Zhongyuan Pudu

On the 15th day of the lunar calendar, Taoism is called the Mid-Autumn Festival and Buddhism is called the Bon Festival (referred to as the Lancang Festival). Folks are commonly known as the Ghost Festival. On the day of the seventh half of the month, the gates of hell are opened, and the ghosts of the underworld will be released. Ghosts with descendants or descendants will go home to receive incense and support, and the soulless soul will wander around, returning to the place where people are looking for food. Therefore, in July, people have held "Pudu" and "Shigu" campaigns in places such as food festivals and chanting practices to universally surpass the ghosts and ghosts to prevent them from harming the world or praying for help from ghosts. Remove the disease and keep your home safe. Therefore, in some areas, there will be a custom of Purdue on this day, called "Zhongyuan Pudu", and later developed into a grander ceremonies, called "The Lanlan Festival" and "Yu Lan Sheng Hui".