What three festivals do the "Three Ghosts Festival" refer to?

? Three Ghosts Festival? It refers to Tomb-Sweeping Day, Mid-Autumn Festival and New Moon Festival. These three festivals are all festivals we use to worship our ancestors or deceased relatives, so they are collectively called? Three Ghosts Festival? They all belong to traditional festivals in China, but their meanings are actually different. Speaking of ancestor worship, I think many people may think of feudal superstition, but this is not the case. Sacrificing ancestors does not represent feudal superstition. We can remember them in a modern way. I think these three festivals can mainly play the role of mourning, so that we should never forget our loved ones.

First, let's talk about Tomb-Sweeping Day. Tomb-Sweeping Day is not only a festival, but also a solar term. On this day in Tomb-Sweeping Day, we went to visit the grave, and then bought some flowers or cakes to visit our deceased relatives. Although they are no longer alive and can't enjoy these things, this is our heart and a sustenance. Therefore, the tradition of sweeping graves in Tomb-Sweeping Day has continued since ancient times. The Mid-Autumn Festival refers to July in the lunar calendar. Ghost Festival? Legend has it that the gate of hell opens on this day, and all friends or relatives from the underworld will come to the world.

So in the past, we would burn some paper money for our relatives on this day, hoping that they would have food and clothing in the underworld. Although the custom of burning paper money has a long history, almost no one burns it now, because it is necessary to believe in science and put an end to feudal superstition, and burning paper money will pollute the environment and even cause a fire, which is not safe.

The new moon festival refers to the first day of the tenth lunar month, also known as? Cold clothing festival? Because people are used to sending winter clothes to the deceased on this day, the weather is getting colder and colder. They are worried that their deceased relatives don't have enough clothes to wear, so they will burn some clothes for their deceased relatives on this day in case they catch cold in winter.