Ghost Month

Aug 30, 2008 15:54

All month I have seen tables outside stores and office buildings that are covered in food and paper money with sticks of incense stuck into them. Often a small fire accompanies these tables, which people use to burn the money. It’s all part of the Chinese Ghost Month. During Ghost Month the gates of hell open allowing all the ghosts to come up to ( Read more... )

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mystyron August 31 2008, 15:58:48 UTC
Down with ghost money!! They should just stick with sweeping the spirits out.

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Gost Month mystyron August 31 2008, 18:14:54 UTC
A fascinating account, this would make a good non academic article.Good job. A

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Ghost Money, Ghost Problems mounteverest88 September 2 2008, 00:03:02 UTC
I enjoyed reading about Ghost Month. Thanks for the post, Dan.

You should take to the streets looking like this:


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Re: Ghost Money, Ghost Problems differentghosts September 3 2008, 02:18:57 UTC
Glad you liked the entry, I think the real ghosts might cause some trouble for me if I do that though.

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