The Ghost Festival in Medieval China
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:festival
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Hungry_Ghost_Festival
gptkb:Zhongyuan_Festival |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Buddhism
folk |
| gptkbp:coreBelief |
spirits visit the living
gates of the underworld open |
| gptkbp:customs |
floating lanterns
burning joss paper offering food to spirits performing operas for ghosts |
| gptkbp:depictedIn |
paintings
folk tales medieval Chinese literature |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Medieval_China
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Ghost Festival in Medieval China
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| gptkbp:importantFor |
major festival in medieval Chinese society
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Buddhist scripture
Daoist rituals local folk beliefs |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced East Asian festivals
still celebrated in modern China |
| gptkbp:observedBy |
gptkb:China
7th lunar month |
| gptkbp:purpose |
honoring ancestors
appeasing wandering spirits |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Obon_(Japan)
gptkb:Ullambana_Festival Ancestor worship |
| gptkbp:rituals |
community feasts
paper effigy burning reciting sutras |
| gptkbp:significance |
filial piety
social cohesion moral education |
| gptkbp:taboo |
marriage during festival
moving house during festival swimming at night |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Stephen_F._Teiser
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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