Ghost Festival 鬼节 /中元节/盂兰盛会
The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, or Yu Lan is a traditional Chinese festival and
celebrated by Chinese in many countries. In the Chinese
calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on
the 15th night of the seventh lunar month.
In Chinese
tradition, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar
calendar is called Ghost Day and
the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month (鬼月), in which ghosts and spirits,
including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm.
Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in Spring) and Chung Yeung Festival (in Autumn) in which
living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, on Ghost Day, the
deceased are believed to visit the living.
鬼节，又称中元节或盂兰是中国在许多国家庆祝中国传统节日。在中国的日历（阴阳历），中元节是在农历七月的15日晚上。
在中国的传统，在农历七月一个月的第十五天，被称为鬼日和一般七个月被视为鬼月（鬼月），其中鬼神，包括已故的祖先，来从较低的境界。从清明节（春季）和重阳节（秋季）在生活后裔祭奠已故的祖先鬼日，层次分明，死者被认为访问的生活。
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