What are the six taboos of Halloween?

First, don't put chopsticks in the middle of the bowl when eating.

Chopsticks are inserted in the rice in the middle of the bowl, which is the pattern of worship. Eating at ordinary times is a fashion taboo, not to mention July 15, so as not to believe in ghosts and gods by mistake.

Second, try not to wander in the wild at night.

According to legend, July is the day when the gates of hell are wide open and ghosts wander outside, especially on July 15th, because it is a sunny day, and it is said that Yin Qi is the most prosperous. So don't go out this evening, lest something bad happen to you.

If you really need to go out, don't call each other names to avoid bad things.

Remember to take the clothes back at night.

In many local customs, there are taboos about not drying clothes outside at night, especially children's clothes.

On July 15, Yin Qi is the most abundant. According to legend, there are many ghosts and gods. Remember to take back your clothes and don't leave them outside.

Fourth, don't forget to worship your ancestors.

On July 15, people will worship their ancestors and often prepare more food and offerings for those ghosts.

Lonely ghosts without children still have this treatment. If they are descendants and don't sacrifice their ancestors, wouldn't they forget their ancestors and turn them into wandering souls who don't sacrifice? Therefore, we must not sacrifice to our ancestors.

Fifth, you must be pious when you worship your ancestors.

Sacrificing ancestors expressed their memory and nostalgia for their ancestors. Therefore, when offering sacrifices, we must be respectful and sincere. Don't smile, laugh, hum a tune, and behave frivolously, thus ruining the atmosphere of ancestor worship.

6. Don't eat food sacrificed by others.

The food sacrificed on the 15th of July is either for one's ancestors or for ghosts, and cannot be eaten as human beings.

"Ghost Festival" is the Mid-Autumn Festival, also called "July and a half", and Buddhism is called "Bonsai Festival". The Mid-Autumn Festival is on July 15th of the lunar calendar, and some of them are also celebrated on July 14th. On this day, people take sacrifices to the graves to pay homage to their ancestors, similar to Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave-sweeping.