Hungry
Ghosts Festival
中 元节 zhōng yuán jié
shu deng gao / tall lighted poles in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia'
中 元节 zhōng yuán jié
shu deng gao / tall lighted poles in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia'
The Hungry Ghosts Festival is known in
Hanyu 汉语 as Zhong Yuan Jie
(中元节 zhōng
yuán jié ). On the first day of the seventh month of the
Chinese Lunar calendar 农历 nóng
lì (known to some people as gui yue 鬼月 guǐ
yuè), the gates of the spirits realm
are opened (gui men kai 鬼门开 guǐ
mén kāi). The ghosts of good conduct are permitted to enter
and roam the world of human beings (homo sapiens).
During this month of liberty for the spirits, Chinese Daoists line up a host of activities to appease these supernatural beings.
They include:
⏵the offering of prayers, food 食 品 shí pǐn and entertainment (such as Chinese opera);
⏵the burning of incense, paper money and other paper possessions (such as cars and houses);
⏵the raising of tall lighted poles (see photo above) and
⏵the launching of floating lamps on water 水shuǐ (水灯shuǐ dēng).
The biggest celebration and worship are held in the middle of the month. When the month is up, the ghosts return to their world and the gates are closed once again until the next year (鬼门关 guǐ mén guān).
During this month of liberty for the spirits, Chinese Daoists line up a host of activities to appease these supernatural beings.
They include:
⏵the offering of prayers, food 食 品 shí pǐn and entertainment (such as Chinese opera);
⏵the burning of incense, paper money and other paper possessions (such as cars and houses);
⏵the raising of tall lighted poles (see photo above) and
⏵the launching of floating lamps on water 水shuǐ (水灯shuǐ dēng).
The biggest celebration and worship are held in the middle of the month. When the month is up, the ghosts return to their world and the gates are closed once again until the next year (鬼门关 guǐ mén guān).
Perayaan Roh-roh Lapar
Perayaan Roh-Roh Lapar dikenali sebagai Zhong Yuan Jie dalam bahasa China. Pada hari pertama bulan ketujuh kalendar China (kalendar qamari), gerbang dunia roh akan dibuka. Roh-roh yang berkelakuan baik dibenarkan masuk dan merayau di dalam dunia manusia.
Pada bulan ini, masyarakat Cina yang beragama Taoisme akan menjalankan pelbagai aktiviti untuk memujuk roh-roh yang berada di dunia manusia.
Di antaranya,
⏵ mengamalkan sembahyang; menawarkan makanan dan hiburan (opera Cina);
⏵ membakar dupa/kemenyan serta kereta dan rumah kertas;
⏵ menegakkan tiang berlampu / bercahaya; dan
⏵ mengapungkan lampu-lampu / cahaya di atas air.
Perayaan dan pemujaan yang paling besar berlaku pada pertengahan bulan. Pada akhir bulan perayaan ini, roh-roh akan kembali ke dunia mereka dan pintu dunia roh akan ditutup semula... sehingga tahun yang berikutnya.
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