A popular belief in Taiwan is that the gate to hell is opened at daybreak of lunar July 1 every year, allowing the condemned souls to visit their old homes and descendants and partake of food in the real world.
在台灣，最普遍的傳說則是：每年陰曆七月一日凌晨，地府開鬼門，讓所有在陰間受苦受難的鬼魂，能趕回陽間去探望生前的老家和後世子孫，並享宴一番。