Tuesday, 11 September 2007

Singapore Snapshot-11: The hungry ghosts

The end of the 7th month of the Chinese calendar is upon us now but the entire month had festivities to honor and “entertain” the dead...During the 7th month, it is known by the Chinese that the gates of Hades (or hell) are thrown open to the dead and they come down to the land of the living. They are known as the hungry ghosts...More...