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1、中元节的英文介绍Much like Western cultures Halloween, some Eastern cultures celebrate a Fall festival where they believe the gates of hell are throw n ope n, releas ing hungry ghosts to wan der the earth in search of food and taking reve nge upon those who wron ged them in life. This mon th-lo ng festival i
2、s known as the Hungry Ghost Festival and takes place duri ng the 7th lunar mon th.农历正月Un like other celebrati ons of the dead in Easter n cultures that seek to honor dead an cestors, the Hungry Ghost Festival seeks to pacify安慰 the hungry ghosts, the ghosts of strangers and the un-cared-for dead. The
4、dhists （佛教徒），these evil spirits are notto be take n lightly. They are most active at ni ght and can take many forms including: snakes, moths（蛾） , birds, foxes, wolves, and tigers. They can eve n appear as beautiful men or wome n to seduce the liv ing. Whe n they possess an in dividual by en teri ng
6、rmed to help souls enter into heaven. Taoists do their best to avoid late nights away from these amuseme nts and rituals to steer clear of the evil spirits. To appease these wandering spirits, Buddhists and Taoists burn bundles of joss sticks, paper hell mon ey, food, and other offeri ngs by the roa
7、dside. Commun ities along rivers or near the sea float lanterns in the shape of the lotus or carved from fruit or gourds in the water to guide them away from their homes. They follow the lanterns from the river bank or sea shore till they can no Ion ger be see n. This is done to redeem the soul of t
9、the hungry ghosts. Held outside un der the full moon, these feasts feed the evil spirits so that they will leave the living alone and bribe （贿赂）the ancestors for luckwith money and the harvest.农历的七月十五日是什么日子？In Chin ese traditi on, the fiftee nth day of the seve nthmon th in the lunar cale ndar is ca
10、lled Ghost Day and the seven th mon th in gen eral is regarded as the Ghost Mon th, i n which ghosts and spirits, in clud ing those of the deceased anc estors, come out from the lower realm 。原来，整个七月都被称作“鬼月”。七月初一是“鬼门关”大开 的日子，从七月初一鬼门关开启起，到三十日鬼门关关闭这段日子里， 阴间的无主孤魂都会涌到阳间，徘徊于任何人迹可到的地方找东西 吃。因此，“鬼节”不仅可以被叫做“
11、Ghost Day ”，也常被称为“H ungry Ghost Festival ”。而每年农历的七月十五日(南方为十四日)便是民间常说的“鬼 节”了。这其实也是道家所说的“中元节”(Zho ng Yuan Festival)，以及佛教中的“盂兰盆节”(Y ulan Pot Festival) 。那么“鬼节”这一天有什么习俗呢？放河灯这一天的主要活动就是放河灯(Floating River Lanterns)了As a rule, there is a Yula n Pot Fair on the day of theZhong Yuan Festival. People put on per
12、forma nces such as the yang ge dan ce, the lio n dance and other acrobatic shows. W hen evening comes, people float lit lanterns along the rive rs. This practice is called float ing river lanterns。在这一天，家家户户放河灯，以期在人间接续银河之路，迎接先 人英灵。也正是因为如此，“中元节”才被称为“鬼节”。中兀节/盂兰盆节，稀里糊涂成“鬼节”，真正含义是啥？中元节是本土文化的产物。传统中国一直以农耕为
13、本，在大量的 生产生活实践中，先人们发现万物之间存在着某种因果关系： 一个果 实的成熟，最终离不开种子的恩惠，所以，果实对种子，后人对先人， 必须常怀一份感恩之情。中元节就是这样的一个节日，它表达的就是 感恩(tha nksgi ving) 。而盂兰盆节，讲的是目莲在阴间看到去世的母亲受饿鬼纠缠，无法进食，便向佛祖求救，佛祖感其孝心，授予盂兰盆经，许其每 年七月十五日设素筵供母享用，以后传承开来，遂成“盂兰盆节”的 传统。因此，盂兰盆节强调的其实是“孝道” (filial piety) 。Bon Festival (July 15), the Japa nese festival of deadan cestors used to hold a memorial cerem ony, their activities continued for several days.盂兰盆节(7月15日)，日本人用来祭奠祖先亡灵的节日，其活动 持续多日。The jar orchid bas in savesFor the Japa nese festival Obon, people
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