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HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL

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In Hong Kong, the Hungry Ghost Festival (盂蘭節) is a major Buddhist and Taoist event. Hungry ghosts are the restless spirits of people who did not have a funeral. There is no one visiting their graves and they do not receive the gifts that Chinese people would take to their ancestors to pay respects. They miss out on food and spirit money. This page is about events happpening in New Territories.



Many Hungry Ghosts festivals happen in Hong Kong during the Ghosts month. Many small scale festivals do happen in public estates.

Hungry Ghost festival
-- Hungry Ghost festival --
Sheung Tak Estate in Tseung Kwan O
This small scale Hungry Ghost festival does happen in Sheung Tak Estate in Tseung Kwan O.

Loud music and colorful flags allow finding such events while wandering around Hong Kong.

Hungry Ghost festival
-- Hungry Ghost festival --
Sheung Tak Estate in Tseung Kwan O
Such Hungry Ghost festivals always happen in public estates and never in private estates. Maybe the community sense is stronger within public estates...
Hungry Ghost festival
-- Hungry Ghost festival --
Sheung Tak Estate in Tseung Kwan O
No Chinese opera performance in this small scale Hungry Ghost festival.

Some old or middle age people were folding papers to be burnt later as offerings.

Hungry Ghost festival
-- Hungry Ghost festival --
Sheung Tak Estate in Tseung Kwan O
Food offerings are given to the Hungry Ghosts. A Taoist priest is also present to perform some rituals.
Hungry Ghost festival
-- Hungry Ghost festival --
Sheung Tak Estate in Tseung Kwan O
Taai Si Wong, acting as the festival's policeman, is made of paper and is burnt as the end of the festival.
Hungry Ghost festival
-- Hungry Ghost festival --
Sheung Tak Estate in Tseung Kwan O
This old lady is burning papers and so sending offerings to the Hungry ghosts.



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