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  Do not place your bed under a beam or your luck and health will be “pressed” down

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  Do not place a mirror directly facing the bed or you will attract third parties into the relationship or restless spirits

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  Do not sleep with your feet facing the door because it resembles how corpses are taken out

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  Some avoid east–west facing flats because people inside are said to be “hotheaded” and quarrelsome

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  Prefer 6, 8, or combinations like 88 or 168 because they sound like “smooth”, “prosper” and “road to wealth”

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  Avoid house or unit numbers with the digit 4 because it sounds like “death” in Chinese

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  Avoid swimming during the seventh lunar month because water ghosts may drag you under

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  Do not hang wet clothes outside at night during Hungry Ghost month or spirits may “wear” them

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  Do not sit in the front row of getai shows because those seats are “reserved” for ghosts

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  Do not whistle, sing loudly, or stay out too late at night during Hungry Ghost month or spirits will follow you