Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy is Chinese thing n Thi people of Chinese escent hve here to the prctice People in minln Chin lso hve kin of belief on the y when the ghost oor opens. Chinese people in Tiwn, Hong Kong, or even Thi people of Chinese escent hve ifferent beliefs in the Prohibition of Srt Dy. Let’s see wht’s there
Wht is the Chinese New Yer’s Dy? Chinese Srt Dy is believe to be the y when the ghost gte opens for humns n gos to communicte with spirits in the Unerworl. For perio of month, it correspons to the th y of the th lunr month of every yer ccoring to the Chinese lunr clenr. which the Chinese New Yer 0 flls on August 0
The legen of the Chinese New Yer is consistent with the influence of Mhyn Buhism in conjunction with Toism. to the isciple Mulin Or some plces re expecte to be Phr Mogglln who went own to plese his mother in hell with pity on mother trying to bring rice for the mother’s soul to et but the rice ws on fire The Buh then si tht one must offer Sngh Dn to the holy monks for perio of one month when the gtes of hell re open for souls to come n receive merit with their reltives.
Ancestrl spirits with reltives remining When receiving prt of the merit n merit tht the chilren hve me, they will be ble to go to pece. But there re lso souls without reltives who wnt to contribute to this merit. The Chinese therefore rrnge sets of offerings: pying respect to the gos, pying respect to the ncestors. n py homge to ghosts without reltives
The y the ghost gte opens in 0 is the Chinese Srt Dy. This yer flls on August 0, 0, flls on the th y of the th lunr month, but some countries believe tht it is the st y of the th lunr month, corresponing to August , 0 ccoring to the Chinese lunr clenr.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Minln Chinese
Minln Chinese consiere the origin of the legen vrious beliefs incluing Toism, Confucinism, Mhyn Buhism unite s multiculturl When it comes to festivls bout ghosts n spirits There will be the following prohibitions:
. Do not sit in the front row in n oper house or movie theter.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not sit in the front row in the oper house, thetre, in the month when the ghost oor opens. becuse it is believe to be VIP For locl souls who wnt to come see s well
. Do not kick the offerings plce on the floor.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not kick the offerings plce on the floor. Becuse it ws the intention of the villgers to bring offerings to py homge to ghosts with no reltives. If you kick or touch with your feet will mke the ghosts without reltives ngry n shoul not joke bout plcing these offerings becuse it will mke the ghost isstisfie
. Do not sit in front of the worship tble.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not sit in front of the worship tble. becuse it is believe tht it will block the wy of ncestrl spirits or the person who gve it to receive the offerings
. Do not look uner the ltr, t shrines or other plces.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not look uner ltrs, t shrines or other plces. Becuse some people will see the souls witing to sk for foo n offerings.
. Do not plce chilren on the tble of offerings.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not plce chil who is being hel n lerning to wlk on the tble of offerings. Becuse sometimes while pying respects Prents my get tire n ccientlly put their chilren on the tble. Everything on the tble is n offering. to prevent tking the chil’s soul with him Therefore, chilren shoul not be plce on the tble to py homge to the gos.
. Pregnnt women n chilren re not llowe to be lone outsie the house t night.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Pregnnt women n chilren re forbien to be lone outsie the house t night, becuse the spirits of ghosts re powerful t night. while chilren n pregnnt people will hve weker elementl powers There is belief tht the soul my possess chil or unborn chil.
. Do not tke vctions, trvel uring the th month.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Don’t trvel, trvel on big trips. On long holiy uring the th lunr month of the Chinese lunr clenr both by plne Mrine ships, crs, etc. Becuse evil spirits my jm the engine.
. Prohibite from entering the forest, climbing, cmping.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not enter the forest uring the seventh month becuse it is believe tht souls without reltives hve yin power. living uner the she Ghost energy cn ffect people who pss by or shelter. cn get injure
. Do not pick up the coin to fll on the floor.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not pick up coins tht fll on the floor. Becuse sometimes it is throwing money to open the wy eicte to the interview
0. Do not sy hello when hering strnge souns or smells.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not sy hello when hering strnge souns or smells. Whether it’s music instrument soun low frequency soun becuse it might not be humn voice
. Do not rect when feeling goosebumps.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Don’t hve rection when getting goosebumps. becuse there is belief tht the souls Wlk pst or ner If shocke, on’t cry. Don’t show ny signs of feeling some kin of energy s spirits will be ble to communicte with you.
. Don’t reply if someone tps your shouler from behin.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Don’t reply if someone tps your shouler from behin. It is believe tht it is the spirit’s yin energy tht cn mke you wek.
. No blck nil polish.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy no blck nil polish Becuse there is belief tht the nils of the spirit will be blck. Mkes the spirit think tht the blck nil pinter is frien. my come to sy hello
. Don’t cut your bngs.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not cut bngs Becuse the Chinese people believe in the power of yin n yng. Bngs cut off the yng energy from the humn forehe. mkes the soul wnt to come closer
. Do not wer blck or re clothing.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not wer blck or re clothing. becuse it is believe to ttrct homeless spirits to come ttche to these clothes s well
. Do not kill insects.
Prohibition of the Chinese New Yer Do not kill insects becuse it is believe tht the spirits of the ncestors inhbite by insects to visit home
. Don’t move house.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not move the house in the month when the ghost oor opens. becuse of moving house n buy new furniture Tht house is still uninhbite. Wnering spirits coming out of the unerworl will come to rest first. in orer to escpe the evil to follow bck to the relm
. Don’t get mrrie this month.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Don’t get mrrie this month. Becuse it my be inviting uninvite guests to et t the Chinese tble s well An there is belief tht the spirit my cuse mrrige to hve b mrrige.
. Do not go to the funerl or visit the sick t the hospitl.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not trvel to the hospitl to visit ptients who hve unergone surgery. An on’t trvel to the funerl uring the month when the ghost oor opens. becuse it will meet vrious spirits unintentionlly
0. Do not leve the front oor open uring the night.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not leve the oor open uring the night. Becuse it will llow uninvite guests or negtive energy to enter.
. Do not spek lone t night.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Don’t tlk lone t night. Becuse there my be response to sy tht too or the spirits will unerstn tht they re clle
. Do not o wter ctivities.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Don’t o ny wter ctivities. becuse it is believe tht there re souls who hve ie in tht re to fin their successor
Prohibition of Srt Chinese Dy, Hong Kong people
Hong Kong is ln close to minln Chin, with its influence, culture n beliefs to the fullest. But combine lifestyles relte to trvel n business in fith, such s
. Don’t stn ner the wll.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Don’t stn ner the wll. Hong Kong people believe The wll is the plce where the col is relese. Tht my be the point where the power of ghosts n emons is gthere, so when stning n tking pictures, post pictures. Don’t stn ner the wll.
. Don’t tke the lst bus.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not tke the bus or lst trin becuse it is believe tht ghosts tht come out t night will lso join the procession
. Do not tke off your slippers towrs the be.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not tke off your slippers towrs the be. becuse it is believe to be compss tht guies the power of the spirit into while sleeping
. Don’t tke pictures t night.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not tke pictures t night becuse it clls the spirit to join the frme unknowingly
. Don’t shve your shins.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not shve the shins Ancient Chinese believe tht shin hirs cn wr off spirits, but if you shve ll the hir off your legs like inviting guests inviting spirits to come unconsciously
. Don’t whistle t night.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Don’t whistle t night. becuse it is consiere n unnecessry cll to ghosts
. Do not touch other people’s hes n shoulers.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not touch other people’s hes n shoulers. Mny people re frightene becuse of the opening of the Ghost Gte month. Anyone who is grbbe by the he n the point bove the shouler my be shocke becuse this re is the center of the senses. or combine elements Thi people cll it Kwn. When being poke in this re, there my be feeling of fright.
Prohibition of Srt Dy, Tiwnese people
Chinese people’s beliefs in Prohibition of Srt Dy, Tiwnese people re similr to Hong Kong people. n minln Chinese But there re few more restrictions tht re ifferent, such s
0. Don’t buy cr in the month the ghost oor opens.
Prohibition of the Chinese Srt Dy Do not buy cr, expecting tht becuse it my get free gift, something other thn ress n first clss insurnce, my get n invisible frien ttche to the cr s well
. Do not ry clothes t night.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Don’t ry clothes t night. becuse it is believe tht spirits n emons hve powers t night My lso be ttche to clothes
. Do not bring n umbrell into the house.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not spre n umbrell into the house. becuse it will mke you mistken for inviting strnge spirits into the house.
. Do not buy puppets, figures or olls into the house.
Prohibition on Srt Chinese Dy. Do not buy figures, figurines or olls into the house. becuse it is believe tht these items re homeless spirits Bringing one of these items into your home is lso bringing homeless souls.
. Don’t sy “ghost.”
Prohibition of the Chinese Srt Dy, o not sy “ghost” s simple mening, it is to cll the ghost to come.
. Don’t go cmping.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy o not go cmping becuse this month the oor of ghosts is open There re wnering spirits who my lurk t night.
. Do not turn only your he when someone clls.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not turn only your he when someone clls your nme from behin. turn to the whole boy becuse it will shock other people Inistinguishble between mn n spirit
. Don’t stn uner big tree. or bus stop t night
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Don’t stn uner big tree. or bus stop t night becuse there will be wnering spirit to stn s frien n followe bck home
. Do not swim in the pool, cnl, se t night.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not swim in the pool, cnl, se t night. It is expecte to be ploy to be creful of sfety t night.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Thi people of Chinese escent
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Thi people of Chinese escent in Thiln There is mixture of the common minln Chinese beliefs mentione bove. Incluing beliefs bout the opertion of vrious itionl ctivities s follows
. Prohibition of construction
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy No construction this month. becuse there is belief tht it will be isturbe by vrious spirits in the construction process cuse problems n obstcles
0. Do not strt business this month.
Prohibitions on Srt Chinese Dy Do not strt business this month. becuse it is believe tht strting in the month when the ghost oor is open will mke things go smoothly
However, these Chinese New Yer’s prohibition beliefs re personl beliefs. To run vrious businesses Contrry to these beliefs is not wrong. But if oing so cuses iscomfort Avoi uring the month when the ghost oor opens first
The py y, the Chinese Worship Dy 0, the py y is August or erlier. As for the Chinese New Yer’s Dy 0, it flls on the perio before August 0.
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