When will Meng Jiangnv send cold clothes?

On the first day of the tenth lunar month, according to the calendar, this year's Gregorian calendar is165438+1Friday, October 5. It has many nicknames, such as autumn festival, ghost head festival, October dynasty, ancestor worship festival, clothing burning festival, clothing awarding festival and so on.

In ancient times, people thought that when the weather turned cold, not only people on the earth needed to add clothes, but also the ancestors of the underworld were afraid of the cold and needed to send them clothes, which was called "sending cold clothes", so on this day, they would burn some five-color paper for them.

What is the legend?

Its story originated in the Qin Dynasty. At that time, it was said that a woman named Meng Jiangnu had just married her husband Wan Xiliang, but a few days later Wan Xiliang was taken to the corvee and construction. When autumn came and winter came, Meng Jiangnv went through all the hardships to send her husband warm clothes. Who knew her husband had been buried under the wall?

Meng Jiangnv is heartbroken. She pointed to the sky and cried, touching the sky. She went down the Great Wall in tears, found her husband's body and buried it with the cotton-padded clothes she brought. This custom was also formed later, so it is called "Cold Clothes Festival", which represents the day when we miss our old friends.

What are the holiday customs?

(1) Burning gold and silver bags: In fact, it means that there is paper money from the recipient, so that the ancestors can get it smoothly. Then draw a circle on the grave, put five-color paper and mingbi in the circle and light it. Some people not only burn Ming coins, but also burn luxury houses and cars made of five-color paper. While burning, they silently hope to protect their homes.

(2) Prepare for winter: In October of the lunar calendar, the weather has turned cold. On this day, women will take out their cotton-padded clothes and try them on for their children and husbands to prepare for changing seasons.

(3) making a fire: In the old society, men used to decorate stoves and chimneys on the Cold Clothes Festival. After installation, try to make a fire to ensure smooth heating in cold weather. It is not only a festival to commemorate the dead, but also a concern for the living.