What day is May 13th of the lunar calendar?

May 13th of the lunar calendar is the Rain Festival, also known as Rain Festival and Bamboo Drunk Day. There is a legend in Shandong that it is the day when Master Guan sharpened his knife.

There is a saying among the people in our country that "the drought is less than May 13th". In Xingning, Hunan Province, there is also a saying that "we are not afraid of May 13th, but we seek to break". People think that the rain on May 13th is more auspicious, which indicates peace and fine weather. In Shandong, if it doesn't rain on May 13 and the sun is like fire, it means there will be a serious drought this year.

In folk beliefs, the 13th day of the fifth lunar month is Guan Gong's birthday, and it is also a day for Guan Gong to "go to the meeting alone" and "sharpen his knife". People say that it rained this day because Master Guan was "sharpening his knife". It began to rain when the water for sharpening the knife fell from the sky to the ground. It is said that Guan Yu sharpened his knife to cut Cai Yang.

In Jinan, people will sacrifice to Guan Gong and take pleasure in it. In Ding 'an, Hainan, every May 13, children will hang paper cangue around their necks in front of the Chenghuang Temple, and then burn it in front of the West Building to pray for peace.

In Sichuan, people will gather in Guandi Temple to offer sacrifices and drink and pray on this day, which is called "Single Knife Meeting" by local people. It is said that Guan Gong was buried in Dangyang, Hubei Province. Therefore, the Guanling Temple in the west of Dangyang City is an important place to worship Guan Gong. In the past, on May 13th every year, incense burners, various folk artists and vendors gathered in Guanling Temple, and the scene was particularly lively.