1. The time to burn paper during the Hungry Ghost Festival must be done when it is completely dark, usually after 9 pm and before 12 pm. The Ghost Festival is the Ancestor Worship Festival in the middle of the seventh month, also known as Shigu Festival, Ghost Festival, Zhaigu Festival, and Diguan Festival. The main festival customs include worshiping ancestors, setting off river lanterns, worshiping dead souls, and burning paper ingots.

2. During the Ghost Festival, the most prominent folk belief behavior is paper burning. According to legend, paper in the underworld is money in the underworld, and people burn paper to give money to their deceased ancestors and relatives.

3. Usually when visiting graves and burning paper, you should leave a few pieces and burn them at the crossroads. The purpose is to give some alms to the wild ghosts who can return home, so that they will not rob the money given to their ancestors again. .