It has entered the seventh month of the lunar calendar, and the Chinese custom calls it the ghost month, saying that the ghost door is often open and closed during this month, and the ghosts can travel to the human world. July 14 is the day with the heaviest yin qi in the ghost month. Legend has it that at midnight on this day, you will stop in the wilderness and see the wonders of a hundred ghosts walking at night. July 15 is the Middle Yuan Festival, which is originally a festival to sacrifice the ancestors' super-dead souls and forgive the sins of the local officials. But there is a folk saying: in early July, a ghost door opens, and on July 14, ghosts run around, believing that July is a ghost month. At night, the wild is heavy, and it is even worse around the Middle Yuan Festival, especially on the night of July 14.
The ghosts of the moon are wandering, and the night is heavy in the wild
Every year, from the first of July, the king of Yama ordered the opening of the gates of hell, allowing those who had suffered and been imprisoned in hell all year round to come out of hell and get a short period of wandering and enjoy the blood food of the world, until july 30 closed the door of the ghosts. This month is considered to be an unlucky month, neither marrying nor moving.
In order to make people and ghosts in the yin and yang realms safe, since ancient times, china has had the custom of setting up a pudu in July. Folk worship is held on the first, second, fifteenth, and last days of the Ghost Moon in July.
I hope that the ghosts will get rid of the suffering of hell as soon as possible and will no longer harass the living people on earth
It is believed that holding a "purdue" ceremony for these ghosts will on the one hand free them from the suffering of hell as soon as possible, and on the other hand, they hope that they will no longer harass the living people of the world. Therefore, in addition to performing the "Pudu" ceremony every July, more paper is burned on the side of the road to spread the blessings.
On the fourth day of the ghost month, worship the custom of Pudu
The first day of the Ghost Moon, the first day of the first month of July, is the day when the private house "opens the gate" and requires worship. On this day, the ghost door is closed, and the ghosts come to the mortal world, so it should be a summer vacation. There are large and small sacrifices in worship. The main festival is to make a hearty dish, and the small festival is to simply sell some fruit biscuits. Anyway, it's a tribute.
The second day of the Ghost Moon, the second day of the first month of July, is the day when public places "open the door". Businesses, yamen and other units worship one day later than private houses. The purpose of the worship is to make this month pass safely, and there are no other supernatural events.
The fifteenth day of the Ghost Moon, the fifteenth day of July, is the Zhongyuan Festival, the Ghost Festival. The worship of ghosts is widely practiced. Where there are newly bereaved people's homes, for example, to go to the new grave, and generally in the local place to sacrifice the lone ghost wild ghost, so it is the whole festival centered on the ghost, is one of the largest sacrifice festivals in Chinese folk, but also the day when the ghost door is open, at this time the yin is the heaviest, so it is best not to go to the street that night. On this dark night (early morning and late night), the ghosts and gods gather, and the yin qi is the most abundant. By the same token, the next day, July 16, a public offering was held.
The last day of the Ghost Moon, the day before the first day of the first month of August, is called the Gate of Closing. This day is the day when the ghosts have finished their holidays and returned to hell. We are to start and end well, and on this day, we will also sacrifice for the rest of the day to keep peace.
There are many taboos in ghost moon, and everyone must pay attention!
1, go out at night should not shout names.
2. Do not wear clothes with your own name.
3. At night, less go to the wilderness or remote places.
4, do not pat others on the shoulder.
5. Do not whistle.
6. Do not go to dangerous waters to play in the water.
7. Do not steal the sacrifices of worship.
8. It is not advisable to play the game of disc fairy pen fairy spirit.
9, do not pick up the money on the side of the road.
10. When passing through a funeral place, there must be no disrespectful thoughts or words in the mouth and heart.
11. Avoid stepping on the paper or burning the paper.
12. Don't hurt innocent people.
13, when traveling at night, it is best not to take random photos.
14. Do not insert chopsticks on the rice bowl when eating.
15. It is not advisable to walk shoulder to shoulder.
16, sleep at night the toe of the shoe should not be on the bed.
17, should not hang wind chimes next to the bed.