Ghost Festival - Wikipedia
The Ghost Festival or Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as the Zhongyuan Festival in Taoism and the Yulanpen Festival in Buddhism, is a traditional festival held in certain East and Southeast Asian countries.
Hungry Ghost Festival | Buddhism, Daoism, History, & Rituals
The Hungry Ghost Festival is a Buddhist and Daoist festival observed in order to appease the deceased who have been reborn as ghosts and return to haunt the human realm. It is celebrated under different names in East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Ghost Festival - New World Encyclopedia
The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Jie (中元節), Gui Jie (鬼節) or Yulan Festival (traditional Chinese: 盂蘭盆節; simplified Chinese: 盂兰盆节) and Ullambana Festival, is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in …
The Hungry Ghost Festival: Traditions, Taboos and Date for 2024
2024年7月23日 · Hungry Ghost Festival occurs during the seventh month of the lunar calendar and is an important cultural and religious holiday for the East Asian community.
Zhongyuan Jie - Hungry Ghost Festival - China Educational Tours
Held annually on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, this day is known as the Ghost Festival (鬼节｜鬼節 guǐ jiē) among the people, the Zhongyuan Festival (中元节｜中元節 zhōng yuán jiē) in Taoism, and the Ullambana Festival (盂兰盆节｜盂蘭盆節 yú lán pén jiē) in Buddhism, presenting an integration of monastic and secular traditions.
Hungry Ghost Festival (Ghost Month 2025) - August 23 to …
2024年12月12日 · The Ghost (Hungry Ghost) Festival 2025 in Singapore and Malaysia will take place on August 18th. The Ghost Month will last from August 23 to September 21, 2025. Singaporeans and Malaysians please the ghosts with live performances.
Hungry Ghost Festival, Chinese Zhongyuan Festival - China Highlights
The Hungry Ghost Festival is one of several important festival days of Ghost Month (鬼月) - the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar. It is thought that the ghosts of Chinese ancestors are let out of hell on the first day of the month.
Hungry Ghost Festival in China - History, Celebration, & More
2023年2月12日 · The Hungry Ghost Festival (中元节) is a unique and significant event in Chinese culture, celebrated annually during the seventh month of the lunar calendar. Originating from ancient beliefs about the afterlife, this festival is a time for Chinese people to pay respect and offer food, drinks, and other offerings to the spirits of their ancestors.
The Customs and Traditions of the Chinese Ghost Festival
The Chinese Ghost Festival, also known as Zhongyuan Jie (中元节) or Yulanpen Festival, is one of the most significant traditional festivals in Chinese culture. Celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, typically falling in August or September of the Gregorian calendar, it is a time when the living honor the spirits of the dead.
Ghost Festival - Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia
The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Jie , Gui Jie or Yulan Festival (traditional Chinese: 盂蘭盆節; simplified Chinese: 盂兰盆节; pinyin: Yúlánpénjié; Cantonese Jyutping: jyu4 laan4 pun4 zit3) is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in certain Asian countries.