It will open at 23:59 on August 2 1 day, that is, at 00:00 on August 22.
From the traditional point of view, the gate of hell falls on the first day of the seventh lunar month, which is the first day of the gate of hell. But the real opening time is the night of July 14 (23:59), which is the early morning of July 15 (00:00).
People think that July of 1 year is the first day of "the gate of hell". From July 1 when the ghost gate opened to July 30 when the ghost gate closed, there were also many vagrants and wild ghosts. When the ghosts of the underworld return to the sun to reunite with their loved ones. Ghosts in the underworld flock to the sun and wander where anyone can find food. So how many notes do you have to give them to avoid too much resentment?
However, the gate of hell did not open until July of 14. One of the branches was open until July 15, and then slowly closed until July 30.
July 30th is a very important traditional festival in China, which has a profound cultural heritage. From sacrifice to Taoism. Since ancient times, people have designated this day as a day to sacrifice their dead relatives and mourn their ancestors. The origin of Mid-Autumn Festival is also closely related to the Buddhist "Lanpenhui". The Mid-Autumn Festival has been recorded since the Han Dynasty and prevailed in the Tang Dynasty. In the hundreds of Gong Ci written by Mrs. Meng Changfei Huarui in the late Tang Dynasty, there is a record of "Fayun Temple's Mid-Autumn Festival is also an official's birthday", which shows that the Mid-Autumn Festival prevailed early.
When will the ghost gate open in July? When does the ghost gate of Mid-Autumn Festival open?
Ghosts'Festival
July and a half belong to traditional folk culture, similar to Tomb-Sweeping Day, which pays homage to ancestors. However, compared with Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Mid-Autumn Festival is obviously diluted. In fact, the cultural connotation of Mid-Autumn Festival is profound and rich, but it is difficult to protect it because it expresses a heavy commemorative ceremony and has no festive atmosphere. Any cultural phenomenon is closely related to the people. We should treat it correctly. It is necessary to inherit the Mid-Autumn Festival, but in view of its particularity, it is not appropriate to publicize or stop it in a big way. It is best to let people choose for themselves and let them develop freely.
Opening hours of the Mid-Autumn Festival in 2022
The opening hours of the ghost gate of Mid-Autumn Festival are August 12 in Gregorian calendar and Friday 15 in lunar calendar. Branch: Ren Yinnian.
Where does the gate of hell open?
The direction of the ghost gate
In Feng Shui theory, the gate of hell occupies a very important position. In the field survey of home geomantic omen, the outer ghost gate is located at 45 degrees northeast, and the inner ghost gate is located at 45 degrees southwest. The place where the sun can't shine all the time, or the place where the sun is hard to patronize, is the 45-degree range between the northeast corner and the southwest corner. It is considered as a cold and humid area, and there are many taboos about geomantic omen. If you are not careful, there will be evil, which is more appropriate than bad luck.
In the southwest
Xun in innate gossip is in the southwest, and Kun in innate gossip is in the southwest. Kun Yao is pure yin, and Xun Yao also belongs to yin. The intersection of the two Yin hexagrams is a heavy place, so the southwest is the heaviest place in Yin Qi. In folklore, the soul will return to the southwest after death, and the evocation ceremony in ancient funerals will be held in the southwest. Fengdu, a ghost town, is also located in Sichuan and Chongqing in southwest China. In Taoist magic, Wei Kun in the southwest is directly defined as the Gate of Death.