Seems to have a large “set” of taboos compared to others.
So if you’re planning to travel to an Asian/Chinese country or going to meet your Chinese in-laws, it’ll be good to take this quiz to test your knowledge about the taboos and superstitions.
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Question of
Why you should never place a mirror at the end of your bed?
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Your evil twin (reflection) will kill you in your sleep.
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It’ll suck your soul away.
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The mirror will crack.
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Question of
Why you should never leave your chopsticks sticking vertically out of your rice bowl?
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Spirits will think its offerings and start “eating” them
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It’ll shorten your life
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The rice will turn bad
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Question of
Why you should never let a black cat loiter around during a funeral?
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It will scratch the coffin
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Black cat brings bad luck
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If the black cat jumps over the coffin, the corpse will turn into zombie
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Question of
Why you should knock before you enter a hotel room?
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To inform the invisible “friends” that you’re entering
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To be test the knocking sound
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It brings good luck
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Question of
Why you should never tap a person’s shoulder?
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It kills their guardian angel
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It hurts
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It brings bad luck
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Question of
Which colour should you avoid wearing when visiting an elderly during Chinese New Year?
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Black
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Red
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Yellow
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Question of
Which should you avoid doing during Hungry Ghost Festival?
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Walk home alone
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Cutting nails at night
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Buying lottery
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Question of
What is disrepectful?
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Not paying respect when you enter a temple
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Paying respect when you’ve menses
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Throwing tantrum in the temple
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2 out of 8 right! This score is not correct. It should have been 0 out of 8. The 2 I got right were guesses.
Nah, don’t be soo hard on yourself…
just relax and have fun 🙂
You got 3 out of 8 right!
Could be better
Very Nice Quizz i like it
Hi, thx for playing this quiz
glad you like it
You got 7 out of 8 right! Uhmm… Each thing has its source and its origin. Some come from fear, courtesy, goodwill, and energy harmony but its meaning has shifted in the wrong sense.
Yah I agree…
Although some is derive from statistics (frequency of occurrence)
That’s also true, my friend
You got 3 out of 8 right!
Could be better
A five thousand year old culture will have plenty of time to come up with some strange traditions…
You’re so damn right!!
And I think there’re much more that I don’t know of yet
Rest assured that even if you grew up there, you’d still be finding out new (old) traditions and superstitions all the time
Was thinking next superstition might involve a smartphone … LOL
Interesting thought. I am used to thinking of superstitions and traditions as being ancient but cultures are dynamic and constantly evolving… It is easy to forget that
Got 3…nice quiz 🙂
got 3 out of 8 right!