husbandry, "Dream Liang Lu": "(October) on the 15th, water officials in helping the day, Taoist temples Shishu, She Zhai Jian jiao, or solution of Ecuador, or ? death." Also, Hebei, "Xuanhua County, Xin-Zhi ":" secular Biography of Chen Shui officials in helping the people who have Chizhai. "In addition, civil society, ha yuen festival that day, as well as a craftsman Ji furnace of God's custom, furnace God is Taishang Laojun, probably derived from Taoist alchemy with the furnace.