What festival is it to set off lotus lanterns in July?

I believe many friends are no strangers to the custom of putting on lotus lanterns. Whether in real life or in some film and television dramas, it is often seen that some people put lotus lanterns in the pool on holidays, and the names of the people they wish or miss and the wishes for the deceased are written on the lanterns. These are some important folk customs.

Ghost Festival on July 15

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional festivals with a long history in China. In the past, the grand Mid-Autumn Festival even surpassed the Spring Festival. Also known as July 30th, Lucky Moon, Kogasawara Festival, Stone Drum Festival, Lonely Festival and Ghost Festival, the actual traditional festival time is on July 14 or 15 of the lunar calendar every year. The purpose of traditional festivals is to worship ancestors and ghosts.

It is a custom to put on lotus lanterns.

Lotus is an auspicious thing in Buddhism, and the number seven also meant resurrection in the past. In the past, people thought that the deceased ancestors would return to the world on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, so on this day, people should prepare for ancestor worship, light river lanterns and burn incense in advance. Putting on lotus lanterns is one of the most important customs in folk culture.

Worship the river god

In Hezhe nationality in China, Lantern Festival is a grand local traditional festival, which falls on the same day as Mid-Autumn Festival. The purpose of holding traditional festivals is to better worship the river god, pray for peace and physical and mental health, and wish the people a smooth harvest. The actual traditional festival time is July 15 of the lunar calendar every year. The purpose of putting lanterns on the river is to better pray for peace, physical and mental health and good harvest, which is also the most important way for Hezhe people to celebrate the Lantern Festival.