The annual Zhongyuan Festival is an important 'Ghost Festival' in China. Every family needs to pay tribute to their ancestors on this day. In fact, there are many taboos on Zhongyuan Festival. For example, don't go out easily at night, or swimming and whistling are taboos on Zhongyuan Festival. Let's take a look with Xiaobian below. What else can't be done on Zhongyuan day?
Taboos that you have to know on the Zhongyuan Festival
1. Wind chimes are hung at the head of the bed
Wind chimes are easy to attract ghosts, and sleeping is the most easily invaded time.
2. Night tour
People with light eight characters must not travel at night, otherwise they will only ask for trouble.
3. Non special occasion burning paper
Ghost paper is burned for ghosts, and gold paper is burned for gods. The result of burning ghost paper will only attract more ghosts.
4. Steal sacrifice
These are the food belonging to ghosts. If they use it without their consent, it will only bring unsolvable bad luck for themselves.
5. Whistle
Whistle at night, be careful that ghosts like you
6. Shout a name
Don't call out your name when you travel at night. Try to match it with the code, so as not to be remembered by the ghost.
7. Swimming
At this time, the ghost will play the game of ghost lifting feet with you. If you are not careful, your life will be carried away.
8. Look around
Ghosts like to hide and frighten people. In case they are frightened, it is the best time for them to invade you.
9. Banyan tree at home
Because banyan is a shade gathering plant and the favorite of ghosts, unless you want a good brother to come home.
10. Stay up late
The most popular time is late at night, and the most popular time is also late at night. In contrast, who will win.
11. Against the wall
Ghosts usually like to rest on the cold wall, which is easy to cause ghosts.
12. Pick up roadside money
The money is used to buy cattle's head and horse's face. If they infringe on their things, they can easily teach them a lesson.
13. Easily turn back
When walking in the wilderness or sparsely populated areas, you feel "as if" someone called you. Don't turn back easily. It may be a ghost.
14. You can't hook your shoulders everywhere
People have three fires on their bodies, one on their heads and one on their left and right shoulders. As long as one of them is extinguished, it is easy to be carried by ghosts.
15. The slipper head is towards the bed
The ghost will look at the direction of the toe to judge where the stranger is. If the toe is placed at the head of the bed, the ghost will go to bed and sleep with you.
16. Put chopsticks in the middle of the meal
This is the mode of worship. It is like inserting incense on a censer. This will only attract ghosts to share food with you.
17. One person
It's true that a person is easy to attract the covet of ghosts.
18. Take photos at night
It's easy to take photos of spiritual friends and take them home.
19. Play dish Fairy
It's easy to play dish fairy at ordinary times, not to mention in this ghost festival.
20. Slippers are neatly placed by the bed
When traveling outside, slippers are neatly placed by the bed, which will attract the curiosity of spiritual friends and cause them to make bed.
21. Avoid hanging clothes in the middle of the night
Wet clothes are easy for free radio waves to stick to them and are not easy to get away. In the ghost month where ghosts haunt everywhere, hanging clothes in the middle of the night is like setting a trap to catch ghosts. It doesn't bother you. Who do you want to find?
22. Avoid sleeping with disheveled hair
In ghost month, there are wandering ghosts everywhere. If you are disheveled, be careful that they are mistaken for the same kind and force you to chat.
23. Contraindications in physiological period
People believe that women compatriots are unclean during their physiological period, and it is inappropriate to watch things such as construction and sacrifice, so as not to offend the gods, lead to misfortune, or make the work unable to proceed smoothly.
Regardless of whether this statement is based or not, female compatriots will really cause their own magnetic field instability due to their physical condition during physiological period and are vulnerable to other strong magnetic fields, so they should be more cautious.
24. Don't celebrate your birthday in the middle of the night
People born in July are a little pathetic. When celebrating their birthday at night, there will probably be some 'people' they don't know singing happy birthday songs together. It's better to change to celebrate during the day.
25. Avoid catching dragonflies and katydids
People believe that these two insects are the embodiment of ghosts. Catch them indiscriminately and be careful to attract ghosts to the door.
26. Avoid saying ghost words
On the day of Zhongyuan Pudu, ghosts almost poured out and were everywhere. In particular, the scene of Pudu Dharma meeting must be full of 'ghosts'.
Therefore, in Zhongyuan Purdue, you'd better be cautious in your words and deeds. In addition to avoiding saying the word "ghost", don't talk indiscriminately. Be careful that the ghost is around you!
27. Don't trample on dark paper
Ghost paper is a sacrifice for ghosts. When burning, ghosts will gather around and grab it. If you step on and jump around when burning ghost paper, it will not hinder their action. When ghosts are angry, it will be bad for you.