The Western Ghost Festival is the eve of Halloween, on October 31st every year.

Halloween Eve originated from the ancient Celtic New Year festival. It was also a time to worship the souls of the dead. While avoiding the interference of evil spirits, it also used food to worship ancestors and good spirits. Praying for a safe passage through the harsh winter.

The legend of Halloween:

Since 500 BC, the Celts (CELTS) living in Ireland, Scotland and other places moved Halloween forward by one day, that is, October 31st. They believe that this day is the official end of summer, the beginning of the new year and the beginning of the harsh winter.

People believed at that time that the souls of their deceased friends would return to their former homes on this day to look for souls in living people so as to be reborn. This was the only hope for rebirth after death. The living are afraid of the souls of the dead coming to take their lives.

So people put out their furnace fires and candlelights on this day so that the souls of the dead could not find the living. They also dressed up as monsters and monsters to scare away the souls of the dead. After that, they will rekindle the fire and candlelight and start their life in the new year.