What are the taboos about going back to one’s parents’ home during the Ghost Festival? Is it okay to go back to one’s parents’ home during the Ghost Festival?
Many areas have the custom of visiting graves and worshipping ancestors on the Ghost Festival. Some people will also return to their parents’ home to worship their ancestors. So what are the taboos of returning to one’s parents’ home on the Ghost Festival? July is also called the "Qiaoyue". On July 7th of every year, Chinese women "beg for cleverness" from the Vega star in the sky, begging her to make them dexterous. Follow Mr. Shui Mo's website to learn more about the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2019!What are the taboos when going back to your mother’s home during the Ghost Festival?It is fine to go back to your parents' home during the Ghost Festival to pay respect to your parents, but it is not auspicious if your parents are still alive.According to custom, daughters return to their parents' home on July 15th to worship their parents. If both parents are still alive, they should not go home, not even on July 14th, but should wait until July 16th to return to their parents' home. People visit relatives on July 16th, and married daughters will bring their children back to their parents' home on this day. Therefore, some folklorists call the Zhuang "Zhongyuan Festival" the Zhuang "Reunion Festival", also known as the "Sisters Festival". According to the old custom, visiting graves and worshipping ancestors is a man's job. Women are not allowed to visit graves on Qingming Festival and October 1st, for fear of stepping on the corners of their mother's graves. Only on July 15th are women allowed to visit graves. Now I think it is the idea of male superiority and female inferiority that is at work. Is it okay to go back to my parents’ home during the Ghost Festival?It is not auspicious to go back to your mother's home to visit relatives and friends during the Ghost Festival. The Ghost Festival is one of the three major ghost festivals. If you want to go back to your mother's home, it is better to choose a more auspicious day.The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month every year is the Zhongyuan Festival, a time to remember the deceased. There is an old custom among the people to burn ghost paper and offer sacrifices to the dead. Generally, if there are elders in the family, they will repeatedly remind people not to go out at night on the Zhongyuan Festival. According to folk sayings, the yin energy on the Zhongyuan Festival is heavy, and the resistance in all aspects is relatively poor. During the Ghost Festival, it can be said that there are hundreds of ghosts roaming at night, so it is not advisable to go out at night to avoid getting into trouble. As the saying goes, "A good fate is not as good as good luck." A person's destiny is already determined, and the only thing that can be controlled is his or her "luck." Unexpected changes in the world may happen at any time, so use Mr. Shui Mo's [Premium Calculation] function to learn more about your fortune in 2019! |
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