8 things you need to know about the Hungry Ghost Festival (盂蘭節)
Автор: South China Morning Post
Загружено: 2017-12-19
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The origins of the Hungry Ghost Festival are disputed and varies in both Buddhist and Taoist cultures. However, it is a tradition that has become part of China's intangible heritage spanning over 2,000 years, taking place on the 15th day of the seventh month of the Lunar Calendar every year.
Mainly celebrated by the Chiu Chow community, there are many activities and rituals involved from lion dance and Chinese opera performances to prayers, food offerings to ancestors and burning of joss paper as well as incense sticks.
The festival demonstrates the importance of filial piety, where families attempt to appease spirits or relieve them of their suffering using different gestures.
Spirits are said to be wandering the city streets during the festival. Here are some things you should and should not do:
• Do keep the lights on
• Do put rock salt outside your home
• Do not remove offerings
• Do not swim
• Do not discuss spirits
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