Are the taboos of the Ghost Festival true? What are they?
Zhongyuan comes from the name of Taoism, Buddhism calls it Yulanpen Festival (abbreviated as Yulan Festival), and the folks call it Ghost Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. In July, the gates of hell are wide open and ghosts roam the night, so now on the night of Ghost Festival everyone tries to stay indoors to avoid encountering ghosts, and some even become terrified at the mention of ghosts. So are the taboos of the Ghost Festival real? What are they? It is the seventh month of the lunar calendar, when summer is not yet in full swing and autumn has arrived. The heat is gone and coolness is coming. One leaf can herald the coming of autumn. Shuimoxiansheng.com has compiled relevant knowledge about the days in the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2020. Welcome to check out the special topic on the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2020.Are the taboos of the Ghost Festival true?There are many taboos in the Ghost Festival, each with its own explanations and origins. However, the only thing left of the Ghost Festival nowadays is the exorcism of ghosts. Even ancestor worship is rarely performed, which makes people feel fearful and stay away from it.However, the last sentence of "Mid-July at West Lake" by Zhang Dai, a writer in the late Ming Dynasty, is "The moonlight is bleak, the east is about to turn white, and the guests are leaving. We row our boats and sleep soundly among the ten miles of lotus flowers. The fragrance is captivating and the sweet dreams are very pleasant." It can be seen that people at that time were not afraid of the Zhongyuan night tour. The Ghost Festival is actually not that scary. Besides, "If you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door in the middle of the night"! Even though ghosts are scary, what is scary is the human heart! What are the taboos of the Ghost Festival?1. Hang wind chimes on the bedside. The sound of wind chimes is very special. Many people like it, and your brother also likes this sound. Legend has it that if you hang a wind chime at the head of your bed, it will easily attract good brothers, and by the way, he will not be able to help but do something when he sees you sleeping.2. Do not wander at night. People with a light horoscope should never wander at night on Ghost Festival, because the gates of hell will be wide open on this day, and ghosts and lonely spirits will come out to wander. If they see you with a heavy yin energy, they may mistake you for their companion and invite you to their home as a guest. 3. Do not burn ghost paper money in non-specific occasions. Ghost paper is burned for good brothers, and gold paper is burned for God. On the day of Ghost Festival, most people will burn some paper money in advance for good brothers passing by, and then wait until the next day to clean up the mess. Therefore, the result of burning ghost paper will only attract more good brothers, who will usually agree to the same time and place. Never burn ghost paper at non-specific occasions and times. 4. Do not steal the offerings. On the day of Ghost Festival, people will prepare some offerings for the ghost brothers. Therefore, these are foods belonging to good brothers. If you use them without their consent, you will only bring yourself difficult-to-solve bad luck. 5. Don’t hang clothes outside at night. It’s best not to hang clothes outside on the night of Ghost Festival, because if a good friend thinks your clothes are nice, he will borrow them to wear and leave his scent on the clothes. 6. Don’t call out names. If you have to go out on the night of Ghost Festival, be careful. Don’t call out names when you are out at night. Try to use code names to avoid your good friends remembering your name. 7. Do not swim. Do not go into water on Ghost Festival. Your good brothers will play the game of "ghost lifting foot" with you. If you are not careful, your life will be lifted up. 8. Don’t look around randomly. As the saying goes, ghosts won’t offend humans unless humans offend ghosts. It’s natural that they are extremely excited since it’s a rare opportunity for them to come out. Good brothers like to hide and scare people. If you look around and get scared, that's the best time for them to invade you. 9. Placing a banyan tree at the doorstep: In Bagua paranormal science, the banyan tree is a plant that gathers yin, and is also the favorite of good brothers. Unless you want good brothers to come to your house to visit, it is best not to place a banyan tree at the doorstep. 10. Don’t stay up late. Human energy is at its lowest late at night, and ghost energy is also at its highest late at night, especially on the Ghost Festival. 11. Don’t lean against the wall. My good brothers usually like to lean on the cold wall to rest, which can easily attract ghosts to possess them. 12. Don’t pick up money on the street. This money is used to bribe the evildoers. If you violate their things, you will easily be taught a lesson by them. 13. Don’t look back easily. When you are walking in the wilderness or a sparsely populated area, if you feel someone calling you, don’t look back easily, because that person may be a good brother. 14. Don't hang out with others casually. There are three fires on a person's body, one on the head and one on each shoulder. If you put out one of them, it is easy for him to be possessed by his brothers. 15. Do not put the toes of your slippers facing the bed. Good brothers will look at the direction of the toes of your shoes to determine where strangers are. If the toes of your slippers are facing the head of the bed, then your good brothers will go to bed and sleep with you. 16. Do not stick chopsticks in the center of the rice. This is a form of worship, just like sticking incense in an incense burner. This will only attract good brothers to share food with you, and it is especially taboo on this day. 17. Don’t go alone because it’s easy to attract the covetousness of your good friends because they will think that you are alone like him. It would be better if you could have company. 18. Do not take photos at night. This action can easily include friends from the spirit world in the photo and then bring them home. It is even more dangerous to take selfies in front of the mirror at home on Ghost Festival because there is a high possibility that the ghost brothers will come out of the mirror. 19. Don’t play with the Ouija board. It’s easy for something to go wrong when you play with it at any time, let alone during the Ghost Festival. 20. Do not place slippers neatly next to the bed. If you are traveling, do not place slippers neatly next to the bed, as it will attract the curiosity of friends in the spirit world and cause sleep paralysis, especially on the Ghost Festival. |
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