The Festival of the Dead or Feast of the Ancestors is held by many cultures around the world to honor or recognize deceased members of society, generally after harvest in August, September, October, or November. For example, the Ancient Egyptian Wag Festival took place in early August.
In Japanese Buddhist custom, the festival honoring the deceased ancestral spirits (the deceased) is known as the Bon Festival and is held in July or August. This annual festival begins with participants flocking to the ocean with gifts, messages and lanterns for the dead. All of these gifts are found in small boats that are then released into the water at midnight.
For Hindus the rituals performed for the dead ancestors are called Pitri Paksha. It is based on the Hindu lunar calendar and the period lasts for 15 days, falling towards the end of September. In Nepal, the popular Gai Jatra festival honors the deceased, and observed in Bhadra, the date corresponding to the first day of the month of Gunla in the lunar calendar of Nepal.
The Roman Catholic Church celebrates Allhallowtide's three days from October 31 to November 1, marking All Saints Day All Saints Day and the second of November as All Soul's Day. The celebrated Mexican holiday in Hallowtide is called Dia de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead - before the Spanish colonization and conversion of locals to Christianity, the festival is celebrated in summer.
In many cultures, an event, Festival of the Dead <, which lasts for up to 3 days, is held in late October and early November; for example Peru, the Pacific Islands, the Tonga Islands, the ancient Persians, the ancient Romans, and the northern European countries.
In the Inca religion throughout November is the 'Ayamarca', which translates to the Festival of the Dead. Chinese and Buddha festivals are called Ghost Festival.
In the 21st century, the European tradition marked the celebration of Halloween.
It is thought that the three-day festival of the dead is a ritual memory of the flood where the first night, Halloween describes the world's evil before the flood. The second night then celebrates the saved person who survived the flood and last night celebrates those who will be refilled Earth.
Video Festival of the Dead
See also
Maps Festival of the Dead
External links
- Christian, Roy (2005). Traditional Festival, Vol. 2 [M - Z]: Multicultural Encyclopedia, Volume 1 . ABC-CLIO. pp. Original from the University of California. ISBN 978-1-57607-089-5. ISBNÃ, 1-57607-089-1.
- Frazer, James George (1913). Trust in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead . Macmillan. pp. Original from the University of California.
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