HALLOWEEN IN

CHINA
In China, Halloween
is not a fun party, in
this place citizens
have the
opportunity to
connect with their
loved ones who
have passed away.
In China this holiday proposes the idea of being
respectful with the spirits and celebrating their
life and their memory on the part of the living.
In China, this celebration is common on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month,
the Month of the Phantom.
In China this Halloween
party is known as Teng
Chieh.
 they place
In the Teng lanterns and
Chieh is where lanterns and light
the Chinese put them to
several foods in
illuminate the
front of the
photographs of
path of the spirits
relatives who on their journey
have died to earth on
Halloween night.
The faithful in Buddhist temples design
the well-known "boats of the law" based
on paper, and some of them can be very
large.
 These boats are made to
be burned when night
falls. This they do as a way
of remembering their
dead and in order to free
the spirits from the
“pretas” in order that they
could ascend to heaven.
The "pretas" are the spirits of those who died as a result of an
accident or drowning and whose bodies, consequently, could
never be buried.
In China to avoid falling into misery, it is customary to burn joss paper in his honor, a
representation on gold paper, clothing and other earthly goods.
Also in China there
are numerous
taboos that are
believed to bring
bad luck or attract a
spirit.
A taboo is where people can not pick up
money or wear red because it is thought
to attract ghosts.
 The Chinese can not step on or kick
the offerings. If that happens, people
should apologize loudly immediately
because they do not respect ghosts.
In this tradition people like to eat yuanxiao,
or rice dumplings, on this day.
 In China, Buddhist and Taoist priests chant
liturgies, perform rituals and pray for spirits.
The Chinese days of the dead are part of the religion
of ordinary people.