There is a tradition of burning paper money on the Ghost Festival, that is, the Mid-Autumn Festival. Burning paper refers to paper money for people to burn to worship ghosts and gods, and it is also called "burning paper money". Some places are called Huabao, and the purpose of burning paper money is to worship ancestors and pray for blessing. The object of burning paper money can be roughly divided into three types: one is to give it to the Buddha, and generally choose a clean outdoor place to burn paper; Second, for ancestors and relatives, just burn paper at the intersection near home; Third, give ghosts to the Yin spirits, by the river or before burning paper for ancestors. Moreover, there are many stresses on burning paper money. Generally, burning paper money is at a crossroads. Why should the money for burning paper on Halloween be at the crossroads?
First, at intersections, there are many traffic accidents and many dead people. These people died unexpectedly, and in the technical term, they will keep repeating the action of driving a car before their death and then crashing, which is very miserable!
Second, there are some ghosts, technical terms → void past. Constantly wandering. Man has three souls and seven spirits, heaven and earth have three souls, eyes, ears, nose, mouth and tongue have seven spirits. After death, a soul and ancestors, a tombstone, and the last one were taken to the underworld by ghosts, and all the merits and sins before death were calculated.
Third, the intersection is empty and has a large scope. When no one is around at night, it is easy to gather gas, and the trees on the roadside are easy to gather shade and gather spirits. In these places, there are many spiritual bodies, and it is of course the most suitable to cross over and worship! But now most people don't choose road sacrifices, just stay at home or say goodbye at the door.