Is Qixi Festival the Ghost Festival? When is Ghost Festival?

Is Qixi Festival the Ghost Festival? When is Ghost Festival?
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Is Qixi Festival the Ghost Festival?

No, Qixi Festival is not a Ghost Festival. Qixi Festival is one of China’s traditional festivals, but it is not a Ghost Festival.
The Chinese Valentine's Day is also known as the Qiqiao Festival, the Seven Sisters Festival, the Daughters' Festival, the Qiqiao Festival, the Qinianshui, the Qixi Festival, the Niugong Niupo Day, and the Qiaoxi Festival. It is a traditional Chinese folk festival.
In fact, the original origin of the Chinese Valentine's Day is not from the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. The original origin of the Chinese Valentine's Day was derived from the worship of stars. It is the birthday of the Seventh Sister in the traditional sense. Because the worship activity of the "Seventh Sister" is held on the seventh night of July, it is named "Chinese Valentine's Day". Worshiping the Seven Sisters, praying for blessings and making wishes, begging for skills, watching the Altair and Vega stars, praying for marriage, and storing water for the Qixi Festival are the traditional customs of the Qixi Festival.
Through historical development, the Chinese Valentine's Day has been endowed with the beautiful love legend of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl", making it a festival that symbolizes love. It is thus considered to be China's most romantic traditional festival. In contemporary times, it has even developed the cultural meaning of "Chinese Valentine's Day".

When is Ghost Festival?

There are four major ghost festivals in China, and these are: Shangsi Festival (March 3), Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Cold Clothes Festival, collectively known as the "Four Major Ghost Festivals".
Introduction to Shangsi Festival:
It is said that the Shangsi Festival originated from the witchcraft activity of using orchid soup to ward off evil spirits. Orchids were used as spiritual objects and had the characteristic of having a charming fragrance. The ancients had to fast before holding major sacrificial ceremonies, which included the best bathing method at the time, "orchid bathing."
Qingming Festival Introduction:
Qingming Festival, also known as the outing festival, the Qingming Festival, the March Festival, the ancestor worship festival, etc., is held at the turn of mid-spring and late spring. The Qingming Festival originated from the ancestor worship and spring sacrificial customs in ancient times. It has both natural and humanistic connotations. It is both a natural solar term and a traditional festival.
Introduction to the Ghost Festival:
Zhongyuan Festival is the name of Taoism. It is commonly known as the ancestor worship festival on the 15th or 14th day of the seventh month (another saying is the 15th day of the seventh month) in folk culture. It is called the Yulanpen Festival in Buddhism. The main festival customs include ancestor worship, releasing river lanterns, worshiping the dead, burning paper ingots, and worshiping the land.
Introduction to Cold Clothes Festival:
The Cold Clothes Festival, which falls on the first day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar every year, is also known as the "October Festival", "Ancestor Worship Festival", "Mingyin Festival" and "Autumn Festival". It is called Guitou Day by the people. It is a traditional folk sacrificial festival of the Han nationality.

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