Chinese Traditional Festivals About Ghost And Its Cultural Implication

The traditional festival is showcase of national culture. In Chinese culture, traditional festival is generally divided into three types of Person’s Day, Ghost’s Day, God’s Day, and in which Shangsi Festival, Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival, Hanyi Festivai be said four festivals about ghost. Chinese traditional festivals about ghost have long history, they are colorful and include deep culture implication. They represent the most authentic part of the Chinese culture.Culture of festivals about ghost in China based on the patriarchal (blood) social structure, uphold the traditional belief, reflect the unique Chinese culture values and social behavior manner:"believe in ghosts but not in God, Trust the authorities not the law." This culture is different from the modern spirit originated in the West.