Customs
Flower-God farewell
(Photo/Chinanews.com)
In ancient times, people welcomed the god of flowers with the Flower Festival on the second day of the second lunar month. Flowers begin to wither in the lead up to Grain in Ear. People usually hold rituals to worship the god of flowers on the first day of Grain in Ear, and express gratitude to the god of flowers, hoping to meet again next year. This custom has since died out, but it was described in detail in the famous novel The Dream of Red Mansion.
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