The origin of climbing on the eighth day of the first lunar month
Every year on the eighth day of the first month, it is Zitong The most important climbing festival in the region.If people want to rise steadily in the new year, or overcome obstacles, and everything goes smoothly, they need to express their wishes through climbing.This is a traditional festival culture, and it is also a blessing for people’s good wishes.
The origin of climbing on the eighth day of the first lunar month
Climbing to pray for blessings on the eighth day of the first lunar month evolved from Zitong people going to Changqing Mountain to worship the silkworm god, and its custom has been passed down for thousands of years.Changqing Mountain is also known as Shenshan and Canpo Mountain.In the past, there was a silkworm temple on the mountain.It is said to be very effective, because the people hope that the silkworm will go well and pray for a good harvest of silkworm cocoons, so they often go up the mountain to worship the silkworm god, especially on the eighth day of the first lunar month.(Folk Silkworm New Year’s Eve) The sacrificial activities are more prosperous on this day.Later, because Sima Xiangru, a master of Han Fu, once watched and read on this mountain, he was named Changqing Mountain by Tang Minghuang (Sima Xiangru’s word is Changqing).
With the development of society, sericulture activities have gradually faded, but the custom of climbing high to pray for blessings on the eighth day of the first lunar month has been completely preserved.In 1999, the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Zitong County passed a decision:to designate the eighth day of the first month of the lunar calendar as the Climbing Festival every year, and climbing Changqing Mountain became the first local statutory festival in Zitong.With the tempering of time, the custom of "climbing on the eighth day of the eighth day" has shown its unique charm and style! In the new era, it has been given a new connotation of national fitness, and the custom of climbing has spread throughout northern Sichuan.Every year on the eighth day of the first lunar month, many tourists from around Mianyang will come to climb Changqing Mountain to pray for auspicious new year and good luck.It is particularly worth mentioning that the ascent of Changqing Mountain in Zitong now echoes traditional folk cultural activities such as the spring Wenchang Temple Fair and Wenchang Parade, and has become a unique tourist attraction in northern Sichuan.
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