Hungry Ghost Festival also known as the Ghost’s new year.
The Hungry Ghost festival started on 1st day until the 14th day of the 7th lunar month every year.
(Coincidently it is 1st of Aug to 14th Aug this year) to commemorate the dead. Paper or hell money and paper paraphernalia to the deceased be it related or non-related.
Food offerings , chanting and prayers were performed before paper money and paraphernalia were burnt for the deceased.
Not forgetting the homeless one , on the 14th day, paper money was burnt and food offerings were given to the wandering or ‘homeless’ spirits/souls in order to have a harmonized neighbourhood between the living and the dead.
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