Second, paying too much attention to this negative problem is not conducive to life. As the saying goes, you will get what you read. So I hope many young people don't indulge in the excitement of watching ghost stories.
1, don't walk at night! People with lighter personalities should not travel at night and get into trouble.
2, non-specific occasions do not burn paper! Ghost paper burns for ghosts, and gold paper burns for gods. Burning ghost paper will only attract more ghosts.
3. Don't steal the sacrifice! These foods belong to ghosts. If you use them without their consent, it will only bring you bad luck.
4. Don't hang clothes at night! When ghosts think your clothes look good, red is the most taboo.
5. Go to a place with heavy yin.
6. Try not to go to a sparsely populated place alone at noon, at night and late at night.
7. Don't pick up money on the roadside! The money from buying roads is used to buy cow's head and horse's face.
8. Don't turn back easily! Walking in the wild or sparsely populated places, it feels like someone is calling you. Don't turn around easily Maybe a ghost is calling you ...
9. Don't talk nonsense when you see others worship ghosts and gods.
10, don't put chopsticks in the middle of eating! This is the mode of worship, just like the incense burner, which will only attract ghosts to share food with you …
Top 30 taboos for Halloween:
1, wind chimes hanging on the bedside: wind chimes are easy to attract good brothers, and sleeping is the most vulnerable time.
2, night tour: people with light personality should never travel at night, otherwise they will only ask for trouble.
3. Burning paper on non-specific occasions: the paper for writing is for good brothers, and the paper for gold is for God. Burning paper and writing will only attract more good brothers.
4. Stealing sacrifices: These are foods belonging to good brothers. Using them without their consent will only bring you bad luck.
5. Whistle: Whistle at night, and be careful that good brothers like you.
6. Call your name: Don't call your name when you are on a night tour. Try to give it a code name so as not to be remembered by good brothers.
7. Swimming: At this time, a good fraternity will play a ghost-lifting game with you. If you are not careful, you will lose your life.
8. Look around: Good brothers like to hide and scare people. In case they look around and get scared, that's the best time for them to invade you.
9. The banyan tree is placed at the door of the house: because the banyan tree is a shade-gathering plant, it is also the favorite of a good brother, unless you want a good brother to come and sit at home.
10, staying up late: the hottest time is midnight, and the most haunted time is also midnight. By contrast, who will win?
1 1, against the wall: Good brothers usually like to rest against the cold wall, which is easy to cause ghosts.
12. Pick up money on the roadside: The money is used to buy off the cow's head and horse's face. If you infringe on their things, it is easy to teach them a lesson. 、、
13. it's easy to turn around: walking in the wild or sparsely populated places, it feels like someone is calling you. Don't look back easily. Probably good brothers.
14, you can't go back and forth everywhere: a person has three fires, one on his head and one on his left and right shoulders. As long as 1 goes out, it is easy to be caught by good brothers.
15, slippers head towards the bed: a good brotherhood looks at the direction of the toes to judge where the stranger is. If the toes are pointing to the bed, then a good brother will go to bed and sleep with you.
16, chopsticks inserted in the middle of the meal: this is the mode of worshipping god, just like incense inserted in a censer, which will only attract good brothers to share food with you.
17, a person: It is true that a person is easily coveted by a good brother.
18, taking photos at night: this move is easy to bring friends from the spiritual world home together.
19, Playing Dish Fairy: Playing Dish Fairy is easy to happen at ordinary times, not to mention this Halloween.
20. Slippers are placed neatly by the bed: When traveling, slippers are placed neatly by the bed, which will attract the curiosity of friends in the spiritual world and cause them to get into bed.
2 1, avoid hanging clothes in the middle of the night: wet clothes are easy to let free waves stick to them and it is not easy to go out. Hanging clothes in the middle of the night is like setting a trap for catching ghosts in the ghost month where ghosts are everywhere. Who bothers you?
22. Don't sleep with long hair: During the ghost month, wandering ghosts are everywhere. If you have long hair, be careful not to be mistaken for the same kind by them, and insist that you get up and chat.
23. Physiological taboo: People think that female compatriots are unclean during the physiological period, and it is not appropriate to watch things like construction and sacrifice, so as not to offend the gods, cause misfortune, or make the fortifications unable to proceed smoothly. Whether this statement is true or not, female compatriots should be more cautious during the physiological period because their physical condition is really susceptible to other powerful magnetic fields.
24. Don't celebrate your birthday in the middle of the night: people born in July are a little pathetic. When celebrating their birthdays in the evening, some unknown "people" will sing happy birthday songs together, so it is better to celebrate during the day.
25. Avoid catching dragonflies and owls: People think these two kinds of insects are ghosts. Grab at will and be careful to attract ghosts to the door.
26. Don't talk nonsense: On the day of Purdue in the Central Plains, their nests were almost full of ghosts, especially the scene of Purdue Fa Conference, which was absolutely full of "ghosts". Therefore, when you are in Purdue, you'd better be careful what you say. Don't talk nonsense except the word "ghost". Be careful of ghosts around you!
27. Avoid stepping on paper: paper is a sacrifice for ghosts. When it burns, ghosts will come around and grab it. If you step on it and jump around, it won't hinder their actions. When a ghost is angry, it will naturally be bad for you.
28. Avoid patting others on the shoulder: This taboo is related to folk customs. People think that everyone has three fires, which will make ghosts afraid to get close. Therefore, in Purdue, the Central Plains where ghosts are the most, you can pat others on the shoulder at will, not just to put out their fire and let ghosts find trouble with him?
29. Visiting the door: On the first day of July, as soon as the "ghost door" is opened, all the ghosts who are allowed to die and visit relatives will flock out from the underworld and rush out to grab food and offerings. Therefore, on the afternoon of the first day of the Ghost Moon, every family has to make sacrifices in front of their own doors, which is called "worshipping the door". Because we just let the passing brothers have a rest and eat something and pray that they will not invade their families in their own houses, we don't need to provide too many offerings. Usually we just need to do the following things. A, used to worship five-flavored bowls, cakes and cakes. B, insert a wick into the offering, and pray that the brothers will like it and continue on their way. C, burn some silver paper and warp clothes.
30. Water lanterns: In the early years, water lanterns were mostly put into rivers, so they were also called "river lanterns". Because most of the river lanterns at that time were made of sawdust or pieces of paper, candles were placed in the lotus beds downstream, so they were also called "lotus lanterns". The original intention of "water lamp" is to show sympathy for the dead who drowned in the water, fearing that they would not find their way home. Therefore, the ceremony of "Water Lantern" was held ceremoniously the night before Purdue. I hope that under the guidance of "Water Lantern", the deceased can follow the water lantern, return to the deceased and enjoy Purdue sacrifice.
When is the first proverb of Halloween?
Every July 14 is the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as Ghost Festival or Magnolia Festival, which is a big festival to worship ghosts.
The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from Taoism, and later Buddhism changed to what is now commonly known as Ghost Festival. In India, Magnolia Festival means "hanging upside down". "Hanging upside down" means that after the death of the mother of the ten sons of Sakyamuni, she was hungry and could not eat. Later, I got help from Sakyamuni. Support the ten gods and buddhas with a hundred flavors and five fruits, and save the mother with merits. So now, in order to worship the ghosts, Purdue Festival is held in July of the lunar calendar, which is now called Ghost Festival.
Generally speaking, in ancient times, people were reluctant to do important things such as getting married this month.
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As for the origin of the Ghost Festival, it is said that the Bodhisattva Diksitigarbha, also known as [the Lord of Hell], came to the underworld after her mother died, was imprisoned in her cell, and suffered from various eighteen levels of hell. Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha is a dutiful son and can't bear to see his mother suffer. On July 15, he had an affair and asked the boy guarding the cell to secretly open the cell door and let his mother out. Who knows it's not important? Those ghosts who run back to their hometown ask for money from home, let them go back to life and get through their joints, hoping to support their lives as soon as possible. Later, people designated this day as Ghost Festival.
What are the customs of Ghost Festival?
The 15th day of the seventh lunar month is the annual Ghost Festival in China, which Buddhism calls "Magnolia Festival". According to legend, on this day, Yan Luowang will open the gate of hell "the gate of hell" and let the imprisoned ghosts come out to move freely until the end of July. Therefore, during this period, it was popular among the people to worship their dead relatives, burn gold ingots, paper candles and set off river lanterns, so as to pray for ancestors' blessing, eliminate disasters and increase happiness, or cross over for dead souls and resolve grievances.
Many people don't know the origin of "Ghost Festival" in China. In fact, "Ghost Festival" originated from the Buddhist "Orchid Festival". According to legend, Mu Lianzun, a disciple of Sakyamuni, lost his parents before attaining the Tao and missed his mother very much. When finished, he looked at the hell with his eyes and looked for his mother. As a result, he found that his mother fell into the hungry ghost road and the food entrance turned into a raging fire, which was terrible. Mu Lian was heartbroken, so he went to master Sakyamuni to ask for relief. Sakyamuni instructed that because your mother was sinful before her death, she fell into the hungry ghost road after her death and was beyond redemption. You can't get rid of it by yourself. You must gather everyone's strength to solve it. So Mulian went through all kinds of hardships, summoned monks and nuns, held a grand ceremony on July 15, crossed the undead in hell, and finally rescued his mother from suffering.
Bonbon is Sanskrit in India. The meaning of "hanging upside down" is that this festival has nothing to do with China's Central Plains, but just happens to be the forgiveness day of the Central Plains officials in China's local religion and Taoism, so the story of "Orchestral Club" is integrated with the Central Plains, adding many China elements, such as the combination with Confucian filial piety, and forming the Central Plains Ghost Festival, a traditional folk festival with educational functions in China.
China's ghost culture has a long history. In primitive society, human beings advocated animism. The sacrificial law stipulates: "Anyone born between heaven and earth is robbing. Everything dies and people die. " Later, the concept of ghost became more and more obvious from animism, forming a unique culture and a huge ghost system, such as hell, ghost king, ten halls of hell and judges, black and white impermanence, cow's head and horse's face, Meng Po and other ghost officials, which were concentrated in folk customs, festivals and ghost stories.
There are generally two kinds of ghosts for Halloween sacrifice:
One is evil spirits, that is, ghosts who died abnormally, such as killing, drowning, burning to death, hanging and other ghosts, which are called Honky by the people. Evil spirits are an early concept in the thought of ghosts and gods. It is the direct response of primitive humans to the fear of death. Primitive people were quite afraid of the ghost of the murderer and often held different funeral ceremonies for it. Up to now, there is a saying among the people that the dead can't be reincarnated as ghosts or enter the city of death and never turn over. This kind of ghost is the most disgusting, and it often comes out as a disaster. After entering civilized society, human beings have added moral concepts to evil spirits, that is, they will join the ranks of evil spirits after they have committed crimes or done ambiguous things before their death. The main purpose of Buddhist "bonsai" is to cross over these evil spirits and let them alleviate their sins and grievances, thus alleviating their pain.
There is also a so-called "good ghost", mainly dead ancestors and relatives. This kind of ghost sacrifice is the embodiment of ancestor worship. In primitive society, the concepts of good ghost and evil ghost appeared almost simultaneously. People think that ghosts related to themselves will not harm themselves, but will also become a protective force for their own clan or descendants in the dark. This thought has had a far-reaching impact on the sacrifice and funeral customs of Chinese ghost culture, such as the ancestor worship activities in Tomb-Sweeping Day and Ghost Festival, in which the ghosts of dead relatives are brought back to enjoy sacrifices through ceremonies, and the ghosts are prayed for blessing and happiness.
Halloween in China is different from Halloween in the west. Modern Halloween has almost become a carnival with special significance. It does not have the function of remembering ancestors. China's Ghost Festival in the Central Plains is more serious and filial, and there are many taboos. For example, on Halloween, you can't go to the river alone, so as not to be dragged down by the drowning ghost and become its scapegoat; Engineering workers can't start laying the foundation stone on this day, and shops and factories don't choose this day as the opening day.
People are most familiar with the activities and customs of Ghost Festival in the mid-Yuan Dynasty, such as evoking souls to worship ancestors, doing things in Dojo and setting off river lanterns.
The evocation here is different from the evocation of people who have just died. The latter is a ritual that makes their souls belong to corpses and graves after death, so as not to become wandering souls. The former's evocation is more secular and intimate, and it is a deep call for the dead relatives. Sacrificing ancestors generally begins after evocation, and customs vary from place to place, but most of them have rituals such as offering sacrifices to wine and food, lighting incense and candles, and burning paper money. After the sacrifice, the whole family can eat used wine and food.
When working in the Dojo, Buddhism is the "Orchestral Club", which is the concrete embodiment of the Buddhists' thoughts of boudoir, and it is often extremely grand, and there are not enough people, and the scene is huge. During this period, theatrical troupes were often invited to stage plays about ghosts and gods in the underworld, such as "Zhong Kui Marries a Sister" and "Legend of the White Snake", which were very popular among rural people.
The third item is the river lantern. This ancient custom may have originated in Liang Wudi during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. At that time, only monks set off river lanterns in the release pool, which was later spread to the people. It has become a beautiful custom for people to express their thoughts for their dead relatives and their blessings for the living. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, people use paper to make colorful lights such as lotus lamp, goldfish lamp, imp lamp, Guanyin lamp and Yuanbao lamp, which flash down the river, making the whole river look beautiful and poetic. Unfortunately, today, except for a few small towns with simple folk customs, it is difficult for people to see the activities of river lanterns, and these beautiful pictures can only be left in memories.
Other customs of Mid-Autumn Festival, such as Zhong Kui dancing and safe meals, have their own unique activities in many places.
The "Ghost Festival" in the Central Plains is also called "Filial Piety Festival", because the eyes of Buddhists are connected with saving their mothers, which is originally a story of filial piety. Coincidentally, Shun Di, the leader of the Central Plains, is also a great filial son, and China's Confucianism has always paid attention to filial piety, so it has been covered with a strong color of filial piety. Filial piety is one of the fine traditions of the Chinese nation, and Buddhist bonsai is also the embodiment of China people's spirit of fraternity and kindness. On these two points, as a traditional festival in China, Ghost Festival in the Central Plains undoubtedly has its positive significance.