KUCHING (Aug 30): Devotees all across the city here celebrated the Hungry Ghost Festival this evening in ritual-packed activities that included the burning of joss paper and paper replicas.
The festival is celebrated by the Chinese community, particularly business owners and Taoists, as they pray
Learn about some Hungry Ghost Festival facts while celebrating this annual celebration. If you live in Singapore, you probably know what the Hungry Ghost Festival is all about. While Americans have Halloween, Singaporean people have the Hungry Ghost Festival. The Hungry Ghost Festival is also known as Zhong Yuan Jie in Chinese. It is one of several important festival dates.
Hungry Ghost Festival celebrations will be back in full swing this month after a two-year break, but the loud and spirited live auctions and stage performances will be muted by the current Covid-19 wave and rising inflation.