Is Guan Gong sharpening his knife?

Guan Gong Modao is a folk festival popular in Dong 'an Village, Taiping Town, Mazhang District, Zhanjiang. This festival is to commemorate Guan Gong's loyalty, courage, kindness and justice, and to pray for good weather, national prosperity and people's safety. It has a long history and distinctive features. There is a folk proverb: It rained on May 13th, and Guan Gong sharpened his knife. This is Guan Gong's sharpening day. If it rains that day, it is also called "sharpening rain". On May 13 of the lunar calendar, many places will hold grand celebrations to pray that Guan Yu can keep one side safe.

The origin of Guan Gong's Knitting Festival;

May 13 of the lunar calendar every year, usually before or after the summer solstice or light summer festival. It rains in normal climate, but it doesn't rain in abnormal years. Folks say that if it rains on this day, it is "Guan Gong" sharpening the knife, and the water for sharpening the knife falls to the ground from the south gate. Rain is a good omen, and the bigger the rain, the better, which indicates that the situation in that year will be "good weather, peace and prosperity."

For a long time, people regarded it as a reference for observing weather signs and social dynamics, and it was widely circulated as an oral proverb. Now Guan Gong Sharpening Day is a traditional folk festival, and Guan Gong Sharpening Day is also known by more and more people.

Extended data:

Guan Gong Sharpening Festival has been passed down for nearly a thousand years, with a long human history and profound cultural heritage. On May 13th of the lunar calendar, a series of folk activities will be held in all parts of the country, such as folk flower parade, lion dance, dragon dance, opera, incense burning, blessing, sacrifice, release and bidding for colorful firecrackers.

The climax of the annual celebration is "Guan Gong sharpening his knife". I saw Taoist priests dressed in ancient costumes waving "Dragon Crescent Moon Knife" with a length of 3 meters and a weight of 60 kilograms. The audience was filled with joy and applause. After that, the Taoist priest put the crescent frame on a special millstone and polished it back and forth three times.

At this time, the audience's emotions reached a climax and the shouts were loud. Its lifelike appearance makes people seem to have returned to the ancient battlefield of the Three Kingdoms and seen the heroic spirit of Guan Yu, who was invincible in that year. After the ceremony, the villagers will scramble to touch the "grinding water" and pray for peace.

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