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建議不需要迷信,台灣民間流傳七月為鬼月的說法,但實際上這是沒有根據的說法。為了慈善積德、安撫孤魂、化解仇恨,臺灣在清代晚期開始形成普渡死難者的大型祭祀活動。日治前期的臺灣舊慣調查中,將農曆七月稱為「鬼月」,也並不普遍。因此由歷史證據可知「鬼月」其實是現代產物,只有這幾十年來流行此說法。

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https://storystudio.tw/portfolio/ghost/臺灣的鬼/the-origin-of-ghost-month/

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