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Festival of Malaysia |
HUNGRY GHOSTS FESTIVAL |
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Celebrated on the 15th day of the seventh
lunar month by Buddhists and Taoists. Bundle of joss
sticks, paper hell money, and food placed on the street
corner and roadsides are burnt to appease the dead spirit
from entering their home and cause disturbance in their
household. It is believed that the gate of
the hell are opened and all the hungry ghosts
wander the earth in search of food and taking
revenge to those who has wronged them in
life. Legend has it that two childhood sweethearts
forbidden were rejected marriage by their
parents, committed suicide by jumping from
the Yu Lan Bridge. A single stalk of lotus bearing two
flowers under the bridge was found several
days later. |
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