The Yulan Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month every year, is also called the Yulan Basin Festival and the Mid-Yuan Festival. It should be noted that, in a certain sense, the Mid-Yuan Festival belongs to Taoism, the Bonin Festival belongs to Buddhism, and the ancestor worship festival in July and a half belongs to folk customs. In some places, it is commonly known as Ghost Festival, shi gu, Solitary-fasting, Local Officials' Day and so on.

In Indian Buddhist ceremonies, Buddhists held a "Bonbon Meeting" in order to recommend their ancestors. The Bonbon Sutra in Buddhist scriptures was used to cultivate filial piety and encourage Buddhist disciples, which was in line with China's popular belief of pursuing the future with caution, so it became more and more popular. China began to follow this example from the Liang Dynasty, and became the Mid-Yuan Festival. Later, however, in addition to setting up a fast for monks, activities such as confessing and setting fire to the mouth were also added.

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Festival ceremony:

First of all, the Jing altar goes around the sutra, that is, reciting the "Yu Lan Pen Sutra". First, the abbot presided over the ceremony of circling the altar, chanting and sprinkling the net, and the public followed him around and recited the "Yu Lan Pen Jing" three times; Then, the public knelt down according to the position in the morning and evening classes, and read a congratulatory message with the abbot, wishing all the unjust relatives to cross over together; After the toast, the public stood up, listened to Weina recite the Buddha's name, and bowed down with the sound. Dismissed after bowing down.

The second content is to offer sacrifices to the orchid basin. The monks re-entered the altar, and after worshipping the Buddha three times, the abbot lit incense, and Weina held "offering praise" and the public sang together. Then, read the chanting again and again, explain the purpose of the basin offering, show your own heart, and sometimes accompany the Buddha to bow down. Finally, recite a return word, and the ceremony of offering sacrifices in Lanpen is over.

The last ceremony is for the monks to eat. After the offering, Yuezhong gathered what Tan Yue (a believer) gave, and all the visitors and monks in this temple were equally distributed. After receiving the distribution, collectively recite a prayer, and then return to the room with their bowls. The whole Bonsai ceremony is over.