What festival is the 19th day of the first lunar month in northern China?

on the 19th day of the first month, Yan Jiu Festival, also known as Yan Jiu, Yan Jiu and Yan Qiu. Commonly known as Yan Jiu, also known as Hui Shen. Originated from commemorating Qiu Chuji. On Monday, Qiu Chuji's birthday was Japanese, and on Monday, Qiu Chuji was castrated by Japanese characters, so he was regarded as the originator by eunuchs. There are also big Yan Jiu and small Yan Jiu (the ninth day of the first month) among the people in Beijing and Tianjin.

What are the customs of the 19th day of the first month?

Changchun Zi, the Qiu Chuji, was the founder of Quanzhen Daolongmen Sect of Taoism. In the Yuan Dynasty, Genghis Khan placed Qiu Chuji in Taiji Palace, the predecessor of Baiyun Temple, and was buried in it after his death.

The 19th day of the first month is Qiu Chuji's birthday. On this day, all good men and women came to Baiyunguan to celebrate his birthday, so it was called "Banquet and Hill Festival". Legend has it that on this day, Changchun real people will descend to the world to cross over all beings. When he came, he changed constantly, or became an official gentry and wealthy businessman dajia, or turned into a peddler and beggar, an evil child, who was destined to meet, so he "met immortals" on the day, which made tourists inside and outside the Baiyun Temple like ants. Many people stayed up all night and wandered around on the 18th, hoping to meet immortals. However, for many years, I haven't heard of anyone who met the immortals and became a Taoist. On the contrary, many jokes have been made.

meeting immortals is a purely absurd superstitious activity, which is not only ridiculous now, but also thought by some people of insight at that time that "this custom is not good." "Kyoto Zhuzhi Ci" also records that "a few days after bypassing the Lunar New Year's Eve, there will be immortals in Baiyun Temple, and many real people will fall along the way, and all real people only need money".

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