{"id":6057,"date":"2015-08-04T17:43:22","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T09:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/?p=6057"},"modified":"2019-06-26T14:44:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T06:44:33","slug":"5-things-not-to-do-during-hungry-ghost-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/5-things-not-to-do-during-hungry-ghost-festival","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t want to meet a ghost? Here are 5 things NOT to do during Hungry Ghost Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gweilos all know about Halloween, but how much do you know about the Chinese version of Halloween? This year\u2019s Hungry Ghost Festival is on the 28th of August, but you basically have to be aware of ghosts the entire month, because this is the time when they\u2019re free to roam the world. Call it superstition if you will, but if I were you, I\u2019d think twice about doing these things during Hungry Ghost Festival!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/clothes_ghost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"397\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/clothes_ghost-595x397.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/clothes_ghost-595x397.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/clothes_ghost-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/clothes_ghost-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/clothes_ghost.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hang clothes out to dry at night<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may not know this, but ghosts are pretty fashion conscious too. If they see a piece of clothing they like outside, this might attract their attention and give them incentive to visit your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wall_ghost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"335\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wall_ghost-595x335.jpg\" alt=\"wall_ghost\" class=\"wp-image-692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wall_ghost-595x335.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wall_ghost-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wall_ghost.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Walk next to the wall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ghosts like to avoid the heat like us humans too &#8211; since there\u2019s no air conditioning on the streets, they have to rest up against the wall to cool down. If you walk right next to the wall, you might get in the ghost\u2019s way and give them a reason to bother you at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/money_ghost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"446\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/money_ghost-595x446.jpg\" alt=\"money_ghost\" class=\"wp-image-693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/money_ghost-595x446.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/money_ghost-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/money_ghost-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/money_ghost-70x53.jpg 70w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/money_ghost.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pick up loose change on the street<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding loose change on the street may seem like good luck to you, but when it comes to Hungry Ghost Festival, you should think twice about picking it up. If you pick it up at night, it might\u2019ve been left by a ghost trying to teach greedy people a lesson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Look back while walking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When walking in a quiet area, don\u2019t look back even if you hear someone calling your name. Let me set the scene for you &#8211; it\u2019s quiet, it\u2019s late at night and not a soul in sight on the streets\u2026who else would be calling your name?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chopstick_ghost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"626\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chopstick_ghost-595x626.jpg\" alt=\"chopstick_ghost\" class=\"wp-image-695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chopstick_ghost-595x626.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chopstick_ghost.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stick your chopsticks in the middle of a bowl of rice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you ever catch yourself sticking your chopsticks in the middle of a bowl of rice, you may want to reposition your chopsticks right away &#8211; apparently this resembles the incense sticks you find in temples. If you do this at home, the ghosts may mistaken this behaviour as you giving them your blessing to visit your home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P.S. Want to avoid buying or renting a haunted apartment? Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/hong-kong\/resources\/tragic-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">haunted house database<\/a> to see if your apartment is haunted!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gweilos all know about Halloween, but how much do you know about the Chinese version of Halloween? This year\u2019s Hungry Ghost Festival is on the 28th of August, but you basically have to be aware of ghosts the entire month, because this is the time when they\u2019re free to roam the world. Call it superstition if you will, but if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hong-kong-living"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spacious.hk\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}