July and a half, you can’t go home, some of the time when sacrificing in the field

Every year in July half, it is another day of worshiping ancestors. Those girls who marry and the "migratory birds" away from their hometown will take advantage of "July Half" to return to their hometown to prepare related items in advance, and to sacrifice the ancestors devotion. For those who are far away or are busy at home, this lack of sacrifice must be a regret.

In fact, there is no need to regret. Even if you are in the field, you can sacrifice his ancestors on the spot in July and half of the special day. It's just that there are some details.

Selection of location when sacrificing in the field

The sacrifice location is of course to choose a remote and quiet place. Seeing many people on the Internet say that they want to choose to be at the intersection, especially the crossroads. Some elderly people choose to be in the corner of the "wild", such as the open space near the neighbor, such as the empty land on the bank of the river ... In the choice of the sacrifice location, I believe the elderly.

Therefore, the choice of location focuses on remote and quiet.

Time to choose when sacrificing in the field

Among the traditional customs of the people, there are "July 13th, ghost door open" in various places. Therefore, in reality, the days of sacrifice are generally set on July 13 and July 14th of the lunar calendar. Fifteen sacrifices are very small. It is said that on this day, the ghost door will be closed again.

For those who can't go home and can only be sacrificed in the field, it is most appropriate to choose the two days of 13 and fourteen. In addition, the sacrifice in the field is basically selected at night, at least, I haven't seen anyone doing it during the day. According to the reality, it is generally arranged after nine or 10 pm.

Precautions during the sacrifice in the field

In the entire process of sacrifice, it is actually the same as the sacrifice at home, but there are two special attention.

First, when sacrificing, you need to use branches and other objects to draw a non -sealing circle on the ground, and the mouth must be facing the direction of his hometown. Paper money, this is to give those lonely ghosts. When they entertain them, they will not compete with their ancestors. After doing this, burn paper money in the circle to worship your ancestors. At this time, the process is just like at home.

Some habitual behaviors in ancient times have become customs, but in private, some customs have changed the taste compared to the habits of the ancients. At that time, people were more memorable and a good wish when technology was underdeveloped, but today, it has become other.

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