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| Beware of man, not hungry ghosts! |
| Sim Kwang Yang | Aug 9, 08 12:15pm |
The Gates of Hell have just recently been flung open, and the countless hoards of abandoned homeless hungry ghosts have been released to haunt our neighbourhood, as our Chinese friends began the celebration of the eerie 7th month of their lunar calendar.
The Festival of the Hungry Ghosts is one of the major events on the Chinese calendar, and has its roots in the ancient past of China. In my neighbourhood in Cheras, a huge tent has been erected on the car park in front of the shop lots, and daily, the religious rituals of praying for the departed loved ones, offering of goodies to wandering ghosts, and the burning of huge incense sticks go on late into the night.
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