The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional ancestor worship festival in China. It is said that the 15th day of the seventh lunar month is the day when the local officials forgive their sins, and the ghost gate is wide open, releasing the wandering ghosts to accept people's sacrifices. The Mid-Autumn Festival is also circulating in a few foreign countries. Let's take a look at the English version of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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English translation of the Mid-Autumn Festival (Ghost Festival/HungryGhostFestival)

Customs of Mid-Autumn Festival abroad:

Thailand: The loi krathong will be held on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, and people will put lanterns to pray for the dead.

Japan: The Bonin Festival was introduced to Japan from China in Sui and Tang Dynasties in asuka period, commonly known as "Bonin" (pronounced O-bon, abbreviated as Bonin Society). In the city from July 13th to 16th, and in the countryside from August 13th to 16th. Sweep the grave before 13th, pick up the ghosts of ancestors on 13th, and deliver them on 16th. There is also the habit of giving Chinese Yuan gifts, and people will gather in folk customs to dance a dance called "Penyong". Focus on hand movements, similar to ParaPara today. The Japanese attach great importance to the Bonin Festival, which has now become an important festival after New Year's Day. Enterprises and companies usually have a week off, which is called "Bonin Rest". Many Japanese who go out to work are choosing to use this holiday to return home to worship their ancestors. At this time, the streets in metropolises (such as Tokyo and Osaka) are mostly deserted, somewhat similar to Tomb-Sweeping Day in China.

North Korea: The Mid-Autumn Festival on the Korean Peninsula, also known as "Hundred Festival", "Hundred Festivals" and "Festival of the Dead", is a traditional festival in North Korea, which originated from the Taoist Mid-Autumn Festival in China and the Buddhist Bonbon Festival, and then developed Korean characteristics. Compared with the Mid-Autumn Festival in China and Japan, the Mid-Autumn Festival in North Korea pays more attention to ancestor worship and Purdue, while the Mid-Autumn Festival in North Korea retains the original intention of farmers to celebrate the harvest in autumn, followed by ceremonies such as ancestor worship and the sacrifice of the dead.

Singapore: In the Chinese-speaking areas of Singapore, apart from the traditional customs such as offering sacrifices to ancestors, the Mid-Autumn Festival also has a special performance to entertain ghosts. The local Fujian people (Minnan people) call it "July Song Terrace" or "Song Terrace" for short. In general, these song tables are set up with temporary stage on the open space, decorated with audio equipment and lighting, and rows of chairs are placed in the audience, while the chairs in the first row are usually reserved for "good brothers" (ghosts). Stage performances are usually arranged at night, including humorous short plays, magic, strong songs and dances, etc., and performances are held throughout the seventh month of the lunar calendar.

Malaysia: In the Chinese areas of Malaysia, the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Yulan Victory Festival or Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, has a special performance to entertain ghosts in addition to offering sacrifices to the ancestors Purdue. The local people have established a similar Taiwanese culture, which is generally similar to that of Singapore.