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Meaning of 中元节
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中
元
节
zhōng
yuán
jié
(Trad.: 中元節)
中元节
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
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Example Sentences
dàng
tiān
当天
，
zhèng
qiǎo
正巧
shì
是
nóng
lì
农历
qī
yuè
七月
shí
wǔ
rì
十五日
zhōng
yuán
jié
中元节
。
That day was July 15 on the lunar calendar, the day of the Ghost Festival.
zhōng
guó
中国
yǒu
有
sān
dà
三大
guǐ
jiē
鬼节
，
jí
即
qīng
míng
jié
清明节
、
zhōng
yuán
jié
中元节
hé
和
hán
yī
寒衣
jiē
节
。
In China there are three ghosts' festivals: Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Hanyi Festival.
hòu
tiān
后天
shì
是
zhōng
guó
中国
mín
jiān
民间
chuán
tǒng
传统
“
zhōng
yuán
jié
中元节
”
。
The day after tomorrow is a traditional Chinese folk festival "Hungry Ghost".
jīn
tiān
今天
shì
是
wǒ
men
de
我们的
zhōng
yuán
jié
中元节
，
wǒ
men
我们
yào
要
bài
拜
zǔ
xiān
祖先
hé
和
「
hǎo
好
xiōng
dì
兄弟
」
。
Today is our Ghost Festival, and we worship our ancestors and ghosts from the underworld.
shuō
说
dào
到
shuǐ
dēng
水灯
，
tái
wān
rén
台湾人
kě
néng
可能
huì
会
xiǎng
dào
想到
zhōng
yuán
jié
中元节
。
When speaking of water lanterns, Taiwanese may think of the Ghost Festival.
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