Abstract:ghost culture is a worldwide cultural phenomenon.In the West are subject to the original "animism" thought,so the folk beliefs were formed in the ghosts and gods of their own,but in the Western belief of ghosts and gods in the number and type of different,to the spirits of emotion also has the obvious difference,the spirits of reincarnation and attitudes to be ghosts are not the same; is derived from the belief of ghosts and gods of the festivals in the west,but the festival its quantity,style,atmosphere and emotional attitudes have differences.Investigate its reason,is mainly caused by the different way of thinking in the west,the knowledge structure,social system and geographical environment.
Keywords:Western ghost culture; religious complex; festival folk; cultural differences
