Feng Shui and the Qing Ming Festival

Qing Ming Festival is a traditional Chinese event held on 104th day after the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. It's usually falls around the same time as Easter - give or take a few weeks

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I find this interesting considering that both the festival, while from different cultural and religious beliefs, which celebrates life - and still calls for a new

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the feast of Easter was originally a pagan celebration of renewal and rebirth. Celebrated in early spring, to honor the pagan Saxon goddess Eastre.

When early missionaries converted the Saxons to Christianity, the feast, because he fell at about the same time as the traditional memorial of Christ's resurrection from the dead, was merged with the pagan celebration and has become known as Easter and reflects its new Christians orientation.

This year's Qing Ming Festival will fall on the 5th April. This marks the fifth term in the traditional lunar calendar, and it is time to hold a memorial ceremony for those families who have passed on.

Chinese communities put great emphasis on their ancestors. However, it is not considered a festive occasion, but a time of remembrance for those who have moved on. It's time for "happy close cooperation 'with other family members, along with a demonstration of respect to their ancestors.

At this time of year, individuals or whole families often go to sweep and weed graves. This custom can be traced back to over a thousand years. In fact, during the Tang Dynasty (732AD), the custom of taking trips such as walking the hills with his family, or picnic on that particular day, were developed. In this period he also said that only one particular day of the year will be dedicated to this goal.

to "sweep the graves" is clearly the graves of all the leaves and weeds and repaint the inscriptions. Then food, such as fruits, rice, wine, chicken, pork, cakes, in fact, was the favorite food of ancestors, will be placed around the grave. Paper money also will be burned, candles lit and the whole family kneels to pay respect.

After the prayers, food is usually consumed young, as part of the tomb sweeping festival. These actions not only of a statement of respect, but also pieces that will bring filial descendants of a happy life and good health.

health care is often something we take for granted and just dwell on when we or a loved one gets sick.

Feng Shui helps to improve poor health and maintaining good health. There are numerous products that can offer symbolic support to the Health nastojanjima.Natural gourd is one of the items carried by eight villas and is said to contain the sacred nectar of the gods. I gave to my mother several years ago as a gourd is a symbol of longevity and works well when placed around the button of your bedroom door or even at the main entrance of your home.

If I learned anything over the years, it is to enjoy the company of those whom I love as I have the opportunity to participate in their životima.Qing Ming festival allows you to remember their loved ones who have passed away, and reminds you that you must continue happy memories with those who are still with you.

would like to thank you for your continued support and wish you and your family all the best for the Easter period and the Qing Ming festival. We hope that you will use this time of year to thank and respect for what was, at the same time to the new and enjoy the richness of life.

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A Meditation on the Shortening of Daylight and Nature's Rhythms

is a field that I look at the sunset at this time of year.

I love long beautiful days of early summer. A magical twilight hour vrijeme.Nebo a color change from bright red-orange and more subdued pink and purple.

I feel kissed the goodness of the Universe -. And I am humbled that this example the nature of grace

and as elevated as I am by the beauty around me, and sounds of summer - ice cream trucks, children playing in the street ... I also feel a little sad.

summer solstice, just recently passed, carries the seeds of the coming winter. For now until December, the hours of daylight will be reduced. Slowly at first. Almost imperceptible at first.

As a lush, lazy days of summer season starts, long hours of daylight that makes summer an abundance of greenery as possible, but begin to decrease.

So, starting the summer season begins the six month period of contraction as the Earth's northern hemisphere turns away from the Sun. And also, start the winter season, carries the seeds of summer, even as it is also a precursor of winter's cold, harsh weather.

Of course, I understand that knowing the Sun's rays are beneficial when you are exposed to them in unlimited osnovi.Zemlja will heat up too much, and eventually become unlivable conditions.

the rhythm of nature is an automatic corrective maintenance ravnoteži.Sjeme country in the coming winter as ballast to make changes in direction and change in momentum. There is comfort in knowing that when you get to an extreme that the Universe has a mechanism for you to return.

So, like the ocean tides and waves, back and forth, the rhythms of nature result in a dynamic equilibrium.

As an astrologer I am an observer in the rhythms of the universe. In contrast to the astronomer, who also observed the rhythms of nature, we, astrologers, go ahead and find meaning in seemingly random motion back and forth.

And with that we find balance and ballast to the ground to face the challenges posed by the seemingly random events that we face on a daily basis.

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