Ulambana
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ghost Festival, Hungry Ghost Festival, Gui Jie, Yulan Festival, Spirit Festival, Zhongyuan Festival, Yulanpen Festival
traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival
Key facts
- Official name
- Zhongyuan Festival ( Taoism ) Yulanpen Festival ( Buddhism )
- Also called
- Spirit Festival
- Observed by
- Buddhists , Confucianists , Taoists
- Significance
- To commemorate the opening of the gates of Hell and Heaven, and spiritual realm permitting all spirits and souls to receive sustenance, money, and other offerings.
- Observances
- Ancestor worship , offering food, burning joss paper , chanting of scriptures
- Date
- 15th day of the 7th Chinese lunisolar month
- 2025 date
- 6 September
- 2026 date
- 27 August
- 2027 date
- 16 August
- 2028 date
- 3 September
- Related to
- Obon (in Japan) Baekjung (in Korea) Vu Lan (in Vietnam) Pchum Ben (observed by Khmer people ) and Sen Kbal tek , សែនក្បាលទឹក (observed by Chinese-Cambodians) (in Cambodia) Boun Khao Padap Din (in Laos) Mataka dānēs (in Sri Lanka) Sat Thai (in Thailand)
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Encyclopedic overview
Alternative Chinese name Traditional Chinese盂蘭盆節 Simplified Chinese盂兰盆节
Second alternative Chinese name Chinese七月半
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