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When is Ghost Festival?

Halloween is Halloween, also called Halloween. Halloween is Halloween. Halloween is celebrated every June 1 65438+1October1. It has a long history, which can be traced back to the customs and habits of the indigenous Celts in western Europe before BC, with a strong superstitious color.

Long before the Roman Empire's Western Expedition, the Celts lived and multiplied in the British Isles and France. They believe that the soul of the deceased will appear from the grave on June 3, 654381day every year. Therefore, on this night, we should make good food, and the ghosts of dead relatives should visit and enjoy it. At the same time, we should light a bonfire in Shangqiu, a wilderness, and drive away monsters with flames. They wore skins and masks, dressed as ghosts, and sang and danced around the bonfire until late at night. This is the original form of "Ghost Festival".