What is the difference between the Ghost Festival and the Qingming Festival? Which of the two festivals is Ghost Festival?
Both Qingming Festival and Zhongyuan Festival are China's traditional festivals. So, let's take a look at what is the difference between Zhongyuan Festival and Qingming Festival? Which of the two festivals is Ghost Festival? Shuimo.com has compiled some information about the lunar calendar do’s and don’ts for the seventh month of 2021. You can click on the special topic to view it!What is the difference between the Ghost Festival and the Qingming Festival?The difference in timeThe Qingming Festival is on April 4th of the Gregorian calendar every year, while the Zhongyuan Festival is on the 15th of the seventh lunar month. Difference in name Qingming Festival is also known as the outing festival and the Qingming Festival. The Zhongyuan Festival is also known as the Ghost Festival, the Ghost Festival, the Fasting Festival for the Orphans, and the Earth God Festival. In Buddhism, it is called the Ullambana Festival. Differences in Sacrifice The Qingming Festival is mainly spent repairing tombs and paying homage to ancestors. During the Qingming Festival, there is also the custom of going outing and planting trees. The Ghost Festival is mainly about offering sacrifices and burning paper money. Difference in origin The Qingming Festival began around the Zhou Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,500 years. The Zhongyuan Festival originated in the Northern and Southern Dynasties during the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang. Its history should be rooted in Buddhism, originating from the Buddhist story of "Mulian saving his mother". The Zhongyuan Festival developed from the Buddhist Ullambana Festival. Which of the two festivals is Ghost Festival?Both Qingming Festival and Zhongyuan Festival are called Ghost Festivals. Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Cold Clothes Festival are known as the three major Ghost Festivals in China.The main custom of Qingming Festival is ancestor worship. There are also other customs such as inserting willow branches, flying kites, swinging, outing, Cuju, playing polo, shooting willows, and silkworm flower meetings (a unique folk culture in silkworm villages, mainly in the south). The 15th day of the seventh month in Buddhism is the day of the Ullambana Festival, which is also about praying for the souls of the dead. The original meaning of Ullambana is to free the souls from hanging upside down, which comes from the story of Mulian saving his mother. The Zhongyuan Festival is the birthday of the Three Emperors and the Earth God. Taoism will perform rituals on this day to liberate the souls of their ancestors and the dead. It is said that: the Heaven God bestows blessings, the Earth God forgives sins, and the Water God relieves disasters. |
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