aaapeiiii:<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family:宋体;font-size:10.5000pt;"><font face="宋体">今天是农历七月十五日,是中元节。中元节,也</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">俗称</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%AC%BC%E8%8A%82/420056"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">鬼节</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">、</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%83%E6%9C%88%E5%8D%8A/7372671"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">七月半</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">、</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%96%BD%E5%AD%A4/3264096"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">施孤</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">、地官节或</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%96%8B%E5%AD%A4/15441945"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">斋孤</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:宋体;letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">,</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">是咱们中华传统文化节日,与除夕、清明节和重阳节一样是中国传统的祭祖大节。</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family:宋体;letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体"><br /></font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family:宋体;letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">中元节</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">与上元节、</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%8B%E5%85%83%E8%8A%82/9163346"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">下元节</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">合称三元</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">。</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">三元的来历来源于道教。</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">道家有</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%89%E5%AE%98/5483821"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">三官</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">,</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%A9%E5%AE%98/3912261"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">天官</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">、</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%9C%B0%E5%AE%98/6433718"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">地官</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">、</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%B0%B4%E5%AE%98/3885149"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">水官</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">、谓</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%A9%E5%AE%98%E8%B5%90%E7%A6%8F/61918"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">天官赐福</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">,</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%9C%B0%E5%AE%98%E8%B5%A6%E7%BD%AA/844733"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">地官赦罪</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">,</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%B0%B4%E5%AE%98%E8%A7%A3%E5%8E%84/844784"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">水官解厄</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">。三官的诞生日分别为农历的正月十五、七月十五、十月十五,</font></span><span style="font-family:宋体;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">所以</font></span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">这三天又被称为</font>“<font face="宋体">上元节</font><font face="Arial">”“</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%AD%E5%85%83%E8%8A%82/22411"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">中元节</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);">”“<font face="宋体">下元节</font><font face="Arial">”</font><font face="宋体">。</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体"><br /></font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family:宋体;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">中元节的产生可以追随到<span style="text-decoration: underline;">先秦时期</span>,那时候中元节跟“鬼”无关,而是庆贺<strong>初秋丰收、酬谢大地、祈拜神灵的节日</strong>。因为在古时候,人们对于农事的丰收,都主要是祈求于神灵的庇佑。所以在秋天,丰收的时节,人们会举行仪式,把时令的佳品首先供给神灵享用,然后自己再来品尝这些劳动的果实,以这样的方式来祈祝来年的好收成。起初,作为</font>“秋尝”的日期并不确定,后来随着时间推移才慢慢固定在农历七月十五前后,也差不多是立秋后的第一个月圆,这时是秋气的阴盛之时。</span> </p> <p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family:宋体;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family:宋体;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);">“中元”这个称呼,最开始用于北魏时期。修行记说:“七月中元日 ,地官降下,定人间善恶,道士於是夜诵经,饿节囚徒亦得解脱。”</span><span style="font-family:宋体;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">传说地宫掌管</font></span><span><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%9C%B0%E7%8B%B1%E4%B9%8B%E9%97%A8/10490857"><span class="15" style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(19,110,194);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">地狱之门</font></span></a> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">,中元节这一天地宫会打开地狱之门,而已故祖先可回家团圆,所以民间要设道场,放粮食给孤魂野鬼吃,这一天也要祭祖、上坟、点荷灯等等,以为家中亡者照亮回家之路。跟鬼魂相关,所以慢慢的也被称为了“鬼节”</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">(放荷灯、祭祖)</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体"><br /></font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 宋体; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; font-style: normal; font-size: 10.5pt; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="宋体">而佛教在中元节这一天,举行超渡法会,称为</font>“屋兰玛纳”(印度话<font face="Arial">ULLAMBANA</font><font face="宋体">)也就是“孟兰会”。</font></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; font-style: normal; font-size: 10.5pt; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="宋体">“孟兰会”源于一个</font><strong style="font-family: 宋体;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">目莲救母</span></strong><font face="宋体">的故事:“有目莲僧者 </font><font face="Arial" style="font-family: 宋体;">,</font><font face="宋体" style="font-family: 宋体;">法力宏大。其母堕落饿鬼道中,食物入口,即化为烈焰</font><font face="Arial" style="font-family: 宋体;">,</font><font face="宋体" style="font-family: 宋体;">饥苦太甚。”目莲无法救母于苦难之中,所以他求教于佛</font><font face="Arial" style="font-family: 宋体;">,</font><font face="宋体" style="font-family: 宋体;">为说盂兰盆经</font><font face="Arial" style="font-family: 宋体;">,</font><font face="宋体" style="font-family: 宋体;">教其七月十五日作盂兰盆以救其母。”据说当时目莲在阴间地府经历千辛万苦后</font><font face="Arial" style="font-family: 宋体;">,</font><font face="宋体" style="font-family: 宋体;">见到他死去的母亲刘氏</font><font face="Arial" style="font-family: 宋体;">,刘氏生前行事奢侈无度,所以死后</font><font face="宋体" style="font-family: 宋体;">受</font><font face="Arial">一</font><font face="宋体" style="font-family: 宋体;">群饿鬼的折磨。目莲一开始想用钵盆装好饭菜送给母亲吃</font><font face="Arial" style="font-family: 宋体;">,没想到</font><font face="宋体" style="font-family: 宋体;">饭菜却被饿鬼们抢走。没有办法,所以目莲只好向佛祖求救</font><font face="Arial" style="font-family: 宋体;">,</font><font face="宋体" style="font-family: 宋体;">佛祖最终还是被目莲的孝心感动,授予其盂兰盆经。按照盂兰盆经的指示,目莲于农历七月十五用孟兰盆盛珍果素斋供奉母亲。挨饿的母亲终于得到了食物。<strong><span style="color: rgb(200, 21, 0);">之后这个故事引申到劝人向善,劝子行孝。</span></strong>于是在这一天,佛教徒们便诵经布食,不仅是为了孝敬家中的先祖亡灵,也是为了给孤魂野鬼行善祈福,这与鬼节祭拜的习俗不谋而合,于是,<span style="text-decoration: underline;">中元节和孟兰会便同时流传下来了</span>。</font></span> </p> <p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family:宋体;letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体"><br /></font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family:宋体;letter-spacing:0.0000pt;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;font-size:10.5000pt;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="宋体">从有关中元节的传说中,其实不止是祭祀先祖,中元节的祭祀具有双重的意义在,<strong><span style="color: rgb(200, 21, 0);">一是发扬祖先流传的孝道,二是发扬推已及人,乐善好施的义举</span></strong>。这是慈悲,也是一种人情和关怀。所以,在中元节这一天,应该是超出“鬼”意义,而互相关怀互爱互助才对。</font> </span> </p> <p>(原创文,转载请注明集诚信jichengxin)</p>