What are the taboos on the third day of the third lunar month? What are the legends about the Ghost Festival on March 3rd?

What are the taboos on the third day of the third lunar month? What are the legends about the Ghost Festival on March 3rd?
Legend has it that ghosts roam around on the night of March 3rd and the gates of hell are very loose. In many places, March 3rd is also called Ghost Festival. There are many taboos on this day. Below are the taboos of the Ghost Festival on March 3rd compiled by the editor. The arrival of the third month of the lunar calendar means the end of spring and the beginning of summer. As the weather gets hotter, the Fortune Teller website lists for you the festivals and solar terms of the third month of the lunar calendar in 2018!

What are the taboos on the third day of the third lunar month?

1. The forehead should be exposed. The forehead has the light of righteousness. Do not let your hair cover your forehead, otherwise it will affect your luck, especially on the Ghost Festival, it is better to expose your forehead.
2. Avoid saying the word "ghost"
On the day of Zhongyuan Festival, ghosts almost come out in droves and are everywhere, especially the scene of the ceremony, which is definitely filled with ghosts. Therefore, during the Zhongyuan Festival, it is best to be careful with what you say and do. In addition to avoiding saying the word "ghost", you should also not speak carelessly, as ghosts may be around you!
3. Don’t step on it
No matter it is a sacrifice or anything else, you must not step on or jump around while burning it, otherwise you will inevitably hinder their movements, and they will become angry and will naturally be bad for you.
4. Avoid washing and hanging clothes in the middle of the night
Washed clothes are easily clinging to free radio waves due to dampness, making them difficult to get rid of. In the ghost month when ghosts roam everywhere, hanging clothes out to dry in the middle of the night is like setting a trap to catch ghosts. If it doesn't trouble you, who else will it trouble?
5. Don’t pat others on the shoulders on the Ghost Festival
This taboo is related to folk customs. People believe that everyone has three fires on their body, gathered on the top of the head and shoulders, which will prevent ghosts and other spirits from approaching. Therefore, if one pats someone on the shoulder randomly during the Zhongyuan Festival when there are the most ghosts, wouldn't that be like trying to put out the other person's anger and let the ghost cause trouble for him?
6. Taboos for women
It is believed among the people that due to physiological reasons, women should not be present at events such as construction and sacrifices during a certain period of time, so as not to offend the gods, leading to misfortune or preventing the construction from proceeding smoothly. During this period, women's aura is relatively weak and they are easily affected, so they should be more cautious.
7. Don’t catch dragonflies and katydids
People believe that these two insects are the incarnation of ghosts, so be careful not to catch them randomly and invite them to your home.
8. Whistle
There are ghosts from every dynasty on the streets. God knows who you are calling when you whistle at night.
9. Hang a wind chime at the head of the bed
Wind chimes tend to attract good friends, and sleeping time is the time when they are most likely to be "invaded".
10. Stealing the Offerings
These are foods that belong to good brothers. Using them without their consent will only bring yourself difficult-to-solve misfortunes.
11. Staying up late
The time when human energy is at its weakest is late at night, and the time when ghost energy is at its strongest is also late at night.
12. Night Tour
People with weak horoscopes should never travel at night, otherwise they will only bring trouble to themselves.
13. Burning ghost paper in non-specific occasions . Ghost paper is burned for good brothers, and gold paper is burned for gods. The result of burning ghost paper will only attract more good brothers.
14. Drying clothes at night
When a good friend thinks your clothes are nice, he will borrow them to wear and leave his scent on the clothes.
15. Call your name
When you are out at night, never call out your name. Try to use code names to avoid your good friends remembering your name.
16. Swimming
At this time, your good brothers will play the game of "ghost lifting foot" with you, and if you are not careful, your life will be taken away.
17. Random Looks
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.
18. Banyan tree at the door
Because the banyan tree is a shade-gathering plant, it is also the favorite of good brothers, unless you want good brothers to come to your home and visit.
19. Against the wall
Good brothers usually like to rest on the cold wall, which can easily attract ghosts.
20. Pick up money on the roadside
This money is used to bribe the Ox-Head and Horse-Face. If you infringe on their things, you will easily be taught a lesson by them.
21. Turn back easily
When you are walking in the wilderness or a sparsely populated area, and you feel as if someone is calling you, don't look back easily, because that person may be a good brother. Legend has it that in ancient times, the boundary between the world of the living and the world of the dead was not as strict as it is now. The souls of the dead could visit the world of the living, and the souls of the living could also visit the world of the dead. It was as convenient as visiting relatives. The third day of the third lunar month every year is the day when the boundary between yin and yang, life and death, is more relaxed than usual. On the night of the third day of March, the streets of the underworld are decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and the streets and alleys are crowded with gorgeous ghosts. Dragon lanterns, lion dances, stilts and flower boats can be seen everywhere. The bustle and prosperity are incomparable to the Spring Festival on earth. Therefore, on this night, people's souls can't withstand the temptation of the underworld and go to the ghost market to play. Some of them wander the streets and alleys watching lanterns and plays; some drink and listen to music in restaurants and teahouses; some take the opportunity to visit their ancestors whom they have never met. When the roosters crow and the ghost market closes, most of the wandering souls return to their bodies contentedly. A few wandering souls were so happy that they forgot to return and stayed in the underworld. The next day, there was crying in the world of the living. We invite monks and Taoists to chant sutras and draw talismans to summon the souls of those relatives whose spirits have not returned. The heart-wrenching cries of relatives and the scriptures and incantations of monks and Taoists can call back some wandering souls that are not playful. Some of the playful ones will leave the world forever after their bodies rot after seven days.

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