The characteristic customs of the Ghost Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, include:
1. Offering to the spirits: Families offer food, water, paper money, and other items to ancestors and spirits.
2. Lanterns: People hang lanterns at homes and temples, symbolizing guidance for the spirits returning to the afterlife.
3. Paper goods: Making and burning paper replicas of everyday items, like houses, cars, and money, for use in the afterlife.
4. Ancestor worship: Many people visit graves to clean tombstones, make offerings, and show respect to their ancestors.
5. Ghost dance: In some places, people perform traditional dances to honor and entertain the ghosts.
6. Avoiding the number 4: Since "4" in Chinese sounds like the word for death, many people avoid doing important activities on this day.
7. Eating specific foods: Foods like rice balls, dumplings, and watermelons are traditionally eaten to honor the spirits.
These customs are practiced in various ways across different regions of China.
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