Just as Halloween is for the Americans, the ‘Hungry Ghost festival’ is for the Chinese. Hungry Ghost Festival falls on the 7 th month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar.
Hungry Ghost festival is a popular occasion that is taken quite seriously by the Chinese. It is believed by the Chinese that during this month, the gates of hell are opened to free the hungry ghosts who then wander to seek food on Earth. Some even think that the ghosts would seek revenge on those who had wronged them in their lives.
The reason why the Chinese celebrate this festival is to remember their dead family members and pay tribute to them. They also feel that offering food to the deceased appeases them and wards off bad luck.
Talking about bad luck, my buddy just informed me that her hubby had to resort to spending some hard-earned money to hire a truck accident lawyer to fight for justice and compensation for him of personal injury in accident last week.