The reason why you can’t go out to play on Ghost Festival is that on this day, ghosts will come from the underworld to the human world.
The Ghost Festival is also the Ghost Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. Legend has it that this day is the day with the heaviest yin energy. On this day, the Lord of Hell will open the gate of ghosts, and some dead souls will return to the human world. Wandering back and forth, the gate of hell will not be closed until July 30th.
Generally, you are not allowed to go out after 6:30 on the same day, that is, after dark. The older generation said that to avoid bumping into ghosts and to avoid being caught by water ghosts and used as substitutes, so in You should also be careful when walking by the water, and it is best not to walk. Legend has it that the Yin energy is the strongest at midnight on this day, and there will be the legendary Night Walk of One Hundred Ghosts. The Underworld will light up red lanterns and lead the ghosts across the Naihe Bridge. Swinging, very spectacular.
Taboos of the Ghost Festival
Avoid sleeping with your hair disheveled: During the Ghost Month, there are lonely ghosts wandering around everywhere. If your hair is disheveled, be careful to be mistaken by them for the same kind and insist on calling them. You get up and chat.
Taboos during the menstrual period: Folks believe that women are unclean during their menstrual period. It is not appropriate to watch construction work, sacrifices, etc., so as not to offend the gods, cause misfortune, or prevent the smooth progress of the fortifications. There is no basis for this statement, but during menstruation, female compatriots will indeed have unstable magnetic fields due to their physical conditions and are easily affected by other strong magnetic fields, so they should be more cautious.
Don’t talk about ghosts: On the day of Purdue in Zhongyuan, ghosts almost come out and are everywhere, especially the site of the Purdue Dharma Assembly. It must be full of ghosts, so on the Purdue in Zhongyuan , it’s best to be careful with your words and deeds. In addition to avoid saying ghost words, don’t talk nonsense. Be careful that ghosts are around you!
Don’t celebrate birthdays in the middle of the night: People born in July are a bit pitiful. , when celebrating a birthday at night, there will probably be some strangers singing happy birthday together, so it is better to celebrate during the day.
Don’t pat others on the shoulders: This taboo is related to folk customs. Folks believe that everyone has three fires on their shoulders and on the top of their heads, which will make ghosts afraid to get close. Therefore, when ghosts Most of the time during the Zhongyuan Purdue period, people randomly slap others on the shoulders. Isn’t it because they want to extinguish the other person’s fire and let the ghosts cause trouble for him?