1.When did the boundaries between the natural and the supernatural
disappear, according to Celtic mythology? ...
2.On which day is Chinese Ghost Festival? On ... of the lunar calendar.
3.What will Chongqing people usually do on Hungry Ghost Festival? They
usually ...
The origins of Halloween go back to ancient Celtic traditions in Ireland.
According to Celtic mythology， November 1 marked the end of summer， and it was
then that the boundaries between the natural and the supernatural were believed
to disappear， and spirits of the dead moved freely among the human world. It is
interesting to see certain parallels with the Chinese Ghost Festival， also known
as the Hungry Ghost Festival in southern China and Southeast Asia. It falls on
July 15 of the lunar calendar， or mid-August of the Gregorian calendar. On that
day， Chinese legend says， the gate to hell is opened at midnight， and ghosts
swarm into the world of human beings in search of food and money. These ghosts，
who have been starving for a whole year， will enter households if they cannot
find enough delicacies in the street. Therefore， people in southern China
traditionally put chicken， meat， vegetables， rice， tea and fruit on their
doorsteps that day. In Chongqing， the streets that night are empty， as few dare
to leave their house. The legend says that if a ghost finds you in the street
and follows you back home， your family will have bad luck all year. All in all，
people should be very careful during the Chinese ghost festival; they have to
keep away from ghosts and not offend them. It’s really not as much fun as
Halloween.
发表于 2018-5-31 22:50:02