Festival Basics
This is the number of the lunar month in which the Chinese Ghost Festival is traditionally celebrated.
What is the seventh lunar month?
These are burned as offerings to ancestors to ensure they have what they need in the afterlife.
What is paper money or joss paper?
People avoid making this commitment during the festival as it’s seen as unlucky.
What is getting married?
This food, often filled with lotus paste or red bean, is a symbol of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
What is a mooncake?
This festival, celebrated on November 1 and 2 in Mexico, also honors the deceased.
What is the Day of the Dead?
The specific day of the seventh lunar month on which the Ghost Festival falls.
What is the 14th or the 15th day?
This type of food is often placed outside to feed wandering spirits.
What are rice and fruits?
It is believed that this time of day is especially risky, as ghosts are most active.
Answer: What is nighttime?
People celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by admiring this natural phenomenon.
What is the full moon?
This holiday, observed in early November, is a day for people in Western cultures to honor their saints.
What is All Saints’ Day?
During the Ghost Festival, it is believed that spirits from this place roam freely among the living.
What is the underworld?
People may avoid doing this near water during the festival, fearing the spirits may cause them harm.
What is swimming?
People avoid this particular behavior as it is believed to attract spirits who are nearby.
What is whistling?
This legendary figure is known to live on the moon with her companion, a jade rabbit.
Who is Chang'e?
This Japanese festival, held in August, has similar customs of honoring spirits and ancestors.
What is Obon?
This traditional Chinese name refers to the Ghost Festival.
What is Zhongyuan Jie?
These objects are often lit and floated on rivers to guide lost spirits.
What are lanterns?
Knocking on this object is considered to invite spirits to enter.
What is a door?
The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on this day of the lunar calendar.
What is the 15th day of the eighth lunar month?
This Hindu festival of lights also involves prayers for ancestors and the deceased.
What is Diwali?
The Chinese Ghost Festival is also sometimes known by this other name because of the offerings made.
What is the Hungry Ghost Festival?
This type of performance, often including opera, is arranged to entertain both people and spirits.
What is Chinese opera or street performance?
People are advised not to take photos of this natural phenomenon, as it may capture spirits.
What is fog or mist?
The story of Chang’e is often told alongside this heroic archer, her husband.
Who is Hou Yi?
This South Korean holiday honors ancestors and involves family gatherings and offerings.
What is Chuseok?