The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the Mid-Yuan Festival in Taoism and the Yulan Basin Festival in Buddhism. Now it is called Ghost Festival among the people. The complex resume of July 15th makes its cultural connotation richer than other festivals. Wan Yan Shaoyuan believes that the most important cultural core of July 15th is reporting the source, that is, ancestor worship.
When you send money to your ancestors, you have to write a baggage list, just like filling out a courier. Generally, you can fill in three generations, and if you are clear, you can fill in seven generations. This list must be filled out by children. This is actually a kind of family education, so that children can remember the names of their ancestors and practice calligraphy at the same time.
Does July 15 have practical significance for us? The values advocated in traditional folk customs, such as honoring parents, remembering ancestors, inheriting culture, promoting neighborhood harmony and caring for vulnerable groups, are in the same strain as the values of today's society. The Mourning of the Central Plains has both cultural origin and practical significance. As long as we actively guide, the Mid-Autumn Festival can still be very rich.