Will you "bump into" ghosts when you go out on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month?

From a scientific point of view, the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month can travel far. According to the traditional concept of China people, you can't go out on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, because the traditional concept of China people is that you will "meet" ghosts when you go out.

The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the Mid-Yuan Festival in Taoism and the Yulan Basin Festival in Buddhism. Now it is called Ghost Festival among the people. The traditional idea of China people is to go to the underworld after death, and their daily life is the same as that of the living. Only on this day every year can "ghosts" come out to communicate with the living.

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The custom of ancestor worship in July and a half has existed since ancient times. It was originally a folk festival to worship ancestors, not a "Ghost Festival". The core of July and a half culture is filial piety, and the festival of ancestor worship is generally not called "Ghost Festival". The ancestor worship festival in July and a half is called "Zhongyuan Festival", which originated from Taoism after the Eastern Han Dynasty (about the Northern Wei Dynasty).

Legend has it that on the day of the Yuan Dynasty, the underground palace opened the door of hell, which was also the day when hell opened the door. All ghosts have to leave the underworld to take the entrance examination, and those who have owners go home, and those who have no owners wander around the world looking for food. Therefore, it is also known as the Ghost Festival, and generally holds activities of offering sacrifices to ghosts and lights lanterns to show the way home for the dead. Taoist temples hold dharma meetings, and Taoist priests make prayers, the content of which is to cross over the dead.