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Mid-Summer Ghost Festival Parade
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Mid-Summer_Ghost_Festival_Parade
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Hungry_Ghost_Festival_Parade
gptkb:Zhongyuan_Festival_Parade
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Chinese_folk_religion
gptkbp:customs
opera performances
floating lanterns
food offerings
street processions
burning joss paper
chanting sutras
inviting spirits to feast
gptkbp:date
15th day of the 7th lunar month
gptkbp:duration
one day
sometimes several days
gptkbp:features
gptkb:parade
lanterns
offerings
ritual ceremonies
folk performances
paper effigies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Mid-Summer Ghost Festival Parade
gptkbp:language
gptkb:Chinese
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:Keelung,_Taiwan
gptkb:Penang,_Malaysia
gptkbp:observedBy
gptkb:China
gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:origin
gptkb:Buddhist_Ullambana_Festival
gptkb:Taoist_Zhongyuan_Festival
ancient Chinese traditions
gptkbp:participants
religious leader
tourists
local communities
gptkbp:purpose
appease wandering ghosts
honor spirits of the dead
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Ghost_Festival
gptkbp:significance
filial piety
spiritual cleansing
community harmony
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
not inscribed
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Keelung_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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