Ghost Festival

proper noun

A traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival in Asia, when ghosts and spirits are said to emerge from the lower realm, and deceased ancestors are venerated.

Similar
ChungyuanHungry Ghost FestivalZhongyuan
OriginChinese 鬼節 /鬼节 →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Ghost Festival
  1. A traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival in Asia, when ghosts and spirits are said to emerge from the lower realm, and deceased ancestors are venerated.

    Synonyms: Chungyuan, Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival in Asia, when ghosts and spirits are said to emerge from the lower realm, and deceased ancestors are venerated.

Similar
ChungyuanHungry Ghost FestivalZhongyuan
Also see
hungry ghost festivalzhongyuan

Origin

  1. Chinese鬼節 /鬼节
  2. EnglishGhost Festival

Calque of Chinese 鬼節 /鬼节 (Guǐjié).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 中元節 /中元节, 鬼節 /鬼节
  • 中元節 /中元节 (zung¹ jyun⁴ zit³)Taoist festival
  • 鬼節 /鬼节 (gwai² zit³)Taoist festival
Chinese Mandarin 中元節 /中元节, 鬼節 /鬼节
  • 中元節 /中元节 (Zhōngyuánjié)Taoist festival
  • 鬼節 /鬼节 (Guǐjié)Taoist festival
  • 盂蘭盆節 /盂兰盆节 (Yúlánpénjié)Taoist festival
  • 七月半 (Qīyuèbàn)Taoist festival
Dutch geestenfeest
  • geestenfeestTaoist festival
French fête des fantômes
  • fête des fantômesTaoist festival
German Geisterfest
  • GeisterfestTaoist festival
Japanese 中元
  • 中元 (chūgen)Taoist festival
Korean 백중날, 망혼일
  • 백중날 (baekjungnal)Taoist festival
  • 망혼일 (manghonil)Taoist festival
  • 중원 (jung'won)Taoist festival
Malay Perayaan Hantu
  • Perayaan HantuTaoist festival
Portuguese festival dos fantasmas
  • festival dos fantasmasTaoist festival
Russian фестиваль духов
  • фестиваль духов (festivalʹ duxov)Taoist festival
Spanish festival de los fantasmas
  • festival de los fantasmasTaoist festival
Thai วันสารทจีน
  • วันสารทจีนTaoist festival
Vietnamese Tết Trung Nguyên, Vu Lan
  • Tết Trung NguyênTaoist festival
  • Vu LanTaoist festival
Cite this entry
APA

Ghost Festival. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghost%20Festival

MLA

“Ghost Festival.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghost%20Festival. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ghost Festival,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghost%20Festival.

Source: Ghost Festival on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.