What is it that Chaoyang people give rice and hats to a large number of beggars and scavengers?

The one you said should be in Shigu, right?

In Chaoshan area, there is a custom activity called "Purdue" on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month every year. Purdue, that is, Purdue sentient beings, is also called "Stone Drum". Stone drums, that is, giving food to lonely and hungry ghosts, also means giving food to lonely people.

Stone drums, also known as offering sacrifices to orphans, refer to ghosts and hungry ghosts who offer sacrifices to the underworld. On the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, stone drums were generally held in Chaoshan urban and rural areas in the old society. But the date of Shigu is not limited to this day, it can be around July 15, or even in July. Why can stone drums not be limited to specific days? Legend has it that in July, the gates of hell in the underworld are open, and lonely and hungry ghosts in hell can walk out of the hungry hell and enjoy incense on earth. There is a saying that "the solitary door is opened on the first day of July and closed on July 30".

Therefore, today, some things worshipped by Shigu, such as rice and hats, will be distributed to those who are down and out, which is also an extension of Shigu's humanistic care. ...