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1、中元節(jié)的英文介紹MuchlikeWesternculture'sHalloween,someEasternculturescelebrateaFallfestivalwheretheybelievethegatesofhellarethrownopen,releasinghungryghoststowandertheearthinsearchoffoodandtakingrevengeuponthosewhowrongedtheminlife.Thismonth-longfestivalisknownastheHungryGhostFestivalandtak
2、esplaceduringthe7thlunarmonth.農歷正月UnlikeothercelebrationsofthedeadinEasternculturesthatseektohonordeadancestors,theHungryGhostFestivalseekstopacify安慰thehungryghosts,theghostsofstrangersandtheun-cared-fordead.Thesearetheghostsofthosewhodiedbytheirownhands,byaccidents,bydrowningorhang
3、ingwhohavebeendeniedentryintoheaven.Angrybecausetheyareforcedtodwellinhellwithoutfoodorcomfort,whenreleased,theysearchforsoulstotaketheirplaceinmisery.ToTaoists（道教徒）andBuddhists（佛教徒）,theseevilspiritsarenottobetakenlightly.Theyaremostactiveatnightandcantakemanyformsincluding:snakes,m
4、oths（蛾）,birds,foxes,wolves,andtigers.Theycanevenappearasbeautifulmenorwomentoseducetheliving.Whentheypossessanindividualbyenteringthebodytheycauseillnessandmentaldisorders.Throughoutthismonth,tokeeptheangryspiritsamused,peoplestagestreetoperasandotherformsofpublicentertainment.Inthe
5、past,peopledidnotviewthestreetoperasastheywereperformedonlyforghosts.Otherrituals（典禮，儀式）areperformedtohelpsoulsenterintoheaven.Taoistsdotheirbesttoavoidlatenightsawayfromtheseamusementsandritualstosteerclearoftheevilspirits.Toappeasethesewanderingspirits,BuddhistsandTaoistsburnbundl
6、esofjosssticks,paperhellmoney,food,andotherofferingsbytheroadside.Communitiesalongriversorneartheseafloatlanternsintheshapeofthelotusorcarvedfromfruitorgourdsinthewatertoguidethemawayfromtheirhomes.Theyfollowthelanternsfromtheriverbankorseashoretilltheycannolongerbeseen.Thisisdoneto
7、redeemthesoulofthosewhodiedbydrowning.Themostimportantdaysofthismontharethe14thand15th,thedaysofthegreatfeasts.Onthe14th,agreatfeastwouldbeheldtohonorfamilyancestors.Prayersandofferingswouldbemadeatfamilyaltars.Onthefollowingnight,the15th,theywouldfeastforthehungryghosts.Heldoutside
8、underthefullmoon,th
