The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated across the country with the custom of burning "burden packages" (a type of paper offering). To burn these packages, it is essential to understand how to write them, especially the titles and addresses, which must be correct. So, how should the titles be written when preparing Mid-Autumn Festival burden packages? Let's find out together. As the saying goes, "July flows like fire," and the arrival of July means the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. Learn more about the lunar calendar for July 2019 on Laihua Yi Wang.

Mid-Autumn Festival Burden Package Title Writing

Titles for Direct Relatives:
Nine generations above: Called the Ancestral Patriarch. The late Ancestral Patriarch (surname) Gong, named (name), old gentleman, the late (surname) old lady, the true soul accepts and uses. Self-identification and signature: Filial Grandson.
Eight generations above: Called the Distant Ancestor. The late Distant Ancestor (surname) Gong, named (name), old gentleman, the late (surname) old lady, the true soul accepts and uses. Self-identification and signature: Filial Cloud Grandson.
Seven generations above: Called the Great Ancestor. The late Great Ancestor (surname) Gong, named (name), old gentleman, the late (surname) old lady, the true soul accepts and uses. Self-identification and signature: Filial Still Grandson.
Six generations above: Called the Valiant Ancestor. The late Valiant Ancestor (surname) Gong, named (name), old gentleman, the late (surname) old lady, the true soul accepts and uses. Self-identification and signature: Filial Kun Grandson.
Five generations above: Called the Heavenly Ancestor. The late Heavenly Ancestor (surname) Gong, named (name), old gentleman, the late (surname) old lady, the true soul accepts and uses. Self-identification and signature: Filial Lai Grandson.
Four generations above: Called the High Ancestor. The late High Ancestor (surname) Gong, named (name), old gentleman, the late (surname) old lady, the true soul accepts and uses. Self-identification and signature: Filial Xuan Grandson.
Three generations above: Called the Great-Grandfather. The late Great-Grandfather (surname) Gong, named (name), old gentleman, the late (surname) old lady, the true soul accepts and uses. Self-identification and signature: Filial Zeng Grandson.
Two generations above: Called the Grandfather. The late Grandfather (surname) Gong, named (name), old gentleman, the late (surname) old lady, the true soul accepts and uses. Self-identification and signature: Filial Grandson.
One generation above: Called the Father. The late Esteemed Father (surname) Gong, named (name), old gentleman, the late (surname) old lady, the true soul accepts and uses. Self-identification and signature: Filial Son. Titles for Extended Relatives:
Father's elder brother: Called Uncle. The late Uncle Gong, old gentleman, accept. Filial Elder Cousin.
Father's younger brother: Called Uncle. The late Uncle Gong, old gentleman, accept. Filial Elder Cousin.
Father's cousin brother: Called Uncle. The late Cousin Uncle Gong, old gentleman, accept. Filial Cousin.
Father's nephew: Called Brother or Younger Brother. The late Cousin Brother or Younger Brother, old gentleman, accept. Cousin Brother or Younger Brother.
Mother's father: Called Maternal Grandfather. The late Maternal Grandfather Gong, named (name), old gentleman, accept. Filial Maternal Grandson.
Mother's elder brother or younger brother: Called Uncle. The late Uncle Gong, named (name), old gentleman, accept. Filial Maternal Cousin.
Mother's maternal uncle: Called Maternal Maternal Grandfather. The late Maternal Maternal Grandfather Gong, named (name), old gentleman, accept. Filial Maternal Cousin.
Mother's cousin brother: Called Maternal Uncle. The late Maternal Uncle Gong, named (name), old gentleman, accept. Maternal Cousin.
Father's sister's husband: Called Aunt's Husband. The late Aunt's Husband, named (name), old gentleman, accept. Inner Cousin.
Father's sisters: Called Aunt. The late Aunt, Lady (surname), old lady, accept. Sibling Cousin.
Father's maternal uncle: Called Late Aunt's Husband. Named (name), old gentleman, accept. Filial Inner Grandson.
Father's daughter: Called Aunt Grandma. The late Aunt Grandma, Lady (surname), old lady, accept. Filial Grandson.
Sister from the same parents: Called Sibling Sister. The late Sibling Sister, Lady (surname), accept. Sibling Brother.
Sister's husband: Called Brother-in-law. The late Brother-in-law, accept. Inner Brother.

Mid-Autumn Festival Burden Package Writing Format

The text on the burden package is written vertically. The method and format of writing are as follows:
First column: During the Mid-Autumn Festival, we earnestly prepare some amount of paper money (i.e., during the ghost festival, the souls gather, and we carefully prepare paper money and pack it into several bundles).
Second column: Offered to XX (i.e., respectfully offered to XX).
Third column: The late XX accepts and uses (i.e., the late XX old person accepts and uses).
Fourth column: Filial XX offers (i.e., the filial person in the world offers this).
Fifth column: On the day of the lunar calendar, XX year, XX month, XX day, kneel and burn (i.e., the date of kneeling and burning according to the lunar calendar).
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