15th day of a month; Ghost Festival
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the 15th day of a month; the 15th day of the lunar month (especially referring to the Ghost Festival)
In many Chinese dialect regions (especially in central and southern China), "月半" specifically refers to the Ghost Festival on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, when people worship ancestors.
Jīn今
tiān天
shì是
nóng农
lì历
qī七
yuè月
yuè月
bàn半
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
huí回
jiā家
jì祭
zǔ祖
。
Today is the 15th of the 7th lunar month, so we need to go home to worship our ancestors.
Měi每
yuè月
de的
yuè月
bàn半
，
yé爷
ye爷
dōu都
huì会
qù去
miào庙
lǐ里
shāo烧
xiāng香
。
Every month on the 15th, grandpa goes to the temple to burn incense.
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Zài在
wǒ我
men们
lǎo老
jiā家
，
yuè月
bàn半
shì是
yī一
gè个
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
jié节
rì日
。
In our hometown, the 15th (Ghost Festival) is a very important traditional festival.
Míng明
tiān天
jiù就
shì是
yuè月
bàn半
le了
，
jì记
de得
zhǔn准
bèi备
xiē些
zhǐ纸
qián钱
。
Tomorrow is the 15th, remember to prepare some paper money.