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平安包 & 依麵山 "分衣施食“ | Offerings for the "Good Brothers"
One of the major of the events, is the distribution of offerings to the hungry ghosts, being regarded as "Good Brothers". Donated goods for the spirits include rice, fresh fruits, potato, dried noodles and in some events, clothes and toiletries.
After reading out the " Salvation Chant", the Chief Monk will tend instruct the participating public to place joss sticks, one or more on each of the offering item, signaling that it is made available for the spiritual world to enjoy.
During the process, “Dai Si Yeh" Guardian of Spirits will be overseeing a fair and orderly distribution among the hungry spirits.
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About the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival:
The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, or Yu Lan is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday celebrated by Chinese in many countries. In the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month (14th in southern China).
In Chinese tradition, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month (鬼月), in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm.
Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Chung Yeung Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, on Ghost Day, the deceased are believed to visit the living.
On the fifteenth day the realms of Heaven and Hell and the realm of the living are open and both Taoists and Buddhists would perform rituals to transmute and absolve the sufferings of the deceased. Intrinsic to the Ghost Month is ancestor worship, where traditionally the filial piety of descendants extends to their ancestors even after their deaths.
Activities during the month would include preparing ritualistic food offerings, burning incense, and burning joss paper, a papier-mâché form of material items such as clothes, gold and other fine goods for the visiting spirits of the ancestors
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More images of the Hungry Ghosts "Yu Lan" Festival here:
Hungry Ghosts "Yu Lan" Festival
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平安包 & 依麵山 "分衣施食“ | Offerings for the "Good Brothers"
One of the major of the events, is the distribution of offerings to the hungry ghosts, being regarded as "Good Brothers". Donated goods for the spirits include rice, fresh fruits, potato, dried noodles and in some events, clothes and toiletries.
After reading out the " Salvation Chant", the Chief Monk will tend instruct the participating public to place joss sticks, one or more on each of the offering item, signaling that it is made available for the spiritual world to enjoy.
During the process, “Dai Si Yeh" Guardian of Spirits will be overseeing a fair and orderly distribution among the hungry spirits.
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About the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival:
The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, or Yu Lan is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday celebrated by Chinese in many countries. In the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month (14th in southern China).
In Chinese tradition, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month (鬼月), in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm.
Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Chung Yeung Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, on Ghost Day, the deceased are believed to visit the living.
On the fifteenth day the realms of Heaven and Hell and the realm of the living are open and both Taoists and Buddhists would perform rituals to transmute and absolve the sufferings of the deceased. Intrinsic to the Ghost Month is ancestor worship, where traditionally the filial piety of descendants extends to their ancestors even after their deaths.
Activities during the month would include preparing ritualistic food offerings, burning incense, and burning joss paper, a papier-mâché form of material items such as clothes, gold and other fine goods for the visiting spirits of the ancestors
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More images of the Hungry Ghosts "Yu Lan" Festival here:
Hungry Ghosts "Yu Lan" Festival
More Chinese Temples images here:
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If you are interested in purchasing this image, please visit Getty Images page at:
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