China Halloween has three: Qingming, Ghost, warm clothing.
Qingming to grave, while hikers customs, the new earth rise to grave, grave Tim. Formerly also known as Qingming Cold Food Festival, has long Hundred Days, Cao Cao changed one day, three days before the Tang Dynasty to the Ching Ming, the fire had destroyed all out Hanshi, the new fire came from the palace.
Qingming also inserted switchgrass, wearing a wicker hat, kite flying, swing.
Ghost (July 15) This is the Sacrifice of the day after Christmas as the underground palace, while the underground palace in charge of the gates of hell, this heaven Palace opened the gates of hell, but also open the door of hell the day can go home happy deceased ancestors Therefore it is Halloween, Ming Festival is China's three most important one, a temple, put bread to eat ghosts, this day to worship, grave, point load lights shine their way home for the dead . Taoist held a grand puja auspicious temple praying, the content is salvation for the soul of the deceased.
Bon Buddhism, this day is the day of salvation content but also for the souls, hung upside Ghost meant liberation from Mulian to save the mother's story.
Warm clothing section (started in October), grave worship, the most important is the system Aries, buy paper strips, wrapped up the evening in front of the burn.
Astronomical To this day enactment of the new almanac.
July 14 is the Chinese lunar Halloween ─ ─ name "Hungry Ghost Festival."
According to legend, the lunar year is "ghost month." In the seventh month is the "gates of hell" big opening day, the first day the gates of hell open from July onwards, close to the 30th gate of hell these days, hell no main souls will flock to the sun room, hovering at any deserted places available to find something to eat. So people have to practice chanting in July and other things in order to hold a "Purdue" In general Chaodu souls, fearing that they plague the community, or to help heal and bless pray ghost houses are safe.
Taoist saying:
Taoism annual event three times (collectively, the "Three") is the origin of Yu Lan Festival fraternity performance.
The first month on the 15th called "Spring"
Mainly blessing ceremony was held
July 15 will be called "Ghost"
To forgive the sins of the spirits
Ghost ceremonies for the spirits of forgiveness, but never completely lifted sins, just alleviate some hope that they dry days rest.
October 15 called "roadway" is to have been negligent discharge of doom
In the ritual, they not only salvation of souls, and more ownerless souls and those who died for the country, killed in battle to save the victims of peer-administered. In ceremonies in the sesame oil money was mainly used to purchase offerings purposes.
Buddhist allusions
About "Hungry Ghost Festival" in origin, with one of the following story, legend Buddha was alive, received a ten disciples, in which a practitioner named Mulian, dead parents before the enlightenment, because Mulian very worried about the dead mother, on the use of clairvoyance went to inspect the mother in the Hell-life situations, they may have become hungry, eat, do not drink, miserable situation.
Mulian saw, I felt very sad, so they use magic, some of the food showed the mother to eat, but unfortunately the food one side to the mouth, immediately into flames, Mulian was very sad to see such a scenario, it will be the to tell Sakyamuni, the Buddha taught him that his mother was alive, planted a lot of sin, so death will fall into hungry ghosts, the hopeless, this evil creature is not able to resolve the one person he must set all strength, then "Mulian" in relation to the same congregation associated monk, holding a large worship ceremony transgression one congregation to the ghosts.
Later, the legend has been handed down to posterity, and gradually formed a kind of folk customs, the seventh lunar month every year, people will slaughter a chicken or duck, incense burning clothes, worship the government out of the hungry ghosts from the ground, in order to resolve their grievances to warrant leaving harm, the passage of time, the formation of a Halloween custom.
So every year to the lunar calendar, people will slaughter a chicken or duck, incense burning clothes, worship the government out of the hungry ghosts from the ground, in order to resolve their grievances to warrant leaving harmful Room.
Over time, there will be a festival of this Hungry Ghost Festival
Ghost (July 15) This is the Sacrifice of the day after Christmas as the underground palace, while the underground palace in charge of the gates of hell, this heaven Palace opened the gates of hell, but also open the door of hell the day can go home happy deceased ancestors Therefore it is Halloween, Ming Festival is China's three most important one, a temple, put bread to eat ghosts, this day to worship, grave, point load lights shine their way home for the dead . Taoist held a grand puja auspicious temple praying, the content is salvation for the soul of the deceased. Bon Buddhism, this day is the day of salvation content but also for the souls, hung upside Ghost meant liberation from Mulian to save the mother's story.
Lunar month, Chinese customary call ghost month, Weici month the gates of hell are not closed door is always open, ghosts can travel to earth. Pu is universal meaning, the degree is three lower realms beings breadth fallen leaves early, overdelivers three good way, even bounce paradise to enjoy great music. The so-called three realms refers beasts, hungry ghosts, hell beings early detachment. Three good path refers to Heaven, humanity, asuras.
In Taiwan, every lunar July 15, whether Buddhist or Taoist, to this day, will hold a "Purdue," I hope that we can sympathize with compassion to all creatures of the production life, do not mess kill, you can use flowers, fruits and vegetarian to worship ritual Purdue, this will not disappoint release Jia Fozu compassion and great filial piety Mulian. Otherwise, obviously saving sentient beings is universal charity bounce back as soon as possible, into a general killed that day and that is not very sad things. Amitabha!