Many people celebrate Halloween in the west, but why is the Mid-Autumn Festival in China ignored?

In recent years, with the full publicity of some businessmen and opinion leaders, Halloween, which originally belonged to westerners, has become a lively festival in China and is sought after by young people. People's acceptance and participation have even increased year by year. In contrast, the traditional Ghost Festival in China seems to be neglected, and even some young people don't know the name of the traditional Ghost Festival in China. Is the Mid-Autumn Festival over?

Mid-Autumn Festival, commonly known as Ghost Festival. The time is July 15 of the lunar calendar every year. Of course, there are other names for the Mid-Autumn Festival, such as Shigu, July 30th, and Orchid Festival. In China, Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival for ancestor worship, which is as famous as New Year's Eve, Tomb-Sweeping Day and Double Ninth Festival. It is also a popular traditional cultural festival in the Chinese character cultural circle countries. Among them, putting out river lanterns and burning paper ingots are also traditional customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival. During the ceremony, they will not only turn over for the dead souls, but also save their friends from those who died for their country and died in battle. The sesame oil money obtained in the ceremony is mainly used to buy sacrifices.

? Compared with the solemnity of Mid-Autumn Festival, Halloween in the west is much more lively and interesting. Halloween originated in the church more than 2000 years ago. The church makes people think that evil spirits will wander the streets on this day, and the souls of the dead will leave their bodies and stay on earth. Therefore, westerners will think that Halloween night is very dangerous, so people will put food at the door to attract the ghost of the devil, and at the same time wear masks to scare away the evil spirits to ensure peace.

As time goes by, people in western countries regard Halloween as a good opportunity to have fun, tell ghost stories and scare each other. So Halloween gradually became a carnival. After Halloween spread to China, it became an annual feast for consuming ghosts and engaging in entertainment related to horror culture.

This explains why today's young people choose to remember Halloween as a carnival, and ignore the traditional festival in China-Ghost Festival.