Ghost Festival in Taiwan
Key Words:
- haunt (v.) 使經常苦惱；經常出沒
- lunar (a.)月亮的；陰曆的
- barrier (n.) 藩籬
- realm (n.) 領域
- grand (a.) 壯麗的；顯赫的
- ancestor (n.) 祖先
- ritual (n.) 儀式
- deter…from (v.) 阻撓
中元普渡可能是全世界最大的鬼節慶祝活動。根據傳統，鬼魂會在整個農曆七月出沒台灣，而這整個月就稱為鬼月。
在鬼月期間，生者的國度跟往生者的國度之間的那道藩籬被打開了，所以鬼魂就回到了地球。家家戶戶及企業行號準備的盛大的餐宴來迎接這些回來的祖先，人們在儀式上燒香，準備食物，阻擋鬼魂進入人們的家。人們也會燒紙錢作為奉獻。在這個月，人們傳統上會避免動手術、游泳、搬家、結婚、甚至晚上吹口哨。
鬼月結束的時候，這些鬼魂會被引導回到往生者的國度。
The Zhongyuan Festival is likely to be the largest Ghost Festival celebration in the world. Traditionally, it is believed that ghosts haunt Taiwan for the entire seventh lunar month. The month is known as Ghost Month.
During this time, the barrier between the realms of the living and the dead opens and ghosts return to wander the earth. Families and businesses prepare a grand feast to welcome returning ancestors. People have rituals with incense and food to deter the spirits from visiting homes. Paper money is also burnt as an offering. During the month, people are told to avoid surgery, swimming, moving, marrying, or even whistling at night.
In the end of the month, the spirits are guided back to the realm of the dead.
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