Why can't I go back to my parents' house on Halloween?

The reason why you can't go back to your mother's house on Halloween is that the traditional saying is not good for your mother's house, for fear that others will laugh at no one at home.

Ghost Festival refers to a festival dedicated to or related to ghosts. Ghosts are an extension of human life in the period of ignorance. The concept of prolonging life in eastern and western cultures is slightly different, but people who die as ghosts have always been the mainstream of ghost culture. Western Ghost Festival also has Mexican Ghost Festival, but the most famous is Halloween. In some places in China, the four festivals, Shangsi Festival (March 3rd), Tomb-Sweeping Day Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Hanyi Festival, are collectively called "Four Ghosts Festival".

In Oracle Bone Inscriptions, the word "ghost" is a word of understanding, and here is the word "person" with a terrible head on it, which means a monster like a person. Later it gradually evolved into something that changed after death. The Book of Rites, Sacrifice to Righteousness, has made it very clear: "All sentient beings have to die, and when they die, they return to the land. This is called a ghost. " The Book of Rites and Sacrifice Law further points out: "Ordinary people in Shu Ren have no temples and say ghosts when they die." That is, after the death of dignitaries, there are temples to worship and sacrifices all year round, and they become gods. Ordinary people die, there is no temple to enjoy sacrifices, and wandering around, that is a ghost.

China Ghost Festival is on March 3rd.

March 3, the legendary Ghost Festival, is popular in Jianghuai area, especially in Xinyang, Fuyang and Huainan. It is said that every year on the third day of the third lunar month, the boundary between life and death of Yin and Yang is more relaxed. That night, the streets of the underworld were decorated with lanterns and colorful clothes, and the streets were crowded with gorgeous ghosts.

Dragon lanterns, lion dances, stilts and flower boats can be seen everywhere, and their excitement is comparable to the Spring Festival on earth. Therefore, on this night, people's souls can't stand the temptation of the underworld and go to Guishi to play. Some of them are wandering in the street, watching lights and watching plays. Some drink and listen to music in restaurants and teahouses; Some people take this opportunity to visit their ancestors who have never met.

When the rooster crows and the ghost market closes, most of the wandering souls return to their bodies with satisfaction, and a few people forget to come back with joy and stay in the underworld. The next day, the dead were crying, and we invited monks and Taoists to recite sutras and draw symbols for those relatives who could not return home. The heartbreaking cries of relatives and the spells of monks and monks' scriptures can revive some wandering souls who are not playful, and some of them are long dead after seven days of body decay.