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1)      撿拾路上物品 在民俗信仰中，這些路上的物品可能是別人想轉運而放置；這運勢會因撿拾而轉嫁到動貪念之人身上。在這社會中也有一種近年較少見的儀式：冥婚，這儀式便是從撿拾路上物品開始。我認為這禁忌的根本是希望世人皆不貪，讓失主能找回自己遺失的物品，是種體恤他人的心。 Picking up lost objects It is traditionally believed that the unattended objects are a conduit for transferring karmas. Anyone who takes the objects will inherit the karma. Although it is rarely performed nowadays, it can also be the beginning of a marriage - a marriage to the perished. I believe the taboo rooted in empathy for others. We want people to leave those things alone so the owners can find them at those places if they trace back their steps. 2)      贈送時鐘 在中文裡這是很不吉祥的一件事，因為發音相近於送終，會被視為詛咒他人早逝。有些人會將錶也歸於此類，也可能因此不小心得罪人，所以比較不建議以鐘錶類作為禮品。 Giving clock as a gift In Mandarin, this is rather inauspicious. For the pronunciation of the action is similar to that of attending someone’s burial service. It is considered as cursing someone to his early grave. Some people may also file watch under this category. Therefore, it would be s

農曆七月的諸多禁忌來由究竟為何 ? 這有諸多說法，多數故事指出這項習俗源於佛教，但也有部分故事認為這些禁忌源於古代君王。「寧可信其有，不可信其無。」因此不論這些習俗由何而來，至今它們仍是現代人在農曆七月中所遵守的規則。         Where do we get all these taboos of the seventh month of the Lunar Calendar? There are many theories, most of the stories point towards Buddhism, while others suggest they originated from ancient monarchs. It is better to believe it to be true than not. Therefore, no matter the origins we still abide by these regulations during the seventh month. 普遍的規則         農曆七月多數老一輩的人會說此時諸事不宜：不移居、不出遊、不嫁娶、不安排手術等等的禁忌。在七月初一的子時後，鬼門便會開啟整整一個月。在這一個月中來自冥界的居民可以在這世上自由來去，不受限制；因此人們在這一個月中便會盡量迴避。          不過在七月二十九日便會因鬼門關而回歸正常，從現代觀點來看這些習俗，或許迷信，但主要還是因為夏日天氣炎熱，希望孩子們多注意自身以及他人安全而來。 General Rule of Thumb         The elders would tell the youth this month is not good for anything. Migrating, traveling, wedding, operating, and many more things are tabooed. On the first day of the month, the doors to the world of the afterlife are opened and remain opened for the entire month. Duri