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5th Month Festival (15th June
2007 - 13th July 2007)
5th Day of the 5th Moon (according to chinese
lunar calendar) is an important date to many cultures. In
2007, the day falls on 19th June. It is the day that coincides
to the Summer Solstice. Therefore, it is the longest day
with the highest temperature of the year. While some may
not have known, this day is a day of great evil. There is
hidden fear and horror associated to the day. In fact, the
whole of 5th lunar month has to be taken cautiously. One
should not carry out any important events such as moving
into a new home, getting married and starting a new business
in the 5th lunar month.
Rituals and Celebrations:
The festival celebrated by chinese worldwide
is known as the Dragon Boat Festival, Summer Festival, Dumpling
Festival or 5th Month Festival. It is said to be related
to the dragon and celebrated in hope for the dragon to send
down sufficient rain for farmers. The dragon is chartered
by the heaven to send rain to mother earth for those who
are new to it. Chinese would make glutinous rice dumpling
wrapped in reed leaves and offer it to the dragon as a sign
of respect. When water is sufficient, there will be big
gains from good yields of crop in the following year. Sufficient
water will enable avoidance of many diseases due to poor
hygiene.
Taoist customs relate the day to be the weakest day of the year. It is this day of the year that Taoist Grandmaster Chang Tao Ling will ride out on his Tiger to ward off evil from the heaven. There are a few things that we could all do for the safety of the family:
1. Invite a red
Phoenix into the house and display it in the living
room. The red Phoenix is known to have supernatural powers
to kill off poisonous animals. They are the poisonous toad,
spider, scorpion, centipede and snake. These poisonous animals
represents evil influences and become wild and uncontrollable
during the 5th lunar month.
2. One can hang above their maindoor the powerful Bagua
as a general charm against evil. It is the weakest time
of the year where evil come to revenge on human for their
bad karma.
Early Heaven Concave Bagua
(Fine Wood)
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3. For safety purposes, one normally would invite the Ghostbuster
Chung Kwei to invoke his energies to help human fight evil.
For the safety of family members and kids, it is best for
them to carry along the rainbow obsidian Chung Kwei Amulet.
Rainbow Obsidian Chung Kwei
Amulet
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4. Invoke the powers of "5 Emperors" for general blessings
against any harm and danger throughout the 5th month. The
"5 Emperors" refers to Fu-Hsi, Shen-Nung, Huang-Ti, Shao-Hao
and Chuan-Hsu. They are the five rulers of the entire universe
and controls all the four celestial animals and 5 Elements
(wood, fire, earth, metal and water). The 5
Emperor Coins Disc Charm (of Ching Dynasty) can be used
as a representation to invoke their powers to ward off evil,
and especially effective in fighting diseases and viruses.
This is a must have to be displayed in the living room of
the house for protection.
5 Emperor Coins Disc Charm
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For those who are working in enviroments that spell danger, such as soldiers who needs to go to war, construction workers, engineers at gasoline plants etc, one can wear the powerful Dzi Pi Yao for protection and help.
Dzi Pi Yao Protection from
dangers
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Taboos to Follow:
1. One must not expose their beds, comforters,
pillows, bedsheets and mattresses under the sun during the
entire month.
2. One must not climb the roof or he might risk falling to
death.
3. Avoid moving into new homes and opening new businesses
this month as it is considered inauspicious and bad luck on
new ventures.
4. Avoid getting married during this month because couples
will have bad ending. Some evil may cast a bad spell on couples
during their wedding.
5. Avoid going for jungle trekking and going on camping trips as chances of injuries, possession and death are high.
6. Drive very carefully during this month to avoid accidents.
7. Perform charitable work or contribution during the month.
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