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1、GhostFestivalTheGhostFestival,alsoknownastheHungryGhostFestival,orYuLanisatraditionalChinesefestivalandholidaycelebratedbyChineseinmanycountries.IntheChinesecalendartheGhostFestivalisonthe15thnightoftheseventhlunarmonth(14thinsouthernChina).contents1.Origi
2、ns2.DifferencebetweenQingmingFestivalandGhostFestival3Activities.OriginsBuddhistsfromChinaandTaoistsclaimthattheGhostFestivaloriginatedwiththecanonicalscripturesofBuddhism,butmanyofthevisibleaspectsoftheceremoniesoriginatefromChinesefolkreligion,andotherlo
3、calfolktraditions.ThisprocessofsyncretismisnotlimitedtoChina:theghostfestivalhasparallelsinTheravadaBuddhism,suchastheCambodianPchumBenfestival,reflectingthesameassumptionsaboutanannualopeningofthegatesofhell,andwiththesameroleofKingYama.InTangDynastyChina
4、,theBuddhistfestivalUllambana(seebelow)andtheGhostFestivalweremixedandcelebratedtogether.InChinesetradition,thefifteenthdayoftheseventhmonthinthelunarcalendariscalledGhostDayandtheseventhmonthingeneralisregardedastheGhostMonth(鬼月),inwhichghostsandspirits,i
5、ncludingthoseofthedeceasedancestors,comeoutfromthelowerrealm.DistinctfromboththeQingmingFestival(inSpring)andChungYeungFestival(inAutumn)inwhichlivingdescendantspayhomagetotheirdeceasedancestors,onGhostDay,thedeceasedarebelievedtovisittheliving.Differenceb
6、etweenQingmingFestivalandGhostFestivalActivitiesActivitiesduringthemonthwouldincludepreparingritualisticfoodofferings,burningincense,andburningjosspaper,apapier-mâchéformofmaterialitemssuchasclothes,goldandotherfinegoodsforthevisitingspiritsoftheancestors.
7、Elaboratemeals(oftenvegetarianmeals)wouldbeservedwithemptyseatsforeachofthedeceasedinthefamilytreatingthedeceasedasiftheyarestillliving.AncestorworshipiswhatdistinguishesQingmingFestivalfromGhostFestivalbecausethelatterincludespayingrespectstoalldeceased,i
8、ncludingthesameandyoungergenerations,whiletheformeronlyincludesoldergenerations.Otherfestivitiesmayinclude,buyingandreleasingminiaturepaperboatsandlanternsonwater,whichsignifiesgivingdirectionstothelostghosts
