寒衣节,是中国传统节日,流行于华北,为每年的农历十月初一,是民间祭祖的日子,相传祖灵会在本日回返人世,领取御寒衣物准备过冬,故人间除了祭祀之外,要烧化纸做的衣服,或者印有衣服图样的纸钱。[1]
简介
华北有传说,秦始皇征调孟姜女的夫婿杞梁到长城服徭役,孟姜女不远千里,为夫婿送寒衣与棉袄,十月初一日抵达长城,却发觉服役的夫婿已死,尸首被压在城墙之下,所以孟姜女痛哭一场,感动天帝,长城倒下,得见夫婿尸首,孟姜女于是祭夫,并把衣服盖在夫婿尸骨之上,延绵成俗。[2][3]明太祖朱元璋建立明朝后,规定清明节、中元节和十月朔祭厉[4]。
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