Bonihara Festival is a festival in China. Every year, the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is called "Orchid Festival", also known as "Mid-Autumn Festival". In some places, it is usually called "Ghost Festival" and "Stone Drum". "Kasahara Festival" was introduced into Asuka from China in Sui and Tang Dynasties. At present, there is no folk activity of Magnolia Festival in China. Speaking of this festival, China people's first reaction is Japanese Festival. So what are the customs of Japan's Kasahara Festival and Zhongyuan Festival? This issue of the old yellow calendar will explain it to you.

The custom of Japan's Kasahara Festival was introduced to Japan during the Asuka period, and now it has become a grand festival after New Year's Day in Japan. Bonihara Festival is an annual Buddhist activity to commemorate ancestors. It is believed that during the annual Kasahara Festival, the souls of ancestors will return to this world to visit their relatives. One tradition is to hang lanterns in front of houses to show the way to ancestors' souls, and to perform a Bonbon Dance Festival in altars and temples at home to worship graves and provide food. At the end of the basin, floating lanterns are thrown into rivers, lakes and oceans to guide souls back to their world. The customs in different areas are very different. In Japan, the Kasahara Festival is also known as the "Soul Festival", the "Lantern Festival" and the "Buddhist All Souls' Meeting". It was originally a day to worship ancestors and pray for blessings, but now it is a festival for family reunion and happy villages.

Kogasawara Week in mid-June is one of the three major Japanese festivals. During this period, domestic and international travel activities are very intensive, and the accommodation rate is constantly improving. Every Kogasawara Festival, Japanese enterprises have a holiday of 7- 15 days, and people rush back to their hometown for reunion. During the festival, every household will set up a soul niche, light a soul fire and send it to worship their ancestors. At present, the souls of ancestors are generally welcomed around August 13 in the solar calendar, and they live with the living for 4 days. On June 16, the ancestors' souls were sent back to the underworld by means of soul fire. The "big talk" in Kyoto is the peak of this activity. Another farewell form is the orchid dance. On summer nights, men, women and children dance with drums in bathrobes, which has now become a famous sightseeing activity in Japan.

In the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival in Japan, the time of giving gifts is also very particular. Generally speaking, in East Japan, gifts are given from July/KOOC-0/day to June/KOOC-0/5, while in West Japan, gifts are given one month later and from August/KOOC-0/day to August/KOOC-0/5. If someone accidentally exceeds this time, you can only choose to send it as a summer greeting.

Gift selection: For this festival that old people attach great importance to, you certainly can't choose a gift according to your own preferences. Mid-Autumn Festival gift is a very difficult choice. If you don't give each other what they like, then neither side will be happy. First of all, please don't send items that will destroy taboos, such as shoes and socks that degrade others' status or punch cards that encourage learning and progress. Never give it to your elders or superiors. Secondly, it is popular to buy in online stores and deliver them to your door by express delivery, but at this time, you must remember to ask the store to pack and attach postcards or poems.

Return gifts and thank-you letters: After receiving the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts from others, you must immediately call or write to express your gratitude to the other party, which is also one of the etiquette of the Mid-Autumn Festival. If you are a friend or colleague, you must return the gift, and the amount of the gift is generally the same. Another thing that needs special attention is that if the recipient of the gift is mourning, then you must avoid using gorgeous packaging and colored ropes. It's just that it says "ぉ Zhongyuan" on a pure white poem.

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