1, as the saying goes, "In July and a half, the ghost gate opens". As soon as you step into July, the ghost gate will open wide, and the wandering ghosts will wander around the world for a period of time and accept people's sacrifices, until the ghost gate closes again on July 30.

2. The local official is the god official in charge of the hell, and it is natural for the local official to forgive sins. It is said that on July 15th, the ghost gate of the underworld was wide open, and all the ghosts could leave the underworld and go to the world. Ghosts with a Lord go home, and those without a Lord wander around the world looking for something to eat. Therefore, there is a saying that "in July and a half, ghosts are open and ghosts are wandering around", so July 15th is also called Ghost Festival.