Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Almanac inquiry - Is it Ghost Festival today? Answer what?

Is it Ghost Festival today? Answer what?

The answer is no.

Because today is August 2 1. We usually call it Ghost Festival on Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that in the middle of the night, the door of the underworld opens wide and ghosts shuttle between yin and yang, so this day is called Ghost Festival. It's usually July and a half.

However, the Mid-Autumn Festival is actually a festival to worship ancestors. Mid-Autumn Festival is the name of Taoism, which is called July 30th, July 15th and ancestor worship festival in folklore, and Yulanben Festival in Buddhism. On this day, we will go to the grave to worship our ancestors, set off river lanterns, worship the dead, burn paper ingots and worship the land. Its birth can be traced back to ancestor worship and related festivals in ancient times.