Today is our
Chinese Ghost Festival, or Zhongyuan Jie (Midyear Festival in Chinese) as it drops on the month of July in lunar calender. According to Chinese tradition, 14th day of July every year mark the date whereby door of hell would be closed at midnight after the opening on the beginning of July. For these half a month of July, ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors from hell are free to come back to the living world for a tour! During the Qingming Festival the living descendants pay homage to their ancestors and on Ghost Day, the deceased visit the living. It is considered as New Year to the ghosts from underworld!
In conjunction of the festival,
'Por Dor' celebration is held through out this period of time by Chinese coummunity to welcome ghosts with an array of foods and entertainment such as concerts and dancing. Usually 'Por Dor' celebrates for about 3 days. While the first 2 days are praying session for the chinese with burning of huge amount of joss sticks and papers, the last day is the charity dinner for whoever interested and normally auction for Feng Shui products are being conducted.
In chinese belief, during this 14 days, children, especially babies below 1 year old are not allowed to go out at night or after 7pm, as they believe these innocent groups of human might accidentally 'see' those ghost on the streets and be frightened! There is friend of mine who has the capability of seeing spirits around told me that night streets during the Chinese Ghost Festival are full of ghosts. And further more, no Chinese couple will get married during this lunar month of July. This is some information on the good Chinese day by
Naked Ozone.
Today is our Chinese Ghost Festival, or Zhongyuan Jie (Midyear Festival in Chinese) as it drops on the month of July in lunar calender. According to Chinese tradition, 14th day of July every year mark the date whereby door of hell would be closed at midnight after the opening on the beginning of July. For these half a month of July, ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors from hell are free to come back to the living world for a tour! During the Qingming Festival the living descendants pay homage to their ancestors and on Ghost Day, the deceased visit the living. It is considered as New Year to the ghosts from underworld!
In conjunction of the festival, 'Por Dor' celebration is held through out this period of time by Chinese coummunity to welcome ghosts with an array of foods and entertainment such as concerts and dancing. Usually 'Por Dor' celebrates for about 3 days. While the first 2 days are praying session for the chinese with burning of huge amount of joss sticks and papers, the last day is the charity dinner for whoever interested and normally auction for Feng Shui products are being conducted.
In chinese belief, during this 14 days, children, especially babies below 1 year old are not allowed to go out at night or after 7pm, as they believe these innocent groups of human might accidentally 'see' those ghost on the streets and be frightened! There is friend of mine who has the capability of seeing spirits around told me that night streets during the Chinese Ghost Festival are full of ghosts. And further more, no Chinese couple will get married during this lunar month of July. This is some information on the good Chinese day by Naked Ozone. 
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Happy new year (Advance)
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