1.
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NOT to do during
25 things
Hungry Ghost
Festival

2.
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1
Do not stay out late.
Spirits may
follow you home.

3.
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2 Do not
step on
or kick
offering items
or joss sticks
along the
roadside.

4.
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3 It is inauspicious
to marry during
Ghost Month.
Do not get married.

5.
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4
Do not cover
your forehead.
Pin up
your hair
as high as
possible.

6.
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5Do not make
jokes or
complain
about any altar
or offering items
along the street.

7.
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6 Do not take photographs
in the evening.
Having your picture taken
with a sprit is inauspicious.

8.
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7 Do not stare into
candlelight or
burning fire.

9.
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8
Do not shift your eyes
if you feel something.
Look straight ahead
and walk calmly to your
destination.

10.
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9 Do not open your
umbrella at night -
especially a red umbrella.

11.
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10
Do not wear red clothing
or high heels
and walk alone at night.

12.
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11
Do not hang out
wet clothes in
the middle
of the night.

13.
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12Do not pick up any strange
items found on the street.

14.
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13
Do not wait at a
bus stop after
midnight,
especially
after bus
service
hours.

15.
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14
Do not stand
under a tree
in the middle
of the night.

16.
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15
Do not whistle
alone at night.
You may find
someone
singing along
with you.

17.
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16Do not walk
in the dark,
near walls.
Something
may be appear
in your side view.

18.
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17Do not turn your head
if someone taps you
on your shoulder or
calls you from behind.

19.
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18
Do not use
black or
dark colour
manicure.

20.
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19 Do not comb your hair
in front of the mirror
in the middle of the night

21.
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20Do not scream
in the middle
of the night.
Stay as quiet as possible
if you feel sudden coldness.

22.
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21
Do not get emotional
and cry
in the middle
of the night.

23.
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22Do not be too curious.
Ignore strange sounds,
especially soft whispering voices.

24.
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Do not enter a
cemetery area or
abandoned house.23

25.
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Do not swim in the
middle of the night.
Something may
be waiting to pull
your legs.
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26.
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Do not play at the
playground in the
middle of the night,
especially
on the swings.
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27.
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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28.
Credits & Acknowledgements
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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