The Ghost Month coming to an End

The Ghost Month coming to an End
The lunar seventh month comes to an end , in Taiwan, this month is called " Ghost Month". At the first day of the month ,the gates of the Hell are opened , then all spirits are allowed to have a month' vacation wandering in the living world.
This month,when we were in the childhood ,we were forbidden to whistle and play outdoors at the evening, to swim in the stream and pond .Due to the adults said that the ghosts would catch someone instead of them ,then they could re-enter the womb. Till now, it's not suitable for moving, marrying, or celebrating anything in folk tale.
Through the month ,especially on the first day, the fifth day, and the last day ,we are not only to worship our ancestors ,but also to prepare food, fruit, wine to treat passing by lonely soul and to burn paper money for them.
Because Taiwan is an immigrant society, during hundreds years, people were coming from China mainland to explore, to open up ,to develop the new land and to struggle against natural destructions. Many people devoted their whole life in the field ,no family, being lonely soul ,Taiwanese appreciated their effort and named them " Good Brothers" .People treated them in the month every year and became the Ghost Festival.
In fact, there are many typhoons hit Taiwan in summer ,during the lunar seventh month , people's properties were often destroyed by the strong winds, heavy rains and flood . So that people worshiped ancestors to pray living in peace and shared with the company to thank whom had struggled for the land.
Last the traditional activities,we are not afraid of the ghosts, but feel sympathetic to the all alone.
鬼月快結束了
農曆七月已近尾聲，在台灣，這個月被稱鬼月。在這個月的第一天，鬼門関被打開，所有的鬼魂被允許有一個月的假期在人界遊走。
當我們在孩童時期，這個月我們被禁止晚上逗留在屋外玩耍吹口哨，禁止在溪流，池塘戲水，因為大人們說鬼會抓人替代，他們好去投胎。直到今日，傳說中仍禁忌搬家，結婚及舉辦喜慶宴會。整個月，尤其是初一，十五及月尾，我們不僅祭祀祖先，也準備食物，水果及酒款待過往的孤魂野鬼，並燒紙錢給他們。
因為台灣是個移民的社會，在數百年間，人們從中國大陸來探險，開發，發展了這塊新土地，並且和大自然的災害搏鬥。許多人奉獻他們的一生在這塊土地上，沒有家庭終成孤魂野鬼。台灣人感激他們的努力，稱他們為好兄弟。人們在每年這個月款待他們而形成鬼節。
事實上，夏天有許多颱風重創台灣，在農曆七月，人們的身家財產常被強風豪雨洪流破壞。所以人們敬拜祖先祈求生活平安，並分享感謝曾為這塊土地奮鬥的夥伴。
持續這個傳統的活動，我們不害怕鬼，而是同情孤零零的人。