According to Chinese legend, the Gates of Hell opens on the first day of the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Phew, what a mouthful! This year, the first day of the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar falls on 20th August, 2009.
As a superstitious Chinese, although I would normally still go about life as usual but would try to be indoors before sunset, this year is exceptional. I haven't been out of the house at all. So I guess this year, I do not have to worry about bumping into hungry ghosts having a party by the road side.
Some of my non-superstitious, though Chinese, friends, would laugh at me for my fear of bumping into these spirits. Well, it really is no laughing matter. I know they have their own world and we have ours but why take the chance? I don't know if anyone realize, there seem to be more deaths in the week just before the Gates of Hell opens. A friend told me that his aunt passed away. See!
As a superstitious Chinese, although I would normally still go about life as usual but would try to be indoors before sunset, this year is exceptional. I haven't been out of the house at all. So I guess this year, I do not have to worry about bumping into hungry ghosts having a party by the road side.
Some of my non-superstitious, though Chinese, friends, would laugh at me for my fear of bumping into these spirits. Well, it really is no laughing matter. I know they have their own world and we have ours but why take the chance? I don't know if anyone realize, there seem to be more deaths in the week just before the Gates of Hell opens. A friend told me that his aunt passed away. See!
1 comments:
Intersting. I agree with you.
You can read more about Ghosts in Malaysia in this post, Ghosts Still Live Malaysia.
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