What are the traditional foods for the Ghost Festival? Can the offerings for the Ghost Festival be eaten?

What are the traditional foods for the Ghost Festival? Can the offerings for the Ghost Festival be eaten?
There is food in every festival in China, so let’s take a look at what traditional foods are there in the Ghost Festival. As the saying goes, "July is the hottest month of the year." The arrival of July means the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. What will the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2020 be like? Just go to Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic for the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2020 and you’ll find out.

What are the traditional foods for the Ghost Festival?

1. Eating rice noodles Dongguan has the custom of eating rice noodles, and it is common in almost the entire Dongguan. Of course, the way of eating rice noodles is different in different areas.
2. Eating duck: People in many places across the country choose to eat duck. Why? It turns out that "duck" is a homonym for "pressure", and eating duck is to suppress ghosts. People in Dongguan usually eat lotus root stewed with duck.
3. Eating simple meals In Duling County, Shandong Province, the Ghost Festival is called the "Pinching Mouth Festival" by the locals, and every family has the custom of eating simple meals.
4. Eating flatbreads In Dongxian Township, Jiangsu Province, many villagers eat flatbreads on the day of the Ghost Festival.
5. Eat dumplings
In Tiantai, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, they eat "jiaobing", a food similar to spring rolls, during the Ghost Festival.

Can the offerings for the Ghost Festival be eaten?

Yes, the offerings of the Ghost Festival can be eaten, but you must be careful not to eat them during the sacrifice on the day of the Ghost Festival. If you eat them on the day, your ancestors will think that you are stealing food from them and that you don’t respect them. This is a big taboo. But after the Ghost Festival, when the ancestors have “finished” and gone back, you can do with the offerings as you please and eat them yourself.

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