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Fear and living during the Hungry Ghost Month
The festival is not just about ghosts, but also filial piety, remembrance and even charity.
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The Hungry Ghost Festival falls on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, or Aug 18 this year, but is observed by some throughout the month.
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Now that the Hungry Ghost Month is almost behind us, I can soon walk with a lighter step.
Since I was young, my mother had drummed into me a list of things not to do during the month, when ghosts are said to be released from hell for their annual holiday on earth, according to traditional Chinese beliefs.
