Folk taboos of ghost festival in July and a half
1, chopsticks are not allowed in the middle of the meal.
Putting chopsticks in the middle of a meal is as taboo as "worshipping the foot for a meal" in a sacrifice. If children do this at home, they will definitely be beaten.
2. Go home early at night
Legend has it that there will be hundreds of ghosts walking at night on Halloween night, and many ghosts are wandering outside. It is better to go to bed early to avoid seeing anything bad or affecting the fortune.
3. Don't play in the water.
Legend has it that there will be water ghosts in the water, and the Double Ghost Festival itself is rather cloudy. If you still play by the water, you may encounter water ghosts.
4. Don't stay up late
People are weakest in the middle of the night, and the most vigorous yin is also in the middle of the night. If you don't sleep in the middle of the night, the yang will easily leak out and affect your health.
5. Don't look back at night.
When there is no one in the wild, if you hear someone calling you, don't look back. This is the same as the taboo of ghost month, because turning back will put out the yang fire and get into trouble.
6. Don't look in the mirror at night.
Many old people like to carry the mirror on their backs, because there may be another world in the mirror. It's not good to look in the mirror at night, and you may be pulled in.
7. Turn and close the door when you go home.
If it is already dark when you go home and close the door, you should turn around and close the door instead of sliding the door directly. It is said that you will have certain taboos around evil things, but if you pull the door directly, they will follow.
8. Don't talk to strangers at night.
If you meet women, old people, children, etc. In a desolate place, you'd better not pay attention to them easily, and don't talk easily to avoid bad things.
9. Don't follow the line when you see it.
If you see a group of people walking on the road, don't follow them casually. They may be a reborn team. If you follow them casually, you may lead to out-of-body experience.
10 Don't put the mirror on the bed.
This statement has always been there, because the mirror reflects the shaqi in feng shui. If the mirror is facing the bed, it may rush your breath to the bed and affect your body's yang.
What's so particular about July and a half?
1, avoid hanging clothes in the middle of the night.
Hanging clothes in the middle of the night is like setting a trap to catch ghosts in a haunted ghost month. Who bothers you?
2. Avoid sleeping with long hair.
Ghost Moon, there are wandering ghosts everywhere. If it's long hair, be careful that they mistake it for the same kind and insist on getting up and chatting.
3. Night tour
People with eight characters should never travel at night, let alone go to remote or sparsely populated places, otherwise they will only ask for trouble.
Avoid celebrating your birthday in the middle of the night
It's better to celebrate during the day.
5. Avoid the word "ghost"
When you are in Purdue, you'd better be careful what you say and do. Don't talk nonsense except the word "ghost". Be careful of ghosts around you.
6, avoid stepping on paper.
Ghost paper is a sacrifice for ghosts. When it burns, ghosts will come around and grab it. If you step on it and jump around, it won't hinder their actions. When a ghost is angry, it will naturally be bad for you.
7. Avoid patting others on the shoulder.
Folks believe that everyone has three fires, which gather on his shoulders and head, which will make ghosts afraid to approach. Therefore, in the Central Plains, where ghosts are most common, Purdue pats others' shoulders at will, not to put out each other's fire and let ghosts find trouble with him.
8. Don't put chopsticks in the bowl.
This is the mode of worship, just like the incense burner, which will only attract good ghosts to share food with you.
9. Avoid hanging wind chimes at the bedside.
Because wind chimes attract yin.
10, avoid stealing sacrifices.
Fighting with ghosts for food may bring bad luck.
1 1 to avoid turning back easily.
Walking in the wild or sparsely populated places, you will feel as if someone is calling you. Don't turn around easily, or you will get into trouble.
12, avoid swimming in the water.
Don't swim in dangerous waters. It is said that the "water ghost" will find someone to be reincarnated.
13, no whistling.
Whistling at night is easy to attract the attention of ghosts.