#346 鬼節是什麼 What is the Ghost Festival 👻

中元節 Zhōngyuán Jié – Ghost Festival; Hungry Ghost Festival

祭祖 jìzǔ – to offer sacrifices to ancestors

道教 Dàojiào – Taoism

赦罪日 shèzuì rì – day of pardoning sins

超度亡靈 chāodù wánglíng – to perform rituals to help spirits find peace

古代帝王 gǔdài dìwáng – ancient emperors

穀物 gǔwù – grain; cereals

拜祖宗 bài zǔzōng – to worship ancestors

地官大帝 Dìguān Dàdì – Emperor of the Earth in Taoist belief

人間 rénjiān – the human world; mortal realm

地獄 dìyù – hell; underworld

目連救母 Mùlián jiù mǔ – the story of Mulian rescuing his mother (a Chinese Buddhist tale)

好兄弟 hǎo xiōngdì – “good brothers”; a euphemism for ghosts/spirits

靈魂 línghún – soul; spirit

普渡 pǔdù – Buddhist/Taoist ritual of offering food to spirits

供品 gòngpǐn – offerings (for worship)

孤魂野鬼 gūhún yěguǐ – lonely or wandering spirits without descendants to worship them

地基主 dìjīzhǔ – guardian deity of a building’s foundation

放水燈 fàng shuǐdēng – to release floating lanterns on water

四面環海 sìmiàn huánhǎi – surrounded by the sea on all sides

捕魚 bǔyú – to fish; fishing

溺死 nìsǐ – to drown (and die)

搶孤 qiǎnggū – a traditional festival event of climbing to grab offerings

棚子 péngzi – shed; temporary structure

救濟貧窮 jiùjì pínqióng – to provide relief for the poor

孝順 xiàoshùn – filial piety; respect and care for one’s parents and elders

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