Thursday 14 August 2008
Right now we are in the middle of "Ghost month," a month in the Chinese lunar calendar in which the ghost world is more present in our world. There are a million superstitions to be followed this month (you cannot get married, be buried, go swimming, all kinds of stuff) and it is also a good time to make offerings to your ancestors. People burn fake money for them to spend in the afterlife, and set up tables full of food and drink. Here is a woman setting up just such a table. It looks like one of her ancestors was fond of Taiwan Beer!
Right now we are in the middle of "Ghost month," a month in the Chinese lunar calendar in which the ghost world is more present in our world. There are a million superstitions to be followed this month (you cannot get married, be buried, go swimming, all kinds of stuff) and it is also a good time to make offerings to your ancestors. People burn fake money for them to spend in the afterlife, and set up tables full of food and drink. Here is a woman setting up just such a table. It looks like one of her ancestors was fond of Taiwan Beer!
1 comment:
Maybe the relative was like Bumpa!
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