When is Guan Gong's birthday?

June 24th is the birthday of Guan Yu, a famous Shu-Han soldier in the Three Kingdoms period, so it is called "Guan Gong's birthday". Guan Yu was born loyal and died in Buddhist mythology, and was called one of Galatians with Guan Gong and Guan Di. Taoism also respects it as "the Demon-luring Emperor is three realms away from Megatronus Guan Sheng Emperor", and various temples have been built in various places.

In addition, the "Guandi Temple Meeting" will be held every year on the 13th day of the fifth lunar month. On this day, we offered sacrifices to Guan Di, praying for him to show his spirit, to bring down a shower, and to relieve people's worries. This day is also called "Guan Gong Sharpening Day". Generally speaking, it rains on this day, which is called "Rain Festival". There is an agricultural proverb among the people: "The drought is only May 13th". If it rains, it's called "Master Guan sharpening the knife and raining".

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Birth dispute:

The book The History of the Three Kingdoms does not record the date of Guan Yu's birth. Later generations have been controversial about Guan Yu's origin. In Guandi Temple in Changping Village, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, there is an inscription on the tombstone of Mu Houzu, a former general of Guanzhuang in the 19th year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1680), who was born on June 24th in the 3rd year of Huan (160).

In the second year of Chongzhen (1629), Guan Yu was born on June 22nd, the third year of Emperor Yan Xi (160).

In addition, there are several popular sayings about Guan Yu's birthday. The activities to commemorate Guan Sheng's birthday are all held on June 24th of the lunar calendar, so Guan Yu's birthday should be June 24th.

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