When it comes to Ghost Festival, it generally refers to the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, that is, the Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition, Tomb-Sweeping Day and March 3rd will also be called Ghost Festival.

Ghost Festival is the folk name of the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is said that in the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year, the first day of the lunar calendar, Yan ordered the opening of the gates of hell, so that those ghosts and ghosts who suffered and were imprisoned in hell all the year round could get out of hell, get short-term wandering and enjoy human blood and food. Therefore, people called July Ghost Month, and this month was considered as an unlucky month, and they neither married nor moved. The 15th day of the seventh lunar month is the annual Ghost Festival in China. It is called the Yulan Festival in Buddhism. It is said that on this day, Yan Luowang will open the gates of hell and let the imprisoned ghosts come out and move freely until the end of July. Therefore, during this period, it is popular among the people to worship the dead relatives, burn money ingots, paper candles, and set off river lanterns, so as to pray for the blessing of their ancestors, eliminate disasters and increase happiness, or turn over the dead and resolve grievances.

In addition, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival produced by the integration of Taoism and Buddhism (the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is called the Mid-Autumn Festival in Taoism, while the Buddhism is called the Orchid Festival), and the Chinese ghost culture benefits from the perfection and enrichment of Buddhism and Taoism, so it is a real ghost festival. What are the taboos related to ghosts in the Mid-Autumn Festival?

1, not suitable for night trips

People with weak eight characters and heavy yin qi should never go for a night outing during the Mid-Autumn Festival, otherwise they will only ask for trouble and attract ghosts.

2. It is not advisable to whistle

Whistling sounds will attract ghosts. Whistling at night during the Mid-Autumn Festival may attract ghosts and be haunted.

3. It is not appropriate to turn back easily.

People have a fire on their shoulders. When they turn their heads once, they will put out a fire. When they are all put out, bad things will easily happen. Therefore, when they are stopped, they can't turn back easily, and they can't call others' names at will.

4. It is not advisable to take pictures at night.

Night is the time when ghosts haunt, so it's easy to take photos together and take them home at will. This belongs to the supernatural photos that often appear in film and television dramas. If they appear, they must be burned.

5. It is not advisable to pick up money on the roadside.

There are many people who sacrifice on the Mid-Autumn Festival, and coins are usually used to buy off the cow's head and horse's face. If they infringe on their things, they will teach them a lesson. Coins, on the other hand, are offered to ancestors. If you take their money, you will be easily retaliated.

6, it is not appropriate to play the spirit game.

Many young people like to play some spirit-calling games like disc fairy for excitement. If you play these games during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you don't know what you will attract, and it's very unlucky that this kind of thing is easier to invite than to leave.

7. It is not advisable to cut your nails in the middle of the night.

There is a saying in the older generation that cutting your nails in the middle of the night will attract a ghost who cuts your head. Every time you cut a ghost, you will get closer to you until your head is cut off. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the yin is heavier, which is more likely to attract ghosts, so it is best not to cut your nails in the middle of the night.

8. It is not advisable to hang clothes in the middle of the night.

Wet clothes are easy for free souls to attach to them, and ghosts will not get away easily if they are attached. Therefore, during the Mid-Autumn Festival when ghosts are everywhere, hanging clothes in the middle of the night is like setting a trap to catch ghosts. Not only do ghosts want to walk, but it is also bad for themselves.