What month is the "ghost moon" in China folk customs, and what customs and taboos are there during this period?

Everyone has heard of it more or less among the older generation? Ghost moon? This statement. According to the legend of our secretary, on the first day of the seventh lunar month, the gate of hell is wide open, and the dead in the underworld can come to the underworld through this entrance, and this door will not be closed until the thirtieth day of the seventh lunar month. In Ghost Moon, there are many related folk cultures. Although from the current scientific point of view, Ghost Moon's statement has a strong color of feudal superstition. But in fact, to some extent, Ghost Moon also reflects the kindness we have admired since ancient times. In other words, even if we treat creatures different from humans, we should give them some warmth and care. At the same time, Ghost Moon is also a day to mourn the dead. So, do you know what customs and taboos people have in Ghost Month? 0 1, don't call them by their first names. People believe that ghosts often wander around the world during the ghost month, especially at night. So it's best not to wear clothes with your own name at night, and don't call others by their full names, otherwise they will be easily taken away and disappear from the world. Besides, if you hear someone calling your name, you shouldn't turn around and respond immediately.

Don't pat others on the shoulder. According to the folk saying, everyone has three fires, one on his head and two on his shoulders. With these three fires, people will be masculine and not afraid of ghosts and gods. Therefore, it is best not to pat others on the shoulder in the so-called ghost month, so as not to put out the fire and cause disaster to others.

03. Mid-Autumn Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival can be said to be a very important activity during the ghost month, and it is also a traditional festival in China, right in the middle of the ghost month, that is, the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. On this day, people usually carry out ancestor worship activities to remember and thank their ancestors for their achievements, so as to entrust and convey their grief.

The above is in? Ghost moon? During this period, China people had some customs and taboos.