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Kemeriahan Festival Hantu Lapar Etnis Tionghoa di Medan

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Jumat, 01 Sep 2023 12:30 WIB

Medan - Festival Hantu Lapar atau Zhong Yuan Jie digelar di Vihara Gunung Timur, Jalan Hang Tuah, Kota Medan. Warga etnis Tionghoa antusias memeriahkan acara itu.

Ethnic Chinese people throw imitation money known as 'hell money' to be burned as offerings, during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper-made models of items such as televisions and cars are burned to appease wandering spirits as it is believed that the gates of hell are opened during the month and the souls of dead ancestors return to visit their relatives. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Masyarakat etnis Tionghoa melemparkan uang tiruan yang disebut 'uang neraka' untuk dibakar sebagai persembahan, saat Festival Hantu Lapar di Medan, Sumatera Utara, Rabu (30/8/2023).

Ethnic Chinese people throw imitation money known as 'hell money' to be burned as offerings, during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper-made models of items such as televisions and cars are burned to appease wandering spirits as it is believed that the gates of hell are opened during the month and the souls of dead ancestors return to visit their relatives. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Dikenal dengan Festival Hantu Lapar atau The Hungry Ghost Festival atau juga Zhong Yuan Jie, festival yang diadakan di Vihara Gunung Timur, Jalan Hang Tuah, Kota Medan ini menjadi sebagai bentuk penghormatan kepada para arwah.

Ethnic Chinese people throw imitation money known as 'hell money' to be burned as offerings, during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper-made models of items such as televisions and cars are burned to appease wandering spirits as it is believed that the gates of hell are opened during the month and the souls of dead ancestors return to visit their relatives. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Tampak masyarakat dari etnis Tionghoa memadati Vihara Gunung Timur. Tampak para pengurus vihara menebarkan kertas berwarna kuning. Selain itu ada juga rumah yang terbuat dari bambu.

Ethnic Chinese people throw imitation money known as 'hell money' to be burned as offerings, during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper-made models of items such as televisions and cars are burned to appease wandering spirits as it is believed that the gates of hell are opened during the month and the souls of dead ancestors return to visit their relatives. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Kemudian masyarakat Tionghoa yang hadir berdoa. Usai berdoa, terdengar iringan gong saat kertas dan rumah buatan itu dibakar. Tampak kobaran api yang cukup besar berkobar.

Ethnic Chinese people throw imitation money known as 'hell money' to be burned as offerings, during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper-made models of items such as televisions and cars are burned to appease wandering spirits as it is believed that the gates of hell are opened during the month and the souls of dead ancestors return to visit their relatives. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Menurut kepercayaan suku Tionghoa, para arwah akan keluar dari neraka dan berkeliaran di bulan ini. Oleh karena itu, diadakan Festival Hantu Lapar menghormati jiwa-jiwa yang telah berpulang.

Ethnic Chinese people throw imitation money known as 'hell money' to be burned as offerings, during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper-made models of items such as televisions and cars are burned to appease wandering spirits as it is believed that the gates of hell are opened during the month and the souls of dead ancestors return to visit their relatives. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Seluruh ritual ini nantinya disampaikan kepada Sang Buddha. Nantinya, Sang Buddha yang membagi berkat dari adanya ritual ini.

Ethnic Chinese people throw imitation money known as 'hell money' to be burned as offerings, during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper-made models of items such as televisions and cars are burned to appease wandering spirits as it is believed that the gates of hell are opened during the month and the souls of dead ancestors return to visit their relatives. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Pengurus Vihara Gunung Timur, Eddy Salim, mengatakan ritual ini juga sebagai permohonan agar para arwah yang berkeliaran di Bulan Hantu tidak mengganggu makhluk hidup di bumi.

Ethnic Chinese people throw imitation money known as 'hell money' to be burned as offerings, during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The festival is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper-made models of items such as televisions and cars are burned to appease wandering spirits as it is believed that the gates of hell are opened during the month and the souls of dead ancestors return to visit their relatives. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

Dari penuturannya, festival ini juga diberikan kepada para arwah yang semasa hidupnya sebagai gelandangan. Hal itu diwakilkan dari rumah buatan yang nantinya dibakar.

Kemeriahan Festival Hantu Lapar Etnis Tionghoa di Medan
Kemeriahan Festival Hantu Lapar Etnis Tionghoa di Medan
Kemeriahan Festival Hantu Lapar Etnis Tionghoa di Medan
Kemeriahan Festival Hantu Lapar Etnis Tionghoa di Medan
Kemeriahan Festival Hantu Lapar Etnis Tionghoa di Medan
Kemeriahan Festival Hantu Lapar Etnis Tionghoa di Medan
Kemeriahan Festival Hantu Lapar Etnis Tionghoa di Medan
Kemeriahan Festival Hantu Lapar Etnis Tionghoa di Medan
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