Zhongyuan Festival
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Zhongyuan Festival is a traditional East Asian holiday rooted in Taoist and Buddhist beliefs, during which people honor and make offerings to wandering spirits and deceased ancestors.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East Asian festival
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religious festival ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | Ghost Month NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Di Guan Dadi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dizang Wang (Kṣitigarbha) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonth | seventh month of the lunar calendar ⓘ |
| basedOnBelief |
afterlife
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ancestor veneration ⓘ hungry ghosts ⓘ wandering spirits ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
China
NERFINISHED
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Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ghost Festival
NERFINISHED
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Hungry Ghost Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Yulanpen Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhongyuan Jie NERFINISHED ⓘ 中元节 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Chinese folk religion NERFINISHED ⓘ East Asian culture ⓘ Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIntangibleHeritageStatus | part of traditional Chinese folk customs ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
Taoist rituals for salvation of souls
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burning incense ⓘ burning joss paper ⓘ burning paper money ⓘ chanting Buddhist sutras ⓘ offering food to spirits ⓘ releasing water lanterns ⓘ setting out altars for the dead ⓘ |
| honors |
deceased ancestors
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lonely ghosts ⓘ wandering spirits ⓘ |
| occursOn | 15th day of the 7th lunar month ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Chuseok
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Obon NERFINISHED ⓘ Qingming Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
appease spirits
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perform salvation rituals ⓘ pray for protection ⓘ transfer merit to the dead ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | late summer ⓘ |
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