There is no need to burn paper in the cemetery during the Hungry Ghost Festival.

1. The Hungry Ghost Festival is a day when new and old people go home. If you go to the cemetery to visit the grave, you may miss it and the deceased will not receive your thoughts.

2. Therefore, more people choose to burn paper money on the road during the Ghost Festival, so that their deceased relatives can have guidance when they go home and feel the wishes of their families.

3. When burning paper, it is best to circle the burned part with lime, mourn the name of the deceased, and ask him to come and get the money. They were enclosed for fear of being robbed by wild ghosts.

Fengling Jiaoyan Ancient Building Group

When is the paper burning time during the Hungry Ghost Festival?

During the Hungry Ghost Festival, the time for burning paper is usually when it gets dark, that is, after 9 pm and before 12 pm. But because paper burning is the most solemn activity of this festival, the time for burning paper will naturally vary depending on the place. Take people in some areas as an example. They tend to burn paper money in advance, but they usually choose to burn paper money on July 14th. But under normal circumstances, paper burning is more common on the night of July 15th.

Mythical beasts on the eaves of ancient buildings

How to burn paper during the Ghost Festival

1. When preparing to burn paper money, first give some paper money to the ghost. This is called giving money. Because those ghosts are sentient beings, homeless, helpless and in need of money. If you don't give these wild ghosts some money, some of them will come and snatch the paper money from their relatives.

2. When burning paper money, you should read the names of your relatives first, and your ancestors or relatives will also receive it. As long as you are sincere, your relatives will naturally accept the money and burn the paper.

3. If you want to burn your luggage, first write the payee's address on the paper bag, and then write the name of your ancestor, such as the name of your relative XXX, so that your ancestors and relatives can receive.