Is it auspicious to have the Zhongyuan Festival and birthday on the same day? Why do people say that people born on the Zhongyuan Festival are extraordinary?

The Ghost Festival is a traditional Chinese festival held in the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year to commemorate the deceased and express grief. The customs of Ghost Festival are unique in each place. But is it auspicious if the Ghost Festival and your birthday coincide?

Is it auspicious to have the Zhongyuan Festival and birthday on the same day?

There's nothing unlucky about it. A person's birth date and time are all predetermined by fate. Some people who are believed to be born on a lucky day may still be unlucky; some people who are believed to be born on an unlucky day may still be luckier. These cannot be limited by any rules. Moreover, many celebrities were born on Ghost Festival. Not only did nothing happen to them, but they were admired by people. Generally speaking, people born on the Ghost Festival are able to climb up with their own strength without relying on others. They are typical self-made people. People born in the Ghost Month may not have good luck when they are young, but if they can control their temper and be willing to work hard in everything they do, then those born in the Ghost Festival will enjoy happiness in their later years, and their children and grandchildren will be wealthy and filial.

Why do people born on the Ghost Festival say they are special?

The Zhongyuan Festival is also known as the "Ghost Festival" and the "Mid-July Festival". People believe that babies born on the Zhongyuan Festival have a strong destiny, especially those born at midnight (11 p.m. - 1 a.m.). People born at this time are called "Tiantai".

People call children born on Ghost Festival "guizai", which means that children born on Ghost Festival are transformed from wandering ghosts. It is said that they have heavy yin energy, are prone to qi deficiency, cold stomach, cold limbs, and are easy to attract evil spirits. According to traditional numerology, people born on this day will be respected by their spouses, their children will be punished, they will be quarrelsome and aggressive, and their future will be ruined. Happiness will come after the 35th. Men will leave their homes and develop in other places, while women will unlucky their husbands. They will have a hard and peaceful life.

However, there is also a saying that people born on Ghost Festival are called Tiantai. An ancient book says: "The five stars are the spiritual roots of the sun and the moon, the five internal organs of the Tiantai. The heaven and the earth rely on them to gather their energy, and the sun and the moon are connected to them and are bright. The true emperor of the eastern Jupiter is named Chenglan, with the courtesy name Qingning. ... The true emperor of the southern Mars is surnamed Haokong, taboo Weichun, and (with the courtesy name) Sanrong." The book also says: "... (the west) the true emperor of Taibai is surnamed Haokong, and named Debiao. ... (the north) the true emperor of Chenxing is named Qiqiao, with the courtesy name Jiyuan. ... (the center) the true emperor of Zhenxing is named Zangmu, with the courtesy name Jiyan." This name is also seen in ancient books such as "Taishang Five Stars and Seven Yuankong Changjue" and "Taishang Feibu Five Stars Jing". According to this, people believe that people born on this day have good fortune and will have a smooth life.

Can I celebrate my birthday during the Ghost Festival?

It is best to celebrate your birthday before the Ghost Festival, or during the day on the Ghost Festival, and try not to celebrate it at night.

The Zhongyuan Festival is full of yin energy, especially in the south, where there is a folk legend that on this day "wandering ghosts" will come to the human world to accept sacrifices. There is even a rumor that people born on the "Ghost Festival" are "reincarnated ghosts" and have "third eye" that can see "ghosts and gods." As a result, some netizens who were born on the "Ghost Festival" have avoided celebrating their birthdays on the "Ghost Festival."

In fact, if the "Zhongyuan Festival" is positioned as a festival to honor ancestors, people should maintain a respectful attitude, and there is no need for people to be nervous, fearful, or suspicious. People believe that there are ghosts on Ghost Festival, which is a misunderstanding. He said that people should have awe rather than panic about such a traditional festival.