鬼月禁忌
Taboos to dodge during Taiwan's Ghost Month | Taiwan News
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- Taiwan's Ghost Month (鬼月), observed in the 7th month of the lunar calendar, is once again here, this year running from Aug. 1 to Aug. 29, and Taiwan News has created a list of 10 creepy taboos to duck during this month in Taiwan.
Don't go near dangerous coastal areas or streams
Although many say it is dangerous to swim at all during Ghost Month. A more nuanced version of the superstition is that one should avoid dangerous coastal areas and streams.
It is said that water ghosts like to find someone to replace them. From a common-sense standpoint, it is probably prudent to avoid places such as Mystery Beach in Nan'ao Township, Yilan County when typhoons approach and mountain streams when afternoon thunderstorms are frequent during this time of year.
Avoid going into the wilderness at night
There are believed to be many spirits in the forest at night. If a person's Eight Characters (八字) horoscope (four pairs, including year, month, day, and hour of a person's birth) horoscope is "too light" (太輕) it will be easy for them to be influenced by spirits, so they may encounter ghosts more easily and be put under their spell.
Don't hold an umbrella indoors
The umbrella is traditionally used to collect souls and is also a typical hiding place for ghosts. If one holds an umbrella in the house, Good Brothers are liable to be attracted to hide underneath.
Avoid taking the last bus at all cost
Midnight during Ghost Month is Yin energy is at its strongest. Do not take the last bus or other modes of mass transit to avoid Good Brother joining in on the journey home.
Knock on the door when entering hotel room, step in sideways
Knock on the door before entering a hotel room for the first time. After knocking, enter the room sideways to avoid a head-on collision with a Good Brother.
Don't arrange shoes in doorway, next to bed, or facing bed
Seeing the shoes in the doorway will inform the Good Brother how many people are in the room. The direction of the shoes indicates where they are.
If the shoes are pointed toward the bed, the ghost will hop in too. This could lead to a situation of being pinned to the bed by a ghost (鬼壓床).
毒舌
The Tongue Like a Sharp Knife zendirt
“The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood.”
It is said that a dull knife is far more dangerous than a sharp one. The idea being that a dull jagged blade will cut with tearing and great mess, whereas a sharp edge will cut with surgical precision and no tearing. Using this metaphor with the tongue, which of course forms our words, sends a powerful message. It is saying that words can be very powerful, and can do great damage, can even kill, but without drawing actual blood.
Words can be used to command an army to kill a large number of people, destroy cities, and execute innocent people. They can also be used to hurt people around us, those we don’t know, and even people we love. If we are mindful of our words, and respect their great power, like a sword, we will know to hesitate before drawing this deadly weapon. When we get angry, we may speak horrible, deadly words without thinking, and without intending the maliciousness that they will be perceived as.
We must keep our words sheathed, ready but knowing that unless we want to do damage, we should wait to speak until we know how to control the words that come out.
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