Transcript Chinese Ghost Festival

Chinese Ghost Festival
By: Group 2 / 5B (Coco, Howard,
Michael, Audrey)
The roles
Howard : the narrator, nephew
Michael : the son
Coco : the daughter
Audrey : The aunty
The purpose
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To celebrate the day that the
family ancestor join them
together again
Who,Where,When
Who : The monks and the locals in
China
Where : At home, at graveyard
When : On the 15th day of the 7th
lunar month that means October.
The Items used and the meaning
No.
1.
Items
Yellow heaven
paper money
2.
Delicious food
3.
The praying
equipment
Purpose
To let the ancestors
in heaven get good
life with the money
given
To let the ancestor
come back to earth
and celebrate the
day with the family
To have and get
good luck by
praying to the
ancestors
Step 1
On the 15th of the 7th lunar month, first the
family go to the graveyard and pray with the
Buddhist praying equipment and bow to the
ancestor -> It means to get good luck from the
ancestor and pray your needs so the ancestor
will bless you.
Step 2
After going to the graveyard, they go to a small
junction to burn yellow heaven paper money in
a big can filled with fire -> they hope that their
ancestors have good life and money in heaven.
Step 3
The last one, they eat delicious food happily like
noodle -> to let the ancestor from heaven come
back to the mortal world (Earth) so the
ancestor can eat delicious food with their
family again.