Vu Lan (Vietnam)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:activity gptkb:charity
burning incense
visiting pagodas
making offerings to monks
praying for parents
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ghost_Festival
gptkb:Vu_Lan_Festival
gptkb:Ullambana_Festival
gptkbp:country gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:customs offering food to ancestors
releasing birds and fish
wearing roses
gptkbp:date 15th day of the 7th lunar month
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vu Lan (Vietnam)
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Vietnamese_Buddhists
Vietnamese people
gptkbp:origin inspired by the story of Maudgalyayana (Muc Kien Lien)
gptkbp:purpose honor deceased ancestors
express filial piety
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hungry_Ghost_Festival
gptkb:Ullambana_Sutra
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:significance one of the most important Buddhist festivals in Vietnam
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Azalea
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Obon_(Japan)
gptkb:Obon_festivals
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7