Is the Zhongyuan Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival? The difference between the two is very big

Is the Ghost Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival? What is the difference between the Ghost Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival? Is there any connection between the Ghost Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival? Next, let’s take a look at the relevant content of the Ghost Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Is the Ghost Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival?

General Overview

From the origins and dates of the two festivals, we can know that the Ghost Festival is not the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Zhongyuan Festival began to flourish during the Yuan Dynasty. It falls on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, and on the 14th day of the seventh lunar month in some areas. The Mid-Autumn Festival began in the early Tang Dynasty, became popular in the Song Dynasty, and is held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year. There is a one-month difference between the Zhongyuan Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is not the Zhongyuan Festival.

The difference between the two

The Zhongyuan Festival, commonly known as the Ghost Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, is called the Yulan Festival in Buddhism. Along with New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival and Double Ninth Festival, it is a traditional Chinese festival for ancestor worship. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Moon Festival, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, August Festival, August Meeting, Moon-Chasing Festival, Moon-Playing Festival, Moon-Worshiping Festival, Daughters' Festival or Reunion Festival, is a traditional cultural festival popular among many ethnic groups in China and countries in the Chinese character cultural circle. It is named because it falls exactly in the middle of the three autumns. In some places, the Mid-Autumn Festival is set on August 16.