中國Festival of the Hungry Ghosts | the hungry ghost festival
FestivaloftheHungryGhosts (China) YueLanorFestivaloftheHungryGhostsmarksthedaywhenChinesepeoplebelievethatadoortotheunderworldisopenedallowingrestlessspiritstowandertheearth.Toappeasethespiritspeopleburnfakemoneyandpaperrepresentationsofitemslikecarsorhousesasawaytopassthesecomfortsontotheotherworld.Duringthe2-3daysofthefestivalstreetsarelitupwithpaperlanternsandincensetokeepghostsatbay,andinsomeareasfireworksaredisplayedforthespirits.TheGhostFestival,alsoknownastheHungryGhostF...
Festival of the Hungry Ghosts (China) Yue Lan or Festival of the Hungry Ghosts marks the day when Chinese people believe that a door to the underworld is opened allowing restless spirits to wander the earth. To appease the spirits people burn fake money and paper representations of items like cars or houses as a way to pass these comforts on to the other world. During the 2-3 days of the festival streets are lit up with paper lanterns and incense to keep ghosts at bay, and in some areas fireworks are displayed for the spirits.
The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday 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 (14th in southern China).
In Chinese tradition, t...