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Malaysian webcomic describes the Pokémon-hunting zombie hordes perfectly
Look out your window at night, and you’ll see a new crop of nocturnal loiterers at playgrounds and parks hunting Pokémon. The mobile game came to Southeast Asia over the weekend just in time for the Hungry Ghost Festival. read more… |
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Malay Celebrity Chef Good-Natured Message Of Tolerance For Hungry Ghost Month Goes Viral The Hungry Ghost Month is when the gates of hell will open and spirits will be free to roam the earth seeking food and offerings which the Chinese observe by offering sacrifices of foods, burning joss papers, chanting scriptures, and making lanterns.Singaporean celebrity chef, Shahrizal Salleh has found himself in the spotlight after calling for tolerance and understanding of this ancient Chinese tradition in a Facebook posting on 3 August, which happens to be the first day of the 7th lunar month marking the beginning of the Hungry Ghost Festival. read more… |
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Hungry Ghost Festivals In Malaysia
Great photos of the first few days of Ghost Month in Kuala Lumpur. read more… |
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How to Avoid Hong Kong’s Hungry Ghosts This August Nearly all world cultures have festivals to remember the dead, and Hong Kong is no exception. Living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors on Ching Ming in the spring and on Chung Yeung in the autumn.But there’s another festival that is less well understood, a time when people all over the city burn offerings to the dead on city streets: Hungry Ghost Festival (Zung1 Jyun4 Zit3 中元節). read more… |
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Hungry Ghost Festival
When the clock strikes midnight on the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the gates of the afterlife crack open to unleash ghosts unto the land of the living. For a period of one month every year, the Hungry Ghost Festival takes over Penang – in 2016, it’s happening August 3-31. read more… |
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WATCH: The craftsmen who create traditional paper offerings for the Hungry Ghost Festival
The Hungry Ghost Festival is upon us. Taking place on the seventh month of the Lunar calendar (which is Aug 3-31 this year), this is a time when the gates of the underworld unleashes its spirits to roam among the living. It’s also a time for those who observe the festival to burn incense and paper effigies for their deceased ancestors. If you’ve ever wondered about what goes on behind the scenes of making papier-mâché traditional offerings, watch this documentary about the master craftsmen in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. Every year, this trio of artists in the Malaysian town build majestic, intricate structures depicting the King of Ghosts for the festival. read more… |
