What are the taboos when staying in a hotel during Ghost Festival? Attention when staying in hotels during the Ghost Festival!
More and more people are busy with work, traveling everywhere, and often need to stay in hotels. If you need to stay in a hotel on the Ghost Festival, are there any taboos? Attention when staying in hotels during the Ghost Festival! The seventh month of the lunar calendar is commonly known as the Ghost Month. Come to Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special feature on the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2019 to learn about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the day!What are the taboos when staying in a hotel during Ghost Festival? Attention when staying in hotels during the Ghost Festival!01 | Knock three times on the door before entering the room to say helloBefore entering a room, press the doorbell first. If there is no doorbell, knock three times. When entering, stand sideways and say to yourself, "I'm just staying here for a few days, sorry to bother you!" to show respect. Some people also say that you should knock three times before entering. A simple "notification" sound can give you peace of mind, and if there is still a cleaning lady in the room, you don't have to run into her and scare yourself. 02 | Turn on the lights and TV after entering the room Be careful not to make your room too quiet, especially when traveling alone. So after entering the room, remember to turn on all the lights, turn on the TV immediately, or play some music. Then go to the bathroom and flush the toilet, lift the quilt, and pat the pillow to let the "Friends" know that someone has moved in. But remember not to open all the wardrobes and drawers immediately, leave a little space for them to hide. 03 | Keeping lights on for a long time "Friends" always appear in the dark, so in addition to turning on the lights when entering the room, it is best to turn on the bathroom light even when sleeping to keep the room as sunny as possible. 04 | Don’t hang up your shirts Whether clothes are hung on the wall or in the closet, they can easily attract "Friends" to try them on, especially white shirts! If you don't want to see anything floating around in the middle of the night, it's best to fold your clothes flat and don't leave your closet door open. 05 | Place shoes one front and one back It is said that if you place your shoes neatly next to your bed, it will attract the curiosity of your "friends" and entice them to put them on and come closer to you. So when you sleep, your shoes or slippers should be spread out, or placed one right side up and the other upside down. 06 | Avoid staying in the last available room in a hotel When hotels assign rooms to guests, they usually start with the rooms closest to the elevator lobby. The reason for this is that by gathering the guests together, it will be faster for the staff to provide room service and easier to clean after check-out. Therefore, the rooms at the end of the corridor will have a lower occupancy rate, weaker popularity, and insufficient yang energy. In addition, the rooms near large trees outside the windows are in darkness for a long time. Both are easy to attract evil spirits and may be the primary channel for "Friends" to invade. So if you feel that the room you are assigned to is not right, such as it is too damp and does not attract wealth, remember to ask for a room change. 07 | Do not store water in the bathtub It is said that the water surface is like a mirror, and is the passage for "Friends" to enter and exit. Therefore, it is best not to store water in the bathtub overnight, and drain the water immediately after bathing. 08 | Beware of strange smells and unusual phenomena After entering the room, be careful if you smell a strange odor, feel uncomfortable, or if there is a foreign object on the bed. Even if you find that the bed vibrates for no reason, or the TV and lights turn on and off by themselves, it may be a signal from "Friends" that they do not want to be disturbed. 09 | Open the Bible and change rooms Holding the Bible open is a common way to ward off ghosts. For the convenience of guests, some hotels provide Bibles in rooms for believers to pray. If you check into a room with an open Bible, there's a 99% chance that something is wrong. The hotel industry is accustomed to opening the Bible in the room where the incident occurred to suppress the "Friends", so it is not ruled out that the hotel knew that there was something strange in the room. It is recommended that you change rooms immediately! 10 | Avoid taking photos while cutting your nails at night Avoid taking selfies in the elevator or in the room at night, especially do not use paintings on the wall as the background, so as to avoid being accidentally photographed by "Friends". In addition, it is not advisable to cut your nails in the middle of the night. Although there are different opinions in the market, the summary is don’t put yourself in danger! 11 | Don’t open your umbrella indoors Many people carry an umbrella with them, especially ladies who need sun protection. However, you should not open the umbrella you carry with you casually after entering the room. The so-called sunshade will gather shade. Once shade gathers in the house, it is very likely to attract "Friends" to have a party! 12 | Make your bed as messy as possible If there are two beds in the room but you will only be using one, remember to mess up the other bed and put the pillows in the closet to notify your "friends" that the other bed is occupied. 13 | Turn on the light, flush the toilet, and pat the pillow Check into hotels and let them know you're there. First, turn on all the lights, flush the toilet, then lift the quilt and put down the pillow, but do not open the wardrobe and drawers immediately to give them a place to hide. Legends about the Ghost FestivalThere are many legends about the Zhongyuan Festival, the most important of which is that on the first day of the seventh lunar month every year, King Yama opens the gates of hell and releases a group of lonely ghosts who have no one to worship them into the world of the living to enjoy people's offerings. On the last day of July, before the gates of hell are closed again, these wandering ghosts have to return to the underworld. Therefore, July is also called Ghost Month. The story of how Moggallana saved his mother: Among the Buddha’s disciples, Moggallana, who was the most gifted in supernatural powers, was worried about his deceased mother. He used his supernatural powers to see that due to the karma of her greed when she was alive, she fell into the realm of evil spirits after her death and lived a life of hunger. Maudgalyayana then used his divine power to transform food and gave it to his mother. However, his mother was still greedy. When she saw the food coming, she was afraid that other evil spirits would snatch the food away. As a result of her greed, the food immediately turned into charcoal in her mouth and she could not swallow it. Although Maudgalyayana had supernatural powers, as a son he could not save his mother. He was very distressed and asked the Buddha what to do. The Buddha said: "The 15th day of July is the last day of the summer retreat, and it is full of Dharma and goodness. On this day, offering a variety of delicacies to the monks in the alley will bring immeasurable merit. With this compassionate heart, he can save his deceased mother." This is the origin of the Taiwan Pudu worship of "good brothers". |
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