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Chinese Ghost Festival Revealed! taiwanese-secrets
When is the Ghost Festival?
The Chinese Ghost Festival is a month long event which takes place every year, during the seventh month of the Chinese calendar (lunar calendar) which is around August in the western calendar.
What happens during Ghost Month?
Chinese Ghost Festival Customs
If you want to appease the ghosts and protect yourself from the bad ones who might want to hurt you, you can do like most Taiwanese people. On the first day of the Ghost Month, you should:
Go to a Chinese temple, burn some incense, and ask for protection.
Buy ghost money (joss paper) and burn it on the sidewalk in front of your house or store. Wait around 1 or 2 o'clock in the afternoon when the day is at its hottest. There is no limit to how big your fire can be, or how much smoke you can produce.
Set a table outside your house or store, right on the sidewalk or on the street, and put some food on it. Chicken, fish, veggies, rice wine, beer, bags of salt, sugar, MSG, are very common offerings. You can and should eat the food for dinner.
At the end of the Ghost Month, it's pretty much the same thing - people pray, burn some stuff, offer food and drinks on tables just before the gates of hell close, to make sure all the ghosts are happy, well-fed and prosperous... until next year.
13 things you don't want to do during the Ghost Month:
Avoid going out after midnight.
Don't go camping.
Don't swim in lakes, rivers, or in the ocean.
Postpone moving into a new house or apartment.
Don't buy a car.
Don't whistle - especially not at night!
Don't hang wet clothes at night. Dry ones are okay, though!
Don't open an umbrella in your house!?!
Don't buy puppets, sculptures, or dolls.
Don't say the word "ghost".
Don't pat someone on the shoulder.
If someone calls you, don't turn your head back only. You should turn your whole body around.
Avoid standing under trees or under bus stops at night.
Q:
What do you think about Chinese ghost festival?
Do you know any of Chinese ghost festival customs?
Do you believe in ghosts? If no, why?
How exactly do ghosts harm people?
What do you think that ghost money burning caused air pollution?
How to get rid of evil spirits?
Do you believe any of the superstition during the ghost month?
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Valentine’s Day is for Everyone From 蘋果日報雙語天
Just like there is more than one way to celebrate love, there is also more than one day to honor the occasion. Many countries have their own version of Valentine’s Day. In Asia for example, Chinese Lover’s Day falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. It is sometimes called the Qixi Festival. The holiday is based on a romantic story about the annual meeting of a boy and a girl in Chinese mythology. Also in Asia, White Day is celebrated, although it is most popular in Japan. On March 14, men are expected to give women presents equaling three times the cost of the Valentine’s Day gifts they got a month earlier. Wherever you are in the world, don’t wait a single day to tell someone you need them in your life because love should be celebrated every day.
Valentine’s Day in China, Chinese Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas chinahighlights
What Gifts Should You Give Your Love in China?
Most of the gifts for Valentine’s Day are the same as in western countries, such as:
Gifts from gentlemen: flowers (traditionally red roses), chocolates, jewelry, a dress, a fashionable bag, underwear (not suitable for those who have just started dating), a comb, a necklace, etc.
Gifts from ladies: a watch, a tie, a shirt, a shaver, a wallet, a lighter, etc.
As a gentleman, if you choose a bouquet of yellow roses as the gift to your girl, you might need to a volume of explanation, because presenting yellow roses to someone you love generally symbolizes the declaration of breaking up.
No Umbrella and Shoes for Valentine’s Day Gifts
These items would be fine for married couples. But if you are just going out or engaged, you might need to pay some attention to the perceived meanings below. It could help you avoid bad omens, according to ever, you may choose to pay no attention to them, because many of the young people in China now ignore it.
An umbrella should not be a gift for your love. This is because the Chinese for “umbrella” is 伞 (san), which sounds the same as 散 ('breaking up').
Shoes should not be a gift for your love either. This is because presenting shoes implies “packing off your love”. However, if you have your love refund 1 yuan, the curse will be broken.
Q:
What do you think about the Chinese Valentine’s Day?
How to present a romantic gift?
How to express your love?
How to be romantic?
What are the reasons why couples break up?
Do you believe in superstitions? Why or why not?
What are the benefits of being single?
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