The seventh month in the lunar calendar is believed to be the time when ghosts and spirits come out from the lower realm and visit the living. |
Thus, the ‘ghost month’ is typically associated with bad luck. |
Worshipping ghosts and spirits through offerings of food, votive objects at pagodas and temples |
Animals such as birds and fish are also released. |
Avoiding some taboos during the seventh lunar month including never steal even a single cookie or small guava from offerings tray, |
never shout out another person’s name at midnight, |
and never pick up any currency bills on the street. |
