What are the origins of Shangyuan Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Xiayuan Festival?

In ancient China, 1 month 15, July 15 and 10/5 were called Shangyuan, Zhongyuan and Xia Yuan respectively: Shangyuan was the day when God blessed the people, Zhongyuan was the day when local officials forgave sins, and Xia Yuan was the day when water officials forgave Eritrea. Shangyuan is Yuanxiao. Lantern Festival is a traditional festival in China, which began in the Western Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. Lantern Festival viewing began in the period of Emperor Han Ming in the East. Ming Di advocates Buddhism. He heard that on the fifteenth day of the first month, monks watched the Buddhist relics and lit lanterns to worship the Buddha, so that all the gentry and ordinary people hung lanterns. Later, this Buddhist ceremonial festival gradually formed a grand folk festival. This festival has experienced the development process from the court to the people, and from the Central Plains to the whole country.

Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty ordered the 15th day of the first month to be designated as the Lantern Festival. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the sacrificial activities of "Taiyi God" were scheduled for the 15th day of the first month. Taiyi: the God who rules the universe. When Sima Qian created the taichu calendar Law, he had already identified the Lantern Festival as a major festival.

The Yuan Dynasty is the day when local officials forgive sins, and the Yuan Dynasty is the day when water officials relieve Eritrea. So in the middle of Yuan Dynasty, Purdue was a ghost.

At the same time, this day is also the Magnolia Festival for Buddhists. The origin of the Yulan Bull Festival is the well-known story of "Mulian Saving Mother":

Mu Lian is a disciple of the Buddha. His mother was driven into the hungry ghost road in reincarnation after her death because of her greedy and vicious nature, and she will never be reborn. In order to save her mother, Mu Lian organized an "Orchid Club" on July15 of the lunar calendar, so that ghosts in hell could enjoy the food in the bowl and atone for her mother, so that she could surpass it. Later, on July15, Buddhists will hold a "bonsai meeting" to offer five fruits to Buddhists and monks to save their ancestors who suffered in the underworld. October 15th of the lunar calendar is the ancient "Xiayuan Festival". At this time, during the harvest season in rural areas, almost every household in Wujin area uses glutinous rice to wrap jiaozi glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice glutinous rice It turned out that Taoism said that the day was the birthday of three officials (heavenly officials, local officials and water officials), and Taoist people erected Tianzhu outside their homes, with yellow flags on it, which read "heaven and earth, water house", "good weather", "peaceful country and people" and "eliminating disasters and reducing happiness". At night, three lanterns are hung on the top of the pole. Bao jiaozi needs three officials. After the Republic of China, this custom was gradually abandoned, but the people held ceremonies to pay homage to the dead and burn the treasury in advance on the "Mid-Autumn Festival" on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. October 15th of the lunar calendar is a traditional folk festival in China, also known as "Xiayuan Festival" and "Xiayuan Festival". The origin of the next Yuan Festival is related to Taoism. There are three kinds of Taoist officials, namely, heavenly officials, local officials, water officials and God bless the people. Local officials forgive sins and water conservancy officials relieve Eritrea. The dates of birth of these three officials are the 15th day of the first month, the 15th day of July and the 15th day of October of the lunar calendar, which are called Shangyuan Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Xiayuan Festival. The next yuan festival is the day when the water official released the emperor egu, which is called the festival. According to the investigation, the water official recorded that the heaven released Eritrea for the people. "Records of Chinese Customs" also records: "October is the next Yuan Festival, and customs spread to Shuigong Jicheng, and there are also people who hold fasting and recite scriptures." On this day, as a Dojo, the Taoist temple offered sacrifices to the dead and prayed for the next Yuan Dynasty water official to solve the problem. In ancient times, the imperial court had regulations prohibiting slaughter and delaying the execution date of death penalty. Song and Wu said in Dream: "On the day when the water official released Eritrea in October, the palace official visited Shu Ren, built a temple to build a chariot, or released Eritrea, or recommended death." And "Xuanhua County Records Xinzhi" in Hebei Province: "When customs preach water officials to help Eritrea, people also fast." In addition, in the folk, there is also the custom of folk craftsmen offering sacrifices to the furnace god on the next Yuan Festival. The furnace god is the too old gentleman, probably from the Taoist furnace alchemy.