Why is the Mid-Autumn Festival called Ghost Festival? What is the saying of Ghost Festival?
Speaking of Ghost Festival, it generally refers to the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, which is the Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition, Tomb-Sweeping Day and March 3rd will also be called Ghost Festival.
Ghost Festival is the folk name of Mid-Autumn Festival. According to legend, every year on the first day of the seventh lunar month, Yan ordered to open the gates of hell, so that those ghosts who suffered and were imprisoned in hell all the year round could get out of hell and enjoy human blood and food for a short time. Therefore, people call July a ghost month, and this month is considered an unlucky month. They neither get married nor move. The 15th day of the seventh lunar month is the annual Ghost Festival in China. Buddhism calls it the Yulan Festival. It is said that on this day, Yan Luowang will open the gates of hell and let the imprisoned ghosts come out to move freely until the end of July. Therefore, during this period, it was popular among the people to worship their dead relatives, burn gold ingots, paper candles and set off river lanterns, so as to pray for ancestors' blessing, eliminate disasters and increase happiness, or turn over the dead and resolve grievances.
In addition, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival produced by the integration of Taoism and Buddhism (the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is called the Mid-Autumn Festival in Taoism and the Orchid Festival in Buddhism). Chinese ghost culture benefits from the perfection and enrichment of Buddhism and Taoism, so it is a real ghost festival. What are the taboos related to ghosts in Mid-Autumn Festival?
1, not suitable for night travel.
People who are weak in eight characters and heavy in Yin Qi should never go for a night outing on Mid-Autumn Festival, otherwise they will only ask for trouble and attract ghosts.
It is unwise to whistle.
Whistling will attract ghosts. Whistling at the Mid-Autumn Festival night may attract ghosts and be haunted.
It is not appropriate to turn back easily.
People have a fire on their shoulders. As soon as they turn around, they will put out the fire. When they are all put out, bad things are easy to happen. Therefore, when stopped, they can't turn around easily, let alone call others by their names.
It is not advisable to take photos at night.
At night, when ghosts haunt, it is easy to take photos together and take them home at will. This is a supernatural photo that often appears in film and television dramas. If they show up, they must be burned to death.
It is not advisable to pick up money on the roadside.
There are many people who offer sacrifices to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they usually buy cow's head and horse's face with coins. If you infringe on them, teach them a lesson. On the other hand, coins are dedicated to ancestors. If you take their money, you are easily retaliated.
6, it is not appropriate to play mental games.
Many young people like to play some spiritual calling games like disc fairy to seek excitement. If you play these games in the Mid-Autumn Festival, you don't know what you will attract, and it's very unlucky to invite such things away easily.
7. It is not advisable to cut your nails in the middle of the night.
There is a saying in the older generation that cutting your nails in the middle of the night will attract a ghost to cut off your head. Every time you cut a ghost, it will get closer to you until your head is cut off. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the yin is heavier and it is easier to attract ghosts, so it is best not to cut your nails in the middle of the night.
8. It is not advisable to hang clothes in the middle of the night.
Wet clothes are easy for free souls to attach to them, and ghosts will not get away easily if they are attached. Therefore, in the Mid-Autumn Festival where ghosts are everywhere, hanging clothes in the middle of the night is like setting a trap for catching ghosts. Ghosts not only have to leave, but also are not good for themselves.