How many days off do we have during the Ghost Festival? Can we worship our ancestors during the Ghost Festival?

How many days off do we have during the Ghost Festival? Can we worship our ancestors during the Ghost Festival?
The Chinese nation has a profound and extensive traditional cultural foundation, so there are many traditional festivals left in today's life, and there are also many things that need to be paid attention to during these festivals. So how many days of holiday will we have for the Ghost Festival? Can we worship our ancestors during the Ghost Festival? Let’s follow the editor to find out more. When is the Zhongyuan Festival? The Zhongyuan Festival is on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month every year. It is a grand traditional festival during which activities such as ancestor worship and praying for blessings and peace will be held. Fortune Teller.com has carefully planned relevant content for the Zhongyuan Festival special, welcome to read.

How many days off do we have during the Ghost Festival?

The 15th day of the seventh lunar month every year is the Zhongyuan Festival, which is mainly used to worship ancestors. It is an ancient traditional festival in my country, along with the Shangyuan Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month and the Xiayuan Festival on the 15th day of the tenth month. But after all, it is not a national holiday, so there will be no holiday.
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 by the Han people, which is a celebration of the Lantern Festival that has existed since ancient times; the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is called the Zhongyuan Festival by the Han people, which is a celebration of ancestor worship; and the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month is called the Xiayuan Festival by the Han people, which is a celebration of cold food and a celebration to commemorate the wise men. 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.

Can we worship our ancestors during the Ghost Festival?

Lunar calendar July 15, 2017 (Zhongyuan Festival)
Good: breaking ground, drilling, repairing graves, burying, accepting betrothal gifts, marrying, recruiting sons-in-law, opening business, taking up a post, seeking medical treatment, setting up beds, filling holes, praying for blessings, offering sacrifices, signing contracts, collecting money, and building embankments. Bad: moving, moving into new homes, installing incense, building, breaking ground, opening warehouses, acupuncture, accepting livestock, buying property, traveling, erecting pillars, and building houses. Good luck gods: not guarding graves, not being a general, Jintang, Quxing, Tianyi, Yutang. Bad luck: Baihuzhong, Dize, Wuxu, Xuezhi, Yuesha. God of Wealth: Northwest God of Fortune: Southeast God of Wealth: Northeast

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