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Hungry Ghost festival Singapore:
The Hungry ghost festival Singapore is just like the American festival Halloween. This year, Year 2006, the hungry ghost festival Singapore starts on the month of August of the Western Calendar. This hungry ghost festival Singapore is famous mostly in South China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and especially in Malaysia. The Hungry Ghost festival Singapore is a mixed Taoist folklore event that is taken very seriously by the Chinese. This hungry ghost festival Singapore falls on the 7th month of the Lunar New Year and is believed by the Chinese that during this month, the gates of hell are opened to free the hungry ghosts who will then wander the earth to look for food.
Filial families would rejoice this hungry ghost festival Singapore to remember their dead family members and pay honor to them. At the same time, in this hungry ghost festival Singapore they also pray and pay tributes to other unknown wandering ghosts. One of the most popular beliefs of this hungry ghost festival Singapore is that the dead return to visit their living relatives during the 7th month. They prepare a luxurious meal for these returning hungry ghosts in this hungry ghost festival Singapore.
During the 7th month celebrations of this hungry ghost festival Singapore, the people offer prayers to their departed relatives, burn joss sticks, paper money and offer food. In the hungry ghost festival Singapore, it is a common sight to see entertaining wayang or Chinese Opera and concerts performed on outdoor stages in some neighborhoods. These events are always held at night of the hungry ghost festival Singapore. There is a belief that this entertainment would please those drifting souls. These shows in the hungry ghost festival Singapore are very popular and often filled with audience but the front row seats are always left empty for the ghosts.
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