1. Wind chimes are hung on the bedside. Wind chimes are easy to attract ghosts, and sleeping is the most vulnerable time.

2, travel at night, people with lighter personality try not to travel at night.

3. burn paper on non-specific occasions.

4, avoid stealing sacrifices, these are all foods belonging to ghosts.

5, avoid stepping on paper, paper is a sacrifice for ghosts. In ancient times, July and a half was a folk festival to worship ancestors, and it was a festival to remember ancestors. There were not many taboos. These so-called taboos were attached to later generations in the development and evolution of festivals.

6. There are still many taboos in Mid-Autumn Festival. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, don't travel at night, don't stay outside during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it's not good to stay at home at night. No whistling, etc.

The significance of Mid-Autumn Festival

From the legends about July and a half, we can deeply realize that the sacrifice in July and a half has double meanings. One is to show filial piety in memory of ancestors, and the other is to carry forward the righteous act of pushing oneself and others and being kind to others. This is all from the perspective of compassion, which is very human. So while celebrating the Central Plains, we should get rid of the ghost's point of view and look forward to mutual love.

As far as its cultural connotation is concerned, July 30th is also one of the traditional festivals for ancestor worship in China, and its culture reflects a belief. July and a half belong to intangible cultural heritage, which is a kind of culture and a tradition of remembering ancestors in ancient and modern times. This tradition embodies the ancient people's thought of "being cautious to the end and pursuing the distance", and its cultural core is to respect the ancestors and do filial piety.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Central Plains Festival.