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The Ghost Festival or Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as the Zhongyuan Festival in Taoism and the Yulanpen Festival in Buddhism, is a traditional festival held in certain East and Southeast Asian countries.
A festival called the Hungry Ghost Festival (simplified Chinese: 盂兰盆; traditional Chinese: 盂蘭盆; pinyin: Yúlánpén is held to honor the hungry ancestor ghosts and food and drink is put out to satisfy their needs. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese calendar.
Hungry Ghost Festival occurs during the seventh month of the lunar calendar and is an important cultural and religious holiday for the East Asian community.
The annual Hungry Ghost Festival, celebrated in China (including Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions), Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and elsewhere in the Chinese diaspora, is dedicated to performing rituals to honor and remember the spirits of the dead.
Hsiung-Blodgett agrees, adding, "In Chinese culture, Ghost Month or Hungry Ghost Festival is a cultural event. It is more of paying respect to the deceased family members and the deceased with no ...
The Ghost Month and Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated by many across the globe, not just in Singapore. Find out more about this festival. Ghost Month and the Hungry Ghost Festival: What to know
The segaki (施餓鬼, "feeding the hungry ghosts") is a ritual of Japanese Buddhism, traditionally performed to stop the suffering of the such restless ghosts/monsters as Gaki (餓鬼, lit. "Hungry Ghosts"), Jikininki (食人鬼, lit. "Man-eating Ghost/Oni") and Muenbotoke (無縁仏, lit.
The Chinese believe that the Ghost Month is the most inauspicious month of the year. So, what do the more superstitious folks avoid? Ghost Month and the Hungry Ghost Festival: 12 things to avoid