{"id":452,"date":"2021-08-23T19:17:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T19:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/?p=452"},"modified":"2021-08-23T19:17:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T19:17:08","slug":"vu-lan-ghost-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/vu-lan-ghost-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Vu Lan &amp; Ghost Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_457\" style=\"width: 297px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-457\" class=\"wp-image-457 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/sarah-coates-zC0skaTAD5g-unsplash-e1629746134396.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/sarah-coates-zC0skaTAD5g-unsplash-e1629746134396.jpg 463w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/sarah-coates-zC0skaTAD5g-unsplash-e1629746134396-218x350.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Sarah Coates on Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Originating from China<strong>, <\/strong>the <em>L\u1ec5 Vu lan<\/em> and <em>C\u00f4 h\u1ed3n<\/em> (Vulan and Ghost festivals) are always on the full moon of the seventh lunar month (July 15) of the year. This year, it falls on Sunday August 22 in the Gregorian calendar. <em>L\u1ec5 Vu lan<\/em> is one of the major Buddhist holidays. <em>L\u1ec5<\/em><em> c\u00fang c\u00f4 h\u1ed3n<\/em>, believed to stem from <em>\u0110\u1ea1o gi\u00e1o<\/em> (Daoism\/Taoism), happens to be celebrated on the same day as <em>L\u1ec5 Vu lan. Ph\u1eadt<\/em><em> gi\u00e1o<\/em> (Buddhism) and <em>\u0110\u1ea1o gi\u00e1o<\/em> have long been intertwined and practiced by the majority of the Vietnamese for a very long time. <strong>Therefore, <em>l<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u1ec5 Vu lan<\/em> and <em>l\u1ec5<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> c\u00fang c\u00f4 h\u1ed3n <\/em>have long become major festivals in the Vietnamese custom and tradition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>L\u1ec4 VU LAN<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Vu Lan festival, or <em>l\u1ec5<\/em><em> Vu lan<\/em>, also known as l\u1ec5 B\u00e1o hi\u1ebfu (Filial ceremony) is the day for the children to show their filial piety to their parents and ancestors. People burn incense in the temples and\/or at home praying for the living parents to have good health and good life, or for the late parents to be free from hell and to soon go to heaven. The Vietnamese don\u2019t have a \u201cMother\u2019s Day\u201d like in the United States. <em>L\u1ec5<\/em><em> Vu lan<\/em> is considered an equivalent \u201cMother\u2019s Day\u201d for most Vietnamese.<\/p>\n<p>On this special occasion, a ceremony often performed in the temples includes the \u201c<strong><em>b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng c\u00e0i \u00e1o<\/em><\/strong><em>\u201d<\/em> (rose pinned on the shirt) ceremony. A red rose is pinned on those with living parents while a white rose is pinned on those who\u2019ve lost their parents. In 1962, <em>Thi\u1ec1n s\u01b0<\/em> (Buddhist zen master) Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh, wrote a short essay in Vietnamese with the title \u201c<em>B<\/em><em>\u00f4ng H<\/em><em>\u1ed3ng C<\/em><em>\u00e0i \u00c1<\/em><em>o<\/em>\u201d to appreciate the mothers\u2019 existence and their love. To end the essay, he wrote \u201c<em>That\u2019s the chorus I want to sing to you today. Let\u2019s sing to remind us not to forget the life we were given. As I pin this red rose on your shirt, be happy.\u201d<\/em> Inspired by the essay, Ph\u1ea1m Th\u1ebf M\u1ef9 wrote a song with the same title \u201c<em>B<\/em><em>\u00f4ng H<\/em><em>\u1ed3ng C<\/em><em>\u00e0i \u00c1<\/em><em>o<\/em>\u201d in 1967. Since then, this song has been widely sung on each <em>l\u1ec5<\/em><em> Vu lan<\/em> and the \u201c<em>b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng c\u00e0i \u00e1o<\/em>\u201d also became a tradition in temples on that day. It\u2019s a beautiful ceremony to remind us of the duty and responsibility to show filial piety to our parents, especially to our mother.<\/p>\n<p>Posted below is the interview of Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh about \u201c<em>B<\/em><em>\u00f4ng H<\/em><em>\u1ed3ng C<\/em><em>\u00e0i \u00c1<\/em><em>o<\/em>\u201d and the song that has been sung by various singers (9:00; 14:13).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"B\u00f4ng H\u1ed3ng C\u00e0i \u00c1o | Thi\u1ec1n S\u01b0 Th\u00edch Nh\u1ea5t H\u1ea1nh\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6f0TcEP3iuc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>L\u1ec4 C\u00daNG C\u00d4 H\u1ed2N<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>L\u1ec5<\/em><em> C\u00fang c\u00f4 h\u1ed3n<\/em> or <em>ng\u00e0y c\u00f4 h\u1ed3n c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea3ng<\/em> (Ghost Festival) or <em>Ng\u00e0y x\u00f3a t\u1ed9i vong nh\u00e2n<\/em> (sin forgiven soul\u2019s day) or <em>T\u1ebft<\/em><em> Trung Nguy\u00ean<\/em> (<em>Trung Nguy\u00ean<\/em> festival<em>)<\/em>. <em>L\u1ec5 c<\/em><em>\u00fang c\u00f4 h\u1ed3n<\/em> on <strong><em>ng\u00e0y<\/em><\/strong><strong> <em>r\u1eb1m<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> th\u00e1ng b\u1ea3y<\/em><\/strong> (July 15 in lunar calendar) is an important day of the <em>th\u00e1ng<\/em><em> c\u00f4 h\u1ed3n<\/em> (the Soul\u2019s month). According to this belief, the king of the underworld opens the hell gate on the second of July (lunar month) to let all souls to come to the living world and return to the underworld by the midnight of <em>ng\u00e0y<\/em><em> r\u1eb1m<\/em><em> th\u00e1ng b\u1ea3y<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>During this month, especially on <em>r\u1eb1m<\/em><em> th\u00e1ng b\u1ea3y, <\/em>people will have an offering table with rice, salt, water, yellow paper money, etc. to offer to the hungry, wandering souls.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>CUSTOMARY PRACTICES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s customary for people who celebrate these festivals to be at least a vegetarian on <em>ng\u00e0y<\/em> <em>r\u1eb1m<\/em><em> th\u00e1ng b\u1ea3y<\/em>. Some may commit to be a vegetarian for a whole month. They also try to do some volunteer work, donate money or goods to charity, perform as many good deeds as they can, and avoid doing bad things during this month.<\/p>\n<p>The prayers and offerings are for deceased parents, ancestors, and all lost souls to be free from hell, to be able to reincarnate, or to attain nirvana. The offering tables for ancestors and wandering souls are all separate. The offering table for the ancestors can be inside and\/or outside the house. The offering table for wandering souls is always outside in open space.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_456\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-456\" class=\" wp-image-456\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/pexels-duong-nhan-3626473-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"402\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/pexels-duong-nhan-3626473-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/pexels-duong-nhan-3626473-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/pexels-duong-nhan-3626473-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/pexels-duong-nhan-3626473-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/pexels-duong-nhan-3626473-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/pexels-duong-nhan-3626473-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by D\u01b0\u01a1ng Nh\u00e2n from Pexels<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"218\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/sarah-coates-zC0skaTAD5g-unsplash-e1629746134396-218x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/sarah-coates-zC0skaTAD5g-unsplash-e1629746134396-218x350.jpg 218w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/08\/sarah-coates-zC0skaTAD5g-unsplash-e1629746134396.jpg 463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><p>Originating from China, the L\u1ec5 Vu lan and C\u00f4 h\u1ed3n (Vulan and Ghost festivals) are always on the full moon of the seventh lunar month (July 15) of the year. This year, it falls on Sunday August 22 in the Gregorian calendar. L\u1ec5 Vu lan is one of the major Buddhist holidays. 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