What are the nicknames of the Ghost Festival? Can we go out and play during the Ghost Festival?

What are the nicknames of the Ghost Festival? Can we go out and play during the Ghost Festival?
As a traditional Chinese festival, the Ghost Festival has many names and nicknames. So, let’s take a look at what are the nicknames of the Ghost Festival? The seventh month of the lunar calendar belongs to the first month of autumn, and the Beginning of Autumn and End of Heat among the 24 solar terms fall in the seventh month of the lunar calendar. Let’s go to Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic on July 2020 in the lunar calendar to learn more about July.

What are the nicknames of the Ghost Festival?

The Ghost Festival, a traditional Chinese festival, is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Fourteenth Day of the Seventh Month, the Ancestor Worship Festival, the Ullambana Festival, and the Earth God Festival. The main festival customs include worshiping ancestors, releasing river lanterns, worshiping the dead, burning paper ingots, and worshiping the land.
The "Mid-July Festival" was originally a folk festival for ancestor worship in ancient times, and it was called the "Zhongyuan Festival" because of the Taoist saying after the Eastern Han Dynasty. Taoism has the "Three Yuan Theory", "The Heaven Official bestows blessings in the Shangyuan, the Earth Official forgives sins in the Zhongyuan, and the Water Official relieves disasters in the Xiayuan. The name "Zhongyuan" comes from this. Buddhism calls the 15th day of July the "Yulanpen Festival". In the Tang Dynasty, when the rulers admired Taoism, the Taoist Zhongyuan Festival began to flourish, and gradually "Zhongyuan" was fixed as the name of the festival. The festival was set on July 15 and has been passed down to this day.

Can we go out and play during the Ghost Festival?

Not recommended: It is not recommended to go out after 11pm on the Ghost Festival. The period from 11pm to early morning is the midnight hour, which is also the time when yin energy is the heaviest in the day.
Another saying is that it is usually after 6:30, that is, after dark. It's best to get home before dark. It is generally believed that July 15th is the actual day of the Ghost Festival and the day when the gates of hell are wide open. The yin energy is the heaviest at this time, so it is best not to go out on the streets that night to avoid encountering ghosts. In addition, it is best not to go to places such as rivers or beaches to avoid accidentally falling and becoming a substitute for water ghosts. In addition, it is best not to say anything unlucky or offensive to the spiritual world, so as not to attract evil spirits.

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