Along explain a series of questions about the full moon day in July - holidays "2 in 1".

Every year, on the full moon lunar July, the country people are prepared tray offerings to worship human beings on death far (on "Open Hell" and Vu Lan ceremony). This is one of the traditional culture of the incredibly beautiful Asian good.

Vu Lan ceremony and celebration of death far there is one?

Many of us confuse this and think, Vu Lan festival is just another name for date of death far - the full moon in July. Actually this is really two different holidays, but have a common origin but derived from Buddhist areas separate. 

Vu Lan Festival, also known as the festival "Vu Lan Tank" nature signaling the holidays - one of the very important festival of the Buddhists. Legend tells of the birth of today bodhisattva associated Moggallana. In the Vu Lan Buddhist, Maudgalyayana after successfully cultivating enlightened many miracles mother was inconsolable nostalgia. 

Form a bar to his body died, but when life causes much evil should be damned as preta (hungry ghost). Cabinet allows users to know her eyes, brought her lunch to hell. 

But when you eat, she did not give her the bar to another soul should eat the same meal into red flames. Maudgalyayana painful, because Buddha saved only help her. Buddha taught, it can only increase the power of the full moon day in July to save the mother's last wish. Moggallana followed and freed the bar to her.

Meanwhile, the celebration of death far to uphold bless her soul salvation is not loitering on earth. 

According to folk belief, on 15/7 lunar day "Open Hell", the ghosts are absolved, free of earthly, human bullion over time. So people are worshiping beings with gruel, rice, cotton, salt ... to super soul born for her helpless. 

Other area said, Ananda Buddha sitting in the net loss is a fire demon mouth (Import Diem) is on alert, 3 days he will die and turn into hungry ghosts. The only way to live that is offering food to hungry demons to gain life. He also commanded the Buddhist mantra "Save Export collapsed snap Da La Ni", in proceedings brought sacrifices to be more blessed.

Particularly in our country, common people's organizations both on the full moon day festival in July. Only thing, the North, the key date of death far longer than the central and southern Vu Lan ceremony highlighted signaling.

In the West also have holidays like death far? 

Indeed, not only Asians but in the world like the hungry ghost festival day death far exists. 

It's Halloween festival that many people only know the devil carnival. The nature of the activities in this holiday costume just by adding the next life, and the origin of Halloween has many similarities with the date of death far, especially in the introduction and the meaning water. 

Halloween (ie revealing Ma) from the time of the ancient Celts, held on 31/10 calendar. The western stock that in late October night, the door of hell will open, which will escape from the devil on earth like the oriental spirit. 

In particular, we would love teasing, destructive life of the people. Hence in this festival, set to fire, dressed as demons indispensable to drive out evil spirits, avoid disturbing them. 

According to the document, this is the cultural capital of the traditions of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Over time, it gradually became popular worldwide with many activities such as dressing, "trick or treat" ... as of today.

Rose dress set - the beauty of Vietnam culture

Whether holidays characteristic of Asians, but in our country, there is a very noble tradition in which Vu Lan festival where there is not. The Vietnamese convention, the full moon day of July, one parent will also set up a rose shirt, who had lost his mother, the installation of white roses. 

The installation will see flowers as a reminder, to share, please never forget the parents. This idea is Thich Nhat Hanh's 1960 proposal really become a great beauty humane and meaningful. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY THICH CHAN TANH.MHDT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY=3/8/2013.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).