Lunar 7th Month Taboo #04 - No Major Events

During this lunar 7th Month, avoid moving into new homes and opening new businesses this month.

Why? It is being considered inauspicious and it brings bad luck to new ventures.

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Lunar 7th Month Taboo #03 - Offerings

During this month, you have to take note of the following when making offering:

1. Do not step, kick or make stupid comments on prayer offerings

2. Do not intentionally step or kick burnt ash (leftover from burning offerings)

3. If you are doing offerings downstairs, don't look back when done.

 

4. Do make sure you are doing the offering outside your house and not inside

 

5. Do not take any offerings from altar table

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Lunar 7th Month Taboo #02 - No Swimming

DO NOT Go Swimming in this month!

The water spirits had been released and they will roam in any places with water in it. Hence, it is wise not to go swimming during this 7th month.

BUT isn't it dangerous for those swimmers that are participating in the YOG this year which has swimming competition in this month?

Believe it or not, it's up to you!

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Lunar 7th Month Taboo #01

Just to share some of the Do's and Don'ts during the lunar 7th month, just in case you don't know, the ghost month will start now

Taboo #01 - No Marriage during this month

Avoid getting married during this month because couples will have bad ending. Some bad ghost may cast a bad spell on couples during their wedding.

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How Chinese Ghost Festival Comes Along?

You might be wondering why i am blogging about Chinese Ghost Festival, as my title indicate fengshui savvy. There is a connection between these 2 as they are both Chinese Culture and traditions which has passed down from generations to generations. This is the reason that i am sharing throughout the whole month on the Do's and Don'ts (Taboos) for this special month. Do stay tuned.


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What is this Ghost Festival?

The Ghost Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. A solemn holiday, the Ghost Festival represents the connections between the living and the dead, earth and heaven, body and soul.

The entire seventh month of the Chinese calendar is called the Ghost Month, a month in which ghosts and spirits are believed to emerge out from the lower world to visit earth.

What are the activities during the month?

They include preparing ritual offerings of food, and burning ghost money (or paper money) to please the visiting ghosts and spirits as well as deities and ancestors. Other activities include burying and releasing miniature paper boats and lanterns on water, which signifies "giving directions to the lost ghosts."

You can also see various forms of tentage set up in open fields during this period, for the Chinese also believe in entertaining the spirits with boisterous live wayang and getai performances not only depicting tales of the divine gods and goddesses, but also bawdy stand-up comedy with a local twang, song and dance numbers in the various Chinese dialects and even sensually acrobatic pole dancing by felinely lithe spandex clad dancers.

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