2021 Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival | hungry ghost festival 2019
ChineseGhostMonthandFestivalTheGhostMonthistheseventhlunarmonthofChineseLunarCalendar[1].The15thlunardayofthe7thlunarmonthistheChineseGhostFestival.TheChineseformalnameoftheGhostFestivalisChung-Yuan. Thefirstlunardayofthe7thlunarmonthisonAugust8,2021.August22,2021,is the15thlunarday,whichistheChineseGhostFestival.Thefirstlunardayofthe 8thlunarmonthisonSeptember7,2021.Therefore,theGhostMonthisfrom August8toSeptember6intheChinatimezone.ManyChinesefamilieshavebothBuddhismandTaoi...
Chinese Ghost Month and FestivalThe Ghost Month is the seventh lunar month of Chinese Lunar Calendar[1]. The 15th lunar day of the 7th lunar month is the Chinese Ghost Festival. The Chinese formal name of the Ghost Festival is Chung-Yuan . The first lunar day of the 7th lunar month is on August 8, 2021. August 22, 2021, is the 15th lunar day, which is the Chinese Ghost Festival. The first lunar day of the 8th lunar month is on September 7, 2021. Therefore, the Ghost Month is from August 8 to September 6 in the China time zone.
Many Chinese families have both Buddhism and Taoism religions. The spirits jailed in Hell are called ghosts. The folklore says the ghosts have one-month parole and will travel to the towns in the 7th lunar month every year. People have better feasting on them. People are afraid that ghosts play trick-or-treat games. That is why the Chinese call the 7th luna...