What holiday is July 14th?

July 14th is Zhongyuan Festival.

Midwinter Festival is the July 30th Ancestor Festival, also known as Shi Ku, Ghost Festival, Zhai Ku, Di Guan Festival, festival customs are mainly ancestor worship, river lanterns, sacrificial souls, burning paper ingots and so on. Mid-Yuan Festival evolved from the ancient times, "the half of the seventh month," the agricultural harvest of the fall tasted ancestor worship. July half is the folk early fall to celebrate the harvest, pay thanks to the earth's festivals.

There are a number of crops ripe, it is customary for the folk to worship their ancestors, with new rice and other offerings, to report the success of the fall to the ancestors, is a cultural tradition of memorial ancestors, the core of its culture is to honor their ancestors and filial piety.

Ancestor worship on the 14th to 15th of July is a traditional cultural festival popular in the countries of the Chinese character cultural circle and overseas Chinese areas, and New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival, Chongyang Festival are traditional Chinese ancestor worship festival, in May 2010, the Ministry of Culture declared the "Mid-Yuan Festival (Chao YuLan ShengHui)" was selected to be included in the national intangible cultural heritage list. In May 2010, the Ministry of Culture declared the "Mid-Yuan Festival (Yu Lan Sheng Hui of the Chao people)" was selected to be included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage.

What is July 14th in Western countries

July 14th is Silver Valentine's Day in Western countries. Valentine's Day is a holiday to bring the person of your choice home to your parents to get to know them, or to introduce each other to other elders whom you respect. It is also a day for loving couples to give each other silver gifts and ornaments. Valentine's Day, also known as St. Valentine's Day or St. Valentine's Day, dates on February 14th of the Gregorian calendar each year, is one of the traditional holidays in Western countries, originating in Christianity.

Silver Valentine's Day originated in ancient Rome, the 3rd century AD, the Roman Emperor Claudius II in the capital city of Rome announced the abandonment of all marriage promises, at that time it was out of the consideration of war, so that more unattached men can go on the frontiers of the battle, a priest named Valentine did not follow this decree and continue to hold church weddings for the young people who love each other.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Chinese New Year Festival