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Zhong Yuan Jie (Hungry Ghost Festival) - INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE; Zhongyuan Festival; Chinese Ghost Culture; Hong Kong University Library Digital Archives Oral History Project of Hong Kong; Waters, Dan (2004). "The Hungry Ghosts Festival in Aberdeen Street, Hong Kong" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 44: 41–55.
And it's not just celebrated in China, either — the Hungry Ghost Festival is also commonly observed in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, and Vietnam, among other places.
The annual Hungry Ghost Festival, celebrated in China (including Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions), Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and elsewhere in the Chinese diaspora, is dedicated to performing rituals to honor and remember the spirits of the dead.
Offerings are prepared for hungry ghosts during Ghost month in Hong Kong. The chief Taoist priest of the town wears an ornate crown of five gold and red panels, a practice borrowed from Buddhism. This represented the five most powerful deities (The Jade Emperor, Lord Guan, Tu Di Gong, Mazu and Xi Wangmu). He is believed to become their voice on ...
Burn paper money. A common practice during Ghost Month is to burn paper money made with joss or incense paper outside a home or business, on the street, in a field, or at the temple.
The Ghost Month and Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated by many across the globe, not just in Singapore. Find out more about this festival. Ghost Month and the Hungry Ghost Festival: What to know
The Chinese believe that the Ghost Month is the most inauspicious month of the year. So, what do the more superstitious folks avoid?
Even numbered months and dates are preferred, and the lunar seventh month is avoided as it is the month of the Hungry Ghost Festival. After the selection of the auspicious dates, wedding details such as types and quantities of betrothal gifts, reciprocal gifts, bride price ( 娉金 ), and number of tables at the wedding banquet provided by the ...