When is the Ghost Festival in 2017? What is the content of the 2017 Chinese Ghost Festival lunar calendar?

When is the Ghost Festival in 2017? What is the content of the 2017 Chinese Ghost Festival lunar calendar?
Introduction: Every day is presented differently, so the days it brings are divided into good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious, and the content of each day's lunar calendar will also change accordingly. So when is the Ghost Festival in 2017? What is the content of the 2017 Chinese Ghost Festival lunar calendar? Let’s follow the editor to find out. The Ghost Festival is also called the Mid-Autumn Festival because it falls on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival, and is usually celebrated with ancestor worship. The Fortune Teller website has compiled some notes on ancestor worship on the Mid-Autumn Festival.

When is the Ghost Festival in 2017?

Tuesday, September 5, 2017 (July 15, Year of the Rooster)
The Zhongyuan Festival, commonly known as the Ghost Festival, the Giving Celebration to Orphans, and the Mid-Autumn Festival, is called the Ullambana Festival in Buddhism. Along with New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival and Double Ninth Festival, it is China's traditional festival for ancestor worship, and is also a traditional cultural festival popular in countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. There is a custom of releasing river lanterns and burning paper ingots during the Ghost Festival. The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the Shangyuan Festival, which is the Lantern Festival and has existed since ancient times; the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is called the Zhongyuan Festival, which is used to worship ancestors; the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month is called the Xiayuan Festival, which is used to eat cold food and commemorate the wise. The Ghost Festival falls on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, and on the 14th day of the seventh lunar month in some areas.
The Zhongyuan Festival originally fell in the beginning of autumn, when some crops had matured. People would worship their ancestors according to custom, offering sacrifices such as new rice to report the harvest to their ancestors. Therefore, every Ghost Festival, every family worships their ancestors and performs offerings according to the rituals. On July 15th, people visit tombs and worship their ancestors. Overseas Chinese will send small amounts of money during the four festivals: Qingming, Zhongyuan, Winter Solstice and New Year's Day. Otherwise, they will be regarded as disrespectful to their ancestors, unfilial to their elders, irresponsible to their wives and good-for-nothings. Legend has it that on the day of the Ghost Festival, all ghosts will be released from the underworld, and people will generally hold activities to worship ghosts. Every family that has a new death must visit the new grave, and usually offer sacrifices to the wandering ghosts in the local area, making it one of the largest sacrificial festivals among the Chinese people.

What is the content of the 2017 Chinese Ghost Festival lunar calendar?

[Auspicious Day] The 15th day of the seventh lunar month in 2017 (September 5th). Almanac query . Gregorian calendar: Tuesday, September 5th, 2017, Virgo. Lunar calendar: The 15th day of the seventh lunar month in 2017, the zodiac sign is Rooster. Conflict: Conflict with the Ox (Jichou), the evil star in the west. Suitable days for today : getting married, getting engaged, traveling, starting work, offering sacrifices and praying for blessings, breaking ground, moving, moving into new home, breaking ground and burials. Taboos for today : fasting and offering sacrifices, and installing doors. Summary: Through the above article we know the analysis of the questions such as when is the Ghost Festival in 2017 and what is in the 2017 Ghost Festival almanac. I hope it can be helpful to everyone!

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