Hungry Ghost Festival（中元节）
<p><span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Fall">Fall</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gates">gates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="releasing">releasing</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wander">wander</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="revenge">revenge</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wronged">wronged</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="month">month</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hungry">Hungry</span> <span word="Ghost">Ghost</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 7<span word="th">th</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hungry">Hungry</span> <span word="Ghost">Ghost</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pacify">pacify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span> <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="un">un</span>-<span word="cared">cared</span>-<span word="for">for</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drowning">drowning</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>. <span word="Angry">Angry</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dwell">dwell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="released">released</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="souls">souls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="misery">misery</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="Taoists">Taoists</span>（道教徒） <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Buddhists">Buddhists</span>（佛教徒）, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="lightly">lightly</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="including">including</span>: <span word="snakes">snakes</span>, <span word="moths">moths</span>（蛾）, <span word="birds">birds</span>, <span word="foxes">foxes</span>, <span word="wolves">wolves</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tigers">tigers</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seduce">seduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="disorders">disorders</span>.</p><p><span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="amused">amused</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="operas">operas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="operas">operas</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span>（典礼，仪式）<span word="are">are</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="souls">souls</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>. <span word="Taoists">Taoists</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="amusements">amusements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steer">steer</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="appease">appease</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="wandering">wandering</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>, <span word="Buddhists">Buddhists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taoists">Taoists</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="bundles">bundles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="joss">joss</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span>, <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="offerings">offerings</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roadside">roadside</span>. <span word="Communities">Communities</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="float">float</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lotus">lotus</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gourds">gourds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lanterns">lanterns</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="redeem">redeem</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drowning">drowning</span>.</p>
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