Is the Ghost Festival suitable for weddings? It is not appropriate to hold major events on the Ghost Festival.

Is the Ghost Festival suitable for getting married? The 2017 Ghost Festival is coming soon. The Ghost Festival, Qingming Festival and Cold Clothes Festival are known as the three major ghost festivals in China. Is it a good idea to choose to get married on this day? Next, let’s take a quick look.

Is the Ghost Festival a good time to get married?

It is not suitable to get married on Ghost Festival

The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month every year is the Zhongyuan Festival, which is also known as the "Ghost Festival", "Mid-July Festival", "Yulanpen Festival" and so on. In folk culture, this day is mainly a day to remember loved ones and express good wishes for the future. However, many people believe that the Ghost Festival lacks Yang energy, and if they carry out major events such as getting married or moving, they may clash with ghosts and gods, causing bad luck in everything. In addition, the Chinese have a long history of believing in and respecting ghosts and gods. Therefore, in the minds of the older generation, Ghost Festival is not the time for getting married, breaking ground, moving, or moving into new homes.

Regional differences

The time definitions of Ghost Month and Ghost Festival vary in different places. For example, in some places, it is believed that both "ghost" and "fourteenth" are unlucky, and July fourteenth is not suitable for marriage. In some areas, it is believed that the gates of hell open on the 1st day of the seventh lunar month and close on the day before August 1st, so people are not allowed to get married during the entire seventh lunar month. Another point of view is that the gates of hell open on July 1st and close on July 15th. As long as you cannot get married during this period from the 1st to the 15th, you can hold big events afterwards.

Important recommendations

The Ghost Festival itself is a day to remember ancestors and mourn the dead. Even if the bride and groom themselves have no taboos about these, they still have to consider their relatives, friends, and local customs. Getting married is one of the most joyous events in life. We must choose an auspicious day that is very suitable for marriage, and don’t rush to get married on the day of the Ghost Festival. Moreover, the yin energy is very heavy during this period. Children, pregnant women, women who are menstruating, etc. should go home early to rest and stay away from remote waters. In addition, you must burn incense, candles, paper money and other underworld currencies to worship your ancestors and the deceased.