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 6