The origin of "Ghost Festival"? According to legend, every year on July 1st, the King of Hell orders the gates of hell to be opened, allowing those ghosts who have been suffering and imprisoned in hell all year round to come out of hell and have a short-term wandering. , enjoy blood food in the world, so people call July the ghost month. This month is considered an unlucky month, and people neither marry nor move.

Every year on the 14th/15th day of the seventh lunar month It is the Bon Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival, the Half-July Festival or the Ghost Festival. In the past, in addition to worshiping their ancestors, people also prepared dishes, wine, rice, gold, silver, clothes, paper, etc. at the intersection on this night. Go to worship ghosts and gods.

July 14th/15th of the lunar calendar is the largest festival in the underworld - the Ghost Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival or the Bon Festival. It is one of the three important festivals in the underworld in my country. one. There is a folk legend that the Lantern Festival is celebrated in the human world and the Ghost Festival is celebrated in the underworld. It is said that the King of Hell will also dress up in costumes and celebrate the festival with the ghosts on that day, and let us living people bless them together, wishing that people in the other world will realize their wishes and enjoy the happiness that they have not had time to enjoy in this world. Therefore, many local communities in our country will hold activities such as offering sacrifices, visiting Buddha, cleaning tombs, reviewing flowers, appreciating flowers, and fishing to celebrate.

The ghost festival originated from the story of Mulian rescuing his mother: "There is a monk named Mulian who has great magical power. His mother fell into the realm of hungry ghosts, and food turned into flames when she entered it. The hunger and suffering were too great. Mulian could not To save his mother from misfortune, he asked the Buddha for advice and taught him how to make the Ullambana Sutra on the 15th day of the seventh month to save his mother." It is said that Mulian met him after experiencing many hardships in the underworld at that time. His dead mother, Mrs. Liu, discovered that she was being tortured by a group of hungry ghosts. Mulian tried to feed her with vegetables and rice in a bowl, but the food and rice were taken away by the hungry ghosts. Mulian had no choice but to seek help from Buddha. Buddha was moved by Mulian's filial piety and granted him the Ullambana Sutra. According to the instructions, Maud Lian used the Ollomb basin filled with precious fruits and vegetables to worship his mother on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. The starving mother finally got food. In order to commemorate Mulian's filial piety, Buddhists hold a grand "Ollambana Festival" every year, which is what we now call the "Ghost Festival".

The book says that on this day in ancient times, people would set up the Master's Seat and Shigu Terrace in front of Jiekou Village in advance. In front of the mage's seat is the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva who has saved the ghosts in hell, and below is a plate of peaches and rice. There are three spiritual tablets and soul-calling flags standing on Shi Gutai. After noon, each household placed whole pigs, whole sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and various cakes, fruits, melons, etc. on Shigutai. The person in charge placed a handful of triangular paper flags in blue, red, green and other colors on each of the sacrifices, and wrote words such as Bon Festival and the opening of the Ganlu Gate. The ceremony began with a burst of solemn temple music. Immediately afterwards, the mage rang the bell and led the monks to recite various mantras and mantras. Then serve, scatter a plate of noodles with peaches and rice in all directions, repeat three times. This kind of ceremony is called flame opening. Wang Kaitai, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, once wrote a poem: "The Taoist temple purifies the ghosts, and the original ancient meaning of Yulan still exists. But it is strange that the red paper is posted on the door, and the meat mountain and the sea of ??wine celebrate the Chinese New Year." It describes the area along the southeastern coast of my country. Ghost Festival customs.

It can be seen that the "Ghost Festival" originated from the traditional virtue of filial piety. Today, people in northern my country still burn paper money on this day to pay homage to their ancestors who have passed away long ago and to express their longing for their loved ones. Although the sacrificial method is simple, it basically preserves the simple meaning of the Ghost Festival. Because the call of blood, the extension of emotions, and the reminder of one's future all give the Ghost Festival rich humanistic connotations. Even though the years have changed and the gifts burned have changed, the living people can never convey the endless sorrow and deep remembrance of their departed relatives. But "people of different ages have different feelings about this special festival, because the future festival is coming to us mercilessly, from hazy to clear, from longing to fear, from fear to calmness, missing the past people At that time, I was actually thinking about my experience, content, method and pursuit of life today.”

July 14th/15th is the day when the door of hell opens. Whether it is burning paper money to send blessings, holding daisies to express condolences, or offering sacrifices to ancestors on the Internet, or setting off river lanterns, people alive today miss the people in the past together, and send blessings to their ancestors together. Spiritual spontaneity is an extension of emotion and the most basic belief.

And at the same time, "People who are alive should cherish every day they are alive, and don't be ashamed of society and friends, and don't be ashamed of relatives who have left forever. Because one day we will meet them, and when the time comes, you can be proud It is said that if you are a hero in the world, you will also be a ghost hero in the underworld! "...gt;gt;

The origin of the Ghost Festival? Why is it called the Hungry Ghost Festival? The Hungry Ghost Festival is also known as the Day of the Dead and the Half Moon Festival. The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the Hungry Ghost Festival. Ancestor worship activities are widely carried out among the people. No matter whether you are rich or poor, you must prepare wine, food, and paper money to pay homage to the deceased to show your memory of your deceased ancestors. The Hungry Ghost Festival usually lasts for seven days, and there are new dead and old dead. Those who died within three years are called newly deceased, and those who died three years ago are called old deceased. Superstition says that the old and new dead should go home and visit during this period. It is also said that the new and old dead come back at different times. The new dead return first, and the old dead come back later. Therefore, they must be worshiped separately. The best time to burn paper money is in the dead of night. First, sprinkle lime in a few circles in the yard. It is said that the paper money will be burned in the circles so that ghosts will not dare to come and snatch it. Then burn it in piles, leaving your mouth open while burning. They have to keep saying: "So and so is here to get the money." Finally, they have to burn a pile outside the circle, saying that it is for the lonely ghosts. On the day when the deceased return home, both rich and poor must prepare a good meal to honor the deceased, which is also called "send off the deceased".

What are the three major "Ghost Festivals" in China? Do they have any legends about their origins? Qingming, Zhongyuan, Hanyi

Qingming

The time is around the first day of the third month of each year in the lunar calendar (April 4-6 in the Gregorian calendar)

Tomb-sweeping is a must. At the same time, there is the custom of outing. In the past, the Qingming Festival was also called the Cold Food Festival, which once lasted for a hundred days. Cao Cao changed it to one day, and the Tang Dynasty changed it to three days before the Qingming Festival. All fires were extinguished. After the Cold Food Festival, new fires came from the palace.

Zhongyuan

(July 15th)

Originally it was a day for people to worship their ancestors, but it was later designated as the Christmas Day of the Underground Palace, which is in charge of the gate of hell. On this day, the Heaven and Earth Palace opens the door to hell, and it is also the day when hell opens. The deceased ancestors can go home for reunion, so it is also the Ghost Festival. It is the most important of the three major underworld festivals in China. There is a dojo and steamed buns are given to lonely souls. Ghost eats. On this day, ancestors are worshiped, graves are visited, and lotus lanterns are lit to light the way home for the deceased. Taoist temples hold grand pujas to pray for blessings and auspiciousness, and the content is to redeem the souls of the deceased.

Cold Clothes

Every year on the first day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, it is called the "October Dynasty", also known as the "Ancestor Worship Festival". For the Festival of Sending Cold Clothes

On this day, special emphasis is placed on paying homage to the deceased, which is called sending cold clothes. Together with the Qingming Festival in spring and the Hungry Ghost Festival in autumn, it is also known as the three major "Ghost Festivals" of the year. In order to prevent the ancestors from being cold and freezing in the underworld, on this day, people will burn five-color paper, send them clothes to keep out the cold, and also send warmth to the lonely ghosts. On the first day of October, burning cold clothes expresses the memory of the deceased and the compassion of the living for the deceased. At the same time, this day also marks the arrival of severe winter, so it is also a day for parents and loved ones to send warm clothes to those they care about.

The origin of the July Ghost Festival is the Ghost Festival on July 14th

The 14th day of the seventh lunar month is the Ghost Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival

or the Ghost Festival The festival is a big festival for worshiping lonely ghosts.

The Ghost Festival originated from Taoism and was later adopted by Buddhism to become the Ghost Festival as it is commonly known today. The meaning of "Ollama Festival" in Indian language is "hanging upside down", and the protagonist of the story is Sakyamuni.

The tenth son of Mulian, "hanging upside down" refers to the death of the mother of Mulian.

Later, he suffered from hungry ghosts and could not eat. Later, I got help from Sakyamuni and learned that he used hundreds of flavors and five fruits to make offerings to the Buddhas in ten directions.

He also saved his mother through his merits.

Therefore, in order to pay homage to the ghosts

the lonely souls hold a Pudu meeting in the Ghost Month (the seventh month of the lunar calendar),

commonly known as the Ghost Festival. Generally speaking, people in ancient times were not willing to do important matters such as marriage in this month.

The origin and legend of Ghost Festival-------Ghosts have thousands of knots

1. Tracing the origins of the Ghost Festival------The entanglement between humans and ghosts

China's three major ghost festivals: Qingming Festival, Ghost Festival (July 15th), and Hanyi Festival (October 1st).

Chinese people are not only humane to people, but also humane to ghosts. The most outstanding manifestation is the Ghost Festival on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. The Chinese Ghost Festival, the correct name of which is the Ghost Festival, refers to the Taoist Ghost Festival.

This day is also the day when Buddhism holds the Bon Festival. It is said that on this day, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva will open the gate of hell, and the ghosts in hell will come out to receive salvation and enjoy sacrifices. On this day, every family will offer sacrifices to their dead relatives.

Taoist saying: "Zhongyuan" is a Taoist saying: According to Wuzazu's records: Taoism's grand gatherings throughout the year are divided into three times (collectively called "Three Yuan"). The Taoist Scriptures use the fifteenth day of the first lunar month as "Shangyuan" is the day for heaven to bless the officials; it mainly holds blessing ceremonies; July 15th is "Zhongyuan", which is the day for the officials to forgive sins; it is used to forgive the sins of the dead. . The Zhongyuan ritual is to forgive the sins of the deceased souls, but it can never completely eliminate the sins. It only alleviates some of the sins. I hope they rest in peace. October 15th is "Xiayuan", which is the day when Shuiguan relieves misfortune. The practice record says: "On the first day of the seventh month, the earth official descends to determine the good and evil in the world. It is to relieve the bad luck of those who have made mistakes. In the rituals, they not only save the souls of the dead, but also more innocent people. The Taoist monks gave it to the lonely souls and those who died in battle to save their companions. The sesame oil money obtained during the ritual was mainly used to purchase sacrifices. According to the scriptures, prisoners on the Hungry Festival can also be liberated." Therefore, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, people will prepare rich sacrifices to worship local officials

The emperor and ancestors. The origin of Obon is an expression of fraternity.

Buddhist allusions: The original meaning of the Bon Festival is congratulations and thanksgiving. It originated in India in the fifth century BC. According to the Buddhist scriptures "Yaolan Sutra", "Ullambana Sutra" and "Mulian Saves the Mother", it is said that when the Buddha Sakyamuni was alive, he accepted ten disciples, one of whom was named The practitioner named Maha Moggallian (Mulian or Mulian) is the most powerful disciple of Buddha. He is an amazing filial son. In the process of practicing Buddhism, he developed the potential of his wisdom and body. He is known as the "number one in supernatural power" (that is, he has special powers) and can observe the world with his "eyes of heaven". Before attaining enlightenment, his parents had died. Because he missed his dead mother, he used his clairvoyance to see how his mother was living in the underworld. It turned out that they had become hungry ghosts, with nothing to eat or drink. Their skin and bones were connected to each other, and they were miserable day and night. , the situation is pitiful. So he used his magic power to bring some food to his mother. Unfortunately, as soon as the food was brought to his mouth, it immediately turned into flames. Maudgalyana was heartbroken and asked the Buddha for help. The Buddha taught that his mother had sown many sins when she was alive, so after her death she fell into the Avici Hell, suffered endless suffering, and lived in the realm of hungry ghosts for eternity. This evil obstacle cannot be resolved by him alone, and must be eliminated. * With the power of everyone, on the 15th day of the seventh month, the monks spent their free time (during the rainy season in India, the monks stayed in summer retreat for three months, and this day was the end of the retreat). They put various food and drinks in the Ullambana basin to offer offerings to the Three Jewels. It is the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha who use such merits to enable parents in the seventh life and parents in the current life who are in adversity to escape from the realm of hungry ghosts and enjoy happiness in the human world or the heaven. So "Mu Lian" joined hands with a group of eminent monks to banquet monks from all over the world and hold a large-scale worship ceremony. The monks from all over the world chanted sutras for his mother's salvation, and also for the evil spirit that harassed Mulian's mother, so that her mother could find peace. .

The three words "Obon" are all transliterated in Sanskrit, which means saving the hanging.

The Ullambana Festival is held on July 15th every year, which is called "Ullammana" (Ullamana in Indian). It is also the Ullambana Festival. May is close to the harvest season, and it is also a time of year when it is neither hot nor cold, so it is the most suitable time for the souls of wandering souls to be liberated. Later generations followed suit, and on July 15th, they all fasted and feasted with monks from all over the world, hoping that their ancestors would find salvation and peace after their death. This story and custom were spread to China from Bodhidharma. The Chinese surprisingly thought that instead of inviting monks to fast, they might as well offer offerings to the ghosts of their ancestors. Slowly, the Bon Festival on July 15th was changed by the Chinese to the Ghost Festival on July 14th. On this day, every household puts out offerings to offer sacrifices to their ancestors and to nearby innocent ghosts, hoping that the family will be harmonious and the ancestors will be safe.

In China, the name "Zhongyuan" originated from the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Zhongyuan Festival is also known as the "Ghost Festival" or "Obon Festival". The pain of life is like a bat hanging upside down on a tree, hanging and miserable. In order to

save all living beings from the suffering of hanging upside down, it is necessary to chant...gt;gt;

The origin of the Ghost Festival on July 14th? There are three ghost festivals in China: Qingming Festival, Ghost Festival, and Hanyi Festival. During the Qingming Festival, we have to visit the graves, and at the same time there is the custom of outings, where new soil is lifted up to the graves and added to the graves. In the past, the Qingming Festival was also called the Cold Food Festival, which once lasted for a hundred days. Cao Cao changed it to one day, and the Tang Dynasty changed it to three days before the Qingming Festival. All fires had to be extinguished. After the Cold Food Festival, new fires came from the palace. During the Qingming Festival, we also need to plant willow branches, wear wicker hats, fly kites, and play on swings. Zhongyuan (July 15th) was originally a day for people to worship their ancestors, but it was later designated as the Christmas Day of the Underground Palace, and the Underground Palace is in charge of the gate of hell. On this day, the Underground Palace opens the gate of hell, and it is also the day when hell opens, so that deceased ancestors can go home and reunite. , so it is also the Ghost Festival, the most important of the three major underworld festivals in China. Dojos are set up and steamed buns are given to lonely ghosts to eat. On this day, ancestors are worshiped, graves are visited, and lotus lanterns are lit to light the way home for the dead. . Taoist temples hold grand pujas to pray for blessings and auspiciousness, and the content is to redeem the souls of the deceased. In Buddhism, this day is the Bon Festival day, and its content is also for the salvation of the dead. The original meaning of Bon is to liberate the upside down, which comes from the story of Mu Lian saving his mother. (Actually, many people believe that from the first day of the seventh lunar month to the 30th day of the seventh lunar month, the gates of ghosts are wide open. Folk custom believes that during this period, there will be many lonely souls wandering in the world of the dead. On the 30th day of the seventh lunar month, At the gate of ghosts, the one-month Zhongyuan period ends.) On the Cold Clothes Festival (the first day of October), people visit their graves to worship ancestors. The most important thing is to make Mingyi, buy paper and tie it up, wrap it up and burn it in front of the door at night. The Qin Tian Jian will promulgate a new imperial calendar on this day. Most people believe that July 14th is the day when ghosts open their doors, so they rarely go out at night. This is just a one-sided idea. In fact, at midnight on July 14th, that is, before twelve o'clock on July 15th, the door of hell will open from wide to closed. Ancient books record that this time should be the deadline for the ghosts wandering the world to return to the underworld. The day when the gate of hell officially opens should be the second day of the seventh lunar month. On this night, the nine Zhiyin acupoints in all cities around the world will be opened, and all ghosts can come and go freely, and enjoy the offerings prepared for them in the world until before twelve o'clock in the morning on July 15th. On the eighth day of the first lunar month of the next year, there was another fourteen days' opportunity to wait until the gate of hell reopened and travel through the three thousand worlds of flowers. People who want to make sacrifices with offerings should best place them on the second day of July, otherwise the ancestors will be hungry for several days. Maybe they will be confused when they see the offerings to the seven fairies on the seventh day of July. I think you are unfilial and only seek marriage and forget your ancestors. On the eighth day of the first lunar month of the second year, which is the day after Human Day, the gate of ghosts will open again, allowing ghosts to travel to the world again. Probably these two openings of the underworld are the two holidays of the underworld. The fourteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the traditional Chinese Ghost Festival, also known as the Bon Festival and the Ghost Festival. Since the zodiac sign of July is Kun, it is the most yin hexagram in the Bagua, and according to past experience, strange things are encountered most often in this month, so it has gradually evolved into July, a day when the door of ghosts is wide open. Qingming Festival, also known as Ghost Festival, there are three ghost festivals in China: Qingming, Zhongyuan and Hanyi. During the Qingming Festival, we have to visit the graves, and at the same time there is the custom of outings, where new soil is lifted up to the graves and added to the graves.

In the past, the Qingming Festival was also called the Cold Food Festival, which once lasted for a hundred days. Cao Cao changed it to one day, and the Tang Dynasty changed it to three days before the Qingming Festival. All fires had to be extinguished. After the Cold Food Festival, new fires came from the palace. During the Qingming Festival, we also need to plant willow branches, wear wicker hats, fly kites, and play on swings. Zhongyuan (July 15th) was originally a day for people to worship their ancestors, but it was later designated as the Christmas Day of the Underground Palace, and the Underground Palace is in charge of the gate of hell. On this day, the Underground Palace opens the gate of hell, and it is also the day when hell opens, so that deceased ancestors can go home and reunite. , so it is also the Ghost Festival, the most important of the three major underworld festivals in China. Dojos are set up and steamed buns are given to lonely ghosts to eat. On this day, ancestors are worshiped, graves are visited, and lotus lanterns are lit to light the way home for the dead. . Taoist temples hold grand pujas to pray for blessings and auspiciousness, and the content is to redeem the souls of the deceased. In Buddhism, this day is the Bon Festival day, and its content is also for the salvation of the dead. The original meaning of Bon is to liberate the upside down, which comes from the story of Mu Lian saving his mother. During the Cold Clothes Festival (the first day of October), people visit their graves to worship their ancestors. The most important thing is to make Mingyi, buy paper and tie it up, wrap it up and burn it in front of the door at night. The Qin Tian Jian will promulgate a new imperial calendar on this day. Every year on the 14th day of the seventh lunar month is the Chinese Ghost Festival - officially known as the "Oblay Festival". According to legend, the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the "ghost month". The first day of July is the day when the "Gate of Hell" opens. From the opening of the Gate of Hell on the first day of July to the closing of the Gate of Ghost on the 30th, the ownerless souls from the underworld will flock to the human world and wander around wherever human beings can reach. Find something to eat. Therefore, people hold "Pudu" in July by chanting sutras and other activities to generally transcend the lonely spirits to prevent them from causing harm to the community, or to pray for ghosts to help cure diseases and protect the safety of their homes. Taoist saying: The Taoist festival is divided into three events throughout the year (collectively called "Three Yuan"), the Bon Festival...gt;gt;

The origin of the Water Ghost Festival is March 3rd

In the Jianghuai and Jiangnan areas, the third day of the third lunar month is called the Ghost Festival every year. Legend has it that ghosts appear on this day. At night, every household sets off firecrackers in every house to scare away and drive away ghosts.

Qingming Festival

my country’s traditional festivals, see the entry “Qingming Festival”.

July 14/15

According to legend, every year from July 1st, the King of Hell orders the gates of hell to be opened to let those unjust ghosts who have been suffering and imprisoned in hell all year round. After getting out of hell, you can wander for a short period of time and enjoy the blood food of the world, so people call July the ghost month. This month is considered an unlucky month, and people neither marry nor move.

The Bon Festival is held every year on the 14th/15th day of the seventh lunar month, also known as the Ghost Festival, the Half-July Festival or the Ghost Festival. In the past, in addition to worshiping their ancestors on this night, people also Prepare some dishes, wine, rice, gold, silver, clothes, paper, etc. and go to the intersection to offer sacrifices to ghosts and gods.

The festivals and customs included on July 14th and 15th are relatively complex. It is not only a folk ghost festival, but also a Taoist Ghost Festival, a Buddhist Obon Festival, and a combination of monks, Taoists and seculars. Taoism has the so-called Heavenly Official, Earthly Official, and Shuiguan, collectively known as the Three Officials. These three are the representatives of the Jade Emperor sent to the human world. Every year, they inspect the good and evil in the human world and report to heaven. The birthdays of the three officials are respectively the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the fifteenth day of July and the fifteenth day of October. These three days are also called Sanyuan. The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is called Zhongyuan. It is the time when local officials and school officials are pardoning sins. On this day, he will take out a thick roster and, based on the performance of gods, mortals, and animals, draw outlines and pardon sins. Exemption from prison sentence. Folks carry out some sacrificial activities on the Ghost Festival to save those lonely ghosts, which should be related to the pardon of sins from local officials. July 15th is the Buddhist Obon Festival. It is said that Sakyamuni had a disciple named Mulian. Although his mother was young and beautiful, she had no good words and deeds. She loved money and was stingy, and especially hated monks. After her death, she was cast into the ranks of evil spirits. Mulian was given guidance by the Buddha. On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, prepare hundreds of flavors, five fruits, and various utensils, put them into basins, and offer them to the monks in the ten directions. Only then will his mother escape from the world of evil ghosts and ascend to heaven. In view of this, the Buddha extended it and asked Buddhist disciples to practice filial piety with all their heart. Every year on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, they make Ullambana basins and give alms to Buddha and monks to repay their parents' kindness. The significance of the Buddhist Bon Festival coincides with the Confucian filial piety, and this day has become a ghost festival for people to pay homage to their deceased parents and ancestors.

July 14th/15th of the lunar calendar is the largest festival in the underworld - the Ghost Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival or the Bon Festival. It is one of the three important festivals in the underworld in my country.

There is a folk legend that the Lantern Festival is celebrated in the human world and the Ghost Festival is celebrated in the underworld. It is said that the King of Hell will also dress up in costumes and celebrate the festival with the ghosts on that day, and let us living people bless them together, wishing that people in the other world will realize their wishes and enjoy the happiness that they have not had time to enjoy in this world. Therefore, many local communities in our country will hold activities such as offering sacrifices, visiting Buddha, cleaning tombs, reviewing flowers, appreciating flowers, and fishing to celebrate.

July 14th/15th is the day when the door of hell opens. Whether it is burning paper money to send blessings, holding daisies to express condolences, or offering sacrifices to ancestors on the Internet, or setting off river lanterns, people alive today miss the people in the past together, and send blessings to their ancestors together. Spiritual spontaneity is an extension of emotion and the most basic belief. And at the same time, "People who are alive should cherish every day they are alive, and don't be ashamed of society and friends, and don't be ashamed of relatives who have left forever. Because one day we will meet them, and when the time comes, you can be proud It is said that if you are a hero in the world, you must also be a hero in the underworld!"

The first day of October

The first day of October is called the "October Dynasty", also known as "ancestor worship"! Festival". Since ancient times, our country has had the custom of offering sacrifices to ancestors during harvest time to show filial piety and not forgetting our roots. Therefore, people also use millet to worship their ancestors on the first day of October. On the first day of October, ancestors are worshiped, including family sacrifices and tomb sacrifices, both in the north and the south. Today in many areas in Jiangnan, there is still the custom of offering sacrifices to new graves on the first day of October. The first day of October is also the first day of winter, and since then the climate has gradually become colder. People are afraid that the souls of their ancestors in the underworld will lack clothing and clothing. Therefore, in addition to general offerings such as food, incense candles, paper money, etc., there is also an indispensable offering - underworld clothing. During sacrifices, people burn Mingyi to their ancestors, which is called sending cold clothes. Therefore, the first day of October is also called Shaoyi Festival.

The origin of the Ghost Moon and the Ghost Festival

The seventh month of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the ghost month; during the ghost month, lonely souls and wild ghosts in the underworld will be released. , and people in the human world will hold some worship activities to entertain them and let them enjoy this rare "holiday". Especially on the 7th/15th day of the lunar calendar, which is the "Hungry Ghost Festival", every household will prepare rich sacrifices, burn incense and paper, and pay homage to these good brothers from the underworld.

The origin of the Zhongyuan Festival

The Zhongyuan Festival is a Taoist saying. In ancient China, the first, seventh and fifteenth days of October were called Shangyuan, Zhongyuan and Xiayuan. In the upper Yuan Dynasty, it is the day when the heavenly official bestows blessings, in the middle yuan, it is the day when the earth official pardons sins, and in the lower yuan, it is the day when the water official relieves misfortune. Therefore, lonely souls and wild ghosts will be purified during the Zhongyuan period.

This day is also the Buddhist Obon Festival. The origin of Obon Festival is the familiar story of "Mu Lian saves his mother":

Mu Lian is a disciple of Buddha. , because his mother was greedy and vicious by nature, she was cast into the realm of hungry ghosts in reincarnation after death and will never be reincarnated. In order to save his mother, Mulian held the "Obon Bon Festival" on 7/15 of the lunar calendar, allowing the ghosts in hell to enjoy the food in the basin, atone for his mother's sins, and enable her to transcend. Later, every July 15th, Buddhists would hold the "Ollambana Festival" to offer five fruits to the Buddha and Sangha to save their ancestors who were suffering in the underworld.

Customs of the Hungry Ghost Festival

(1) Pudu

During Pudu, every family will place offerings on the table in front of their door and hang paper lanterns under the eaves. , used to light the way so that lonely ghosts can find a place to support them. Pudu is usually centered around a temple, and nearby residents bring offerings to the temple to worship.

(2) Water lantern discharging

It is a unique activity at the port. The purpose is to get rid of the lonely ghosts in the water. Because it is close to the sea, people often drown while playing in the water or crew members encounter accidents when they go out of the ship. It's an unfortunate situation, so in addition to the lonely ghosts on land, we also take care of those in the water. Taiwan is most famous for the water lantern releasing event during the Keelung Hungry Ghost Festival, which attracts a large number of people every year during the Hungry Ghost Festival.

(3) Orphan robbing

In some places in Taiwan, the activity of "orphan robbing" was popular during the Zhongyuan period. The orphan shed was composed of four pillars with painted For butter, the contestants are divided into four teams and climb up the solitary shed from four directions. At the top of the solitary shed, there are sacrifices on all four sides. The team that grabs it first wins. This event has become the most important event in Toucheng Zhongyuan and attracts many tourists.

Famous ghost movies and ghost protagonists in the East and West

Dear students

How many of these ghost movies have you seen? Which movie impressed you the most? Which one? Why?

Summary of Movie Rankings

No. 1: The Devil in "The Archmage"

No. 2: "The Sixth Sense" Bruce Willi

The third place is Sadako from "Seven Nights"

The fourth place is Freddie from "The Ghost Story"

The fifth place is " Jason from "Friday the 13th"

No. 6 The Ghost Mask Murderer from the "Scream" trilogy

No. 7 Chucky from "The Haunted Bride"

The eighth witch in "The Jungle Book"

The ninth place Nie Xiaoqian in "A Chinese Ghost Story"

Famous movie ghosts and characteristics in the East and the West

● Hong Kong and Taiwan movie ghosts

Female ghost representatives: Nie Xiaoqian, Xuechun

Male ghost representatives: Zombie, Happy Ghost

Neither male nor female Ghost representative: Dryad Granny

Characteristics: Female ghosts are mostly pitiful and look like fairies; ghosts of other genders, except for happy ghosts, are mostly not good things.

● Japanese movie ghosts

Female ghost representative: Sadako

Doll ghost representative: Hanako

Animal ghost representative: Nine-Life Monster Cat

Features: Female ghosts all have long hair, and some show a little bit of hair***. Boys, the latest scary skill is crawling.

● Hollywood movie ghosts

Representatives of good ghosts: elves, unjust ghosts

Representatives of bad ghosts: possessed ghosts, doll ghosts, TV ghosts, devils

Representative of good and bad ghosts: vampires

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The origin of the Folk Ghost Festival (commonly known as July Half)? The 14th day of the seventh lunar month (in some places it is the 15th day of the seventh month) is called the Ghost Festival in Taoism, the Bon Festival in Buddhism, and the Ghost Festival among the people. According to legend, on that day, the gates of hell will open and the ghosts in the underworld will be released. Those who have a master go home; those who don't have a master wander around, looking for food in any inaccessible place. Therefore, people hold "Pudu" activities in July by chanting sutras and performing rituals to generally save lonely souls to prevent them from causing harm to the world, or to pray for ghosts to help cure diseases and keep their homes safe. Therefore, the southern region has the custom of Pudu on this day.

Generally speaking, the seventh month of the lunar calendar is called the "Ghost Month" and the fourteenth day of the seventh lunar month is called the "half-seventh month"

Buddhist allusions

According to legend, Mulian's mother He did many bad things and became a hungry ghost after his death. When Maud Lian knew this, he was very sad and used his magic power to give some food to his mother. However, as soon as the food reached his mouth, it turned into gray flames. Buddha Sakyamuni Tell him that he must use the strength of everyone to put hundreds of flavors and five fruits in basins in the middle of the seventh month of each year and offer them to monks from all directions, so that his mother can be saved. relief. Later, this legend formed a folk custom and gradually evolved from making offerings to monks to making offerings to ghosts. Every year in the middle of the seventh lunar month, people slaughter chickens and ducks, burn incense and clothes, and worship the hungry ghosts who came out of the underworld to resolve their grievances and prevent them from causing harm to the world. Over time, the festival of Bon Festival came into existence.

Taoist teachings

The Taoist festival is divided into three events throughout the year (collectively called "Three Yuan").

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called "Shangyuan" - mainly a blessing ceremony is held.

The fifteenth day of July is called "Zhongyuan" - used to forgive the sins of the dead. (The Zhongyuan ritual is to forgive the sins of the dead souls, but it can never completely relieve the sins. It can only alleviate some of them. I hope they can rest in peace)

October 15th is called "Xiayuan" - it is for It is said that the gates of hell are open for a month in July, and all the ownerless souls come out of the underworld and go to their designated places to find something to eat. Therefore, various places hold festivals in this month. "Pudu" sacrificial ceremony. In the past, Purdue was held in various places in turn, and every day in July was fully scheduled, causing drunkenness and fighting. Later, Purdue was held on July 15th.

The origin story of the Ghost Festival The Ghost Festival originated from the story of Mulian saving his mother: "There is a monk named Mulian who has great magical power. His mother fell into the realm of hungry ghosts. When food enters the mouth, it turns into flames, causing hunger and suffering. Too bad. Mulian could not save his mother, so he asked the Buddha for advice and taught him how to make the Ullambana Sutra on the 15th day of the seventh month to save his mother. "It is said that Mulian went through a lot of hardships in the underworld at that time. Later, when he saw his dead mother Liu, he found that she was being tortured by a group of hungry ghosts. Mulian wanted to use a bowl with vegetables and rice for her to eat, but the vegetables and rice were taken away by the hungry ghosts. Mulian had no choice but to seek help from Buddha. Buddha was moved by Mulian's filial piety and granted him the Ullambana Sutra. According to the instructions, Maud Lian used the Ollomb basin filled with precious fruits and vegetables to worship his mother on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. The starving mother finally got food. In order to commemorate Mulian's filial piety, Buddhists hold a grand "Ollambana Festival" every year, which is what we now call the "Ghost Festival".

History of Ghost Festival:

Tomb sweeping during the Qingming Festival is related to funeral customs. It is reported that in ancient my country, there were “tombs without tombs”, which means that only grave pits were dug but no tombs were built, so there was no way to carry out sacrifices and sweep them. Later, the tombs were added to the tombs, and the custom of offering sacrifices and sweeping came to have support. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, tomb worship had become an indispensable custom. "Book of the Later Han? Records of Emperor Ming" quotes "Han Guan Yi" as saying: "In ancient times, there were no tomb sacrifices. Qin Shihuang slept beside the tomb, and the Han Dynasty did not change it. All the tombs were decorated with Hui, Wang, Twenty-four Qi, Sanfu, She, and La. "Food is served at four o'clock." The emperor almost always offered sacrifices on festivals. Officials and ordinary people did not have so much time and money, so they gradually settled on the Qingming Festival in the 24 solar terms. At that time, the government allowed officials to ask for leave to worship and sweep, and among the people, "the roads in the fields were full of ladies and gentlemen, and humble servants and beggars all had to go to their parents' graves." By the Tang Dynasty, the sacrifice and sweeping ceremony had combined Hanshi and Qingming into one It’s spring, and flowers are blooming. It’s time to carry wood and wine, and go to the graves in a lively manner. Qingming is not only a ghost festival for sacrifices, but also a day for outings and fun.

From a secular point of view, the settings of these two ghost festivals are just right. Qingming Festival is when the snow in the north melts and the ice disappears. After the rains of autumn and summer and the ice and snow cover of winter, some of the loess on the tombs has been washed away, making them shorter and smaller. I use the Qingming Festival to sweep them away and add some soil. Let the ancestors' houses not leak from the wind and rain; and on July 15th, the beginning of autumn has passed, the weather is getting cooler, it is time to add clothes, it is also time to send some money to the ancestors underground to buy some clothes, no As for being cold and freezing in winter.