The Hungry Ghost Festival is a ghost festival, and it is called "Ghost Festival" among the people. In fact, there is no such name, it is called "Hungry Ghost Festival".

The "Hungry Ghost Festival" in the north is on July 15th, and in southern China it is on July 14th. It is generally believed that the Hungry Ghost Festival is also the "Obon Festival"; in fact, there is a big misunderstanding in this understanding. To be precise, the Ancestor Worship Festival on July 14th, the Hungry Ghost Festival and the Bon Festival belong to folk beliefs, Taoism and Buddhism respectively. The three are in a parallel relationship, rather than three different names of one festival.

Since the rise of Taoism, the word "Zhongyuan" in the "Three Yuan Theory" was officially fixed as the name of the festival in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, and the festival was set on July 15th. This festival is a festival that combines three customs. The biggest custom is to worship ancestors.

Festival significance:

From the legend about July and a half, we can deeply realize that the sacrifice of the July and a half has a dual meaning. One is to carry out the filial piety of remembering the ancestors; The first is to carry forward the righteous deeds of respecting oneself and others, and being kind and charitable. This is all from a compassionate perspective, very humane. Therefore, while celebrating Zhongyuan, we should break away from the ghost perspective and encourage mutual love. ?

In terms of its cultural connotation, July Half is also one of the traditional Chinese ancestor worship festivals, and behind its culture is a belief. July Half belongs to the intangible cultural heritage. It is a culture and an ancient and modern tradition of remembering the ancestors. This tradition embodies the ancients' thought of "being cautious and pursuing the past", and its cultural core is to respect ancestors and fulfill filial piety.