July 14th is Ghost Festival, so it is safe to go out at night.

It is safe to go out at night on July 14th. Although some older generations believe that July 14th is the Ghost Festival and it is not appropriate to go out at night. However, these views have no scientific basis. From a scientific perspective It seems that you can go out at night as usual. It should be noted that since mid-July generally marks the beginning of autumn and the weather gradually turns cooler, be sure to keep warm when going out with a large temperature difference between day and night.

Hungry Ghost Festival (Ghost Festival) is a Taoist name, folklore calls it July Half, and Buddhism calls it the Bon Festival. The main festival customs include worshiping ancestors, setting off river lanterns, worshiping dead souls, burning paper ingots, and offering sacrifices to land. Its birth can be traced back to the ancestor worship and related festivals in ancient times. July is an auspicious month and a month of filial piety, and July and a half is a folk festival in early autumn to celebrate the harvest and reward the earth.

The origin of the Ghost Festival

1. Traditional saying: Folks believe that the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the ghost month, and the first day of the lunar month is the day when the gate of ghosts opens. From the first day of July to the third day of the seventh lunar month, Until the gate of hell is closed for ten days. Therefore, there will be a lot of ghosts out and about this month. Later, due to the intervention of Buddhism and Taoism, the Hungry Ghost Festival gradually evolved into a diversified festival, integrating many factors from Buddhism, Taoism, and folk beliefs.

2. Taoist saying: The Zhongyuan Festival is on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month for the blessing of the Heavenly Official. The Christmas Day for the Zhongyuan God is on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month. Christmas falls on the 15th day of the 10th lunar month. Taoism is the only native religion in China and is a hereditary inheritance in China. It has been respected and protected by successive dynasties since the Han Dynasty.

3. Buddhist saying: The Hungry Ghost Festival is also known as the "Obon Festival". On this day, Buddhists hold grand ceremonies, chant sutras and mantras, and pray for lonely souls and wild ghosts. They not only save themselves, but also pray for ghosts. Save others. Therefore, this day is the "Ghost Festival" again.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Hungry Ghost Festival