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NOT to do during 25 things

Hungry Ghost Festival

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1 Do not stay out late. Spirits may follow you home.

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2 Do not step on

or kick offering items

or joss sticks along the

roadside.

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3 It is inauspicious to marry during

Ghost Month.

Do not get married.

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4 Do not cover your forehead.

Pin up your hair as high as possible.

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5 Do not make jokes or complain

about any altar or offering items

along the street.

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6 Do not take photographs in the evening. Having your picture taken

with a sprit is inauspicious.

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7 Do not stare into candlelight or

burning fire.

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8 Do not shift your eyes

if you feel something. Look straight ahead

and walk calmly to your destination.

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9 Do not open your umbrella at night -

especially a red umbrella.

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10 Do not wear red clothing or high heels and walk alone at night.

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11 Do not hang out

wet clothes in the middle of the night.

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12 Do not pick up any strange items found on the street.

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13 Do not wait at a

bus stop after midnight,

especially after bus service hours.

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14 Do not stand under a tree in the middle

of the night.

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15

Do not whistle alone at night.

You may find someone singing along

with you.

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16 Do not walk

in the dark, near walls.

Something may be appear

in your side view.

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17 Do not turn your head if someone taps you

on your shoulder or calls you from behind.

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18 Do not use

black or dark colour

manicure.

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19 Do not comb your hair in front of the mirror

in the middle of the night

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20 Do not scream in the middle of the night.

Stay as quiet as possible if you feel sudden coldness.

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21 Do not get emotional

and cry in the middle of the night.

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22 Do not be too curious. Ignore strange sounds,

especially soft whispering voices.

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Do not enter a cemetery area or

abandoned house. 23

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Do not swim in the middle of the night. Something may be waiting to pull

your legs. 24

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Do not play at the playground in the

middle of the night, especially on the swings. 25

About the Author Eric Pesik

• I am an American citizen living of Singapore, where I first learned about the Ghost Festival. This presentation was written after learning about Singapore culture and reading about Ghost Month taboos. This is visual lesson about how to behave - what to do and not to do - during Ghost Month.

• My recent professional presentations are also available online at: http://www.slideshare.net/ericpesik

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Content:

• Do’s and Don’ts during the Hungry Ghost month: http://www.themalaysiantimes.com.my/dos-and-donts-during-the-hungry-ghost-month/

• Chinese Ghost Month Taboo: http://my.72dragon.com/609/chinese-ghost-month-taboo/

• 30 Things You Should Not Do During Hungry Ghost Festival: http://therealsingapore.com/content/30-things-you-should-not-do-during-hungry-ghost-festival

• Do's and Don'ts - Hungry Ghost Festival http://www.anythingbeautiful.blogspot.sg/2012/08/dos-and-donts-hungry-ghost-festival-and.html

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NOT to do during 25 things

Hungry Ghost Festival