The Ghost Month starts on Friday (29 July) in Singapore. Taking place during the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar, the Ghost Month marks the period when the gates of heaven and hell are ...

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians throw "hell money", prepared as offerings for their ancestors' souls into the air during the "hungry ghost" festival in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Binsar ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The Hungry Ghost Festival, an annual celebration that takes place during the seventh month of the Chinese ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Held during the 15th night of the seventh lunar month of the year in the Chinese calendar, the Hungry ...

CHINATOWN, Manhattan -- Growing up in Vietnamese Chinese communities in Virginia and Southern California, Harry Trinh was no stranger to the traditions and festivals celebrated in Chinese culture. But ...

Hundreds of people headed to San Francisco's Chinatown on Saturday for the city's inaugural Hungry Ghost Festival, presented by the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. "It’s a cultural tradition ...

In collaboration with East Wind Foundation for Youth, CA Creative Corps and local artist and scholar Micah Huang, LA’s Chinatown will be celebrating the LA Hungry Ghost Festival, honoring the past and ...

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