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In Chinese culture, it is believed that spirits can be reincarnated as insects especially black moths during the Qing Ming or the Lunar Seventh Month. It is considered a severe taboo to kill or disturb one at the end of the day leave it because it may be your future children or deceased parents.
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Rice was and is still a staple food for many Asian people. When times were hard and food was difficult to come by and leaving rice uneaten was wasteful hence moms use this as a way to get us to finish our food.
You’ll often see the deceased’s relatives watching over the casket, through the wee hours of morning. Besides keeping the deceased “company”, this is also to prevent cats from jumping over the casket – especially at void decks where stray felines roam freely. 6
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The belief is that if a pregnant, black cat jumps over a casket, it will pass on one of its 9 lives to the deceased, and “awaken” his soul – preventing him from departing peacefully.
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In Chinese culture, the word giving a clock (song zong) has the same pronunciation as sending off one’s end.
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Doppelgänger is a German word that means “double-walker”. According to ancient legend, a dooppelgänger isn’t just someone who resembles you or a twin with their own identity literal duplicate of you. 10
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As it looks like joss stick, especially during the hungry ghost festival, ghosts wandering around may mistake it as an offering. Also, this is how to service rice to the dead
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A common sight during Hungry Ghost Month, roadside offerings for hungry ghosts 14
Now think about it this way - wouldn’t you be pissed if a random stranger starts touching your food? If done by accident, quickly apologize. Refrain from talking or making fun of the supernatural, It is believed that spirits that overhear this may get offended and cause problems
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Besides spirits being especially partial to the colors red and black, opening umbrellas in the house (or leaving them open outside) may seem like an open invitation for wandering ghosts to seek "shelter" under the umbrella and bring them into your home.
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It is believed that roaming spirits are attracted to whistling, so you may be drawing attention to yourself. You could try humming or singing instead, although some believe that singing is also not advisable during this time.
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