Many countries celebrate Halloween whereas the ghost festival celebration in China is called "中元节 (Zhōngyuánjié)"—The Hungry Ghost festival.

万圣节 (Wànshèngjié)

Western Halloween celebrations throw costume parties where people participate in cosplay. The streets are filled with spectacular live performances, intricately staged displays with realistic corpses and ghosts, and screenings of horror films.

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As time went by, the celebration of Halloween became more and more festive. So now the symbol of Halloween has evolved to captivate the imagination with figures such as jack-o-lanterns, witches, zombies, and vampires. Americans, who love to be creative, try their best to dress up as scary characters like ghosts on this day to make the festival more interesting.

But the Hungry Ghost Festival in China has big differences, let’s learn about it - 中元节 (Zhōngyuánjié)!