Thursday, August 14, 2008

Hungry Ghost Festival(14th or July(chinese calendar)

Its a ghost holiday! So beware and stay home after dark! ahahah.....This festival actually commemorates Mu Lian for his filial piety.During this festival, we may see people burning josssticks, paper gifts, hell notes, biscuits,sweets,rice and etc to these hungry ghosts!

Besides, makeshift tents, housing altars are built against a colourful setting of gigantic joss-sticks. Street theatres or wayangs and puppets shows are staged for the ghosts. I still remember that my cousins and I used to love to watch these wayangs!!!and we joined the joy too! Looking back at it as a memorable day we had when we were young. Still remember that these wayang are mainly action movies which were really old time movie but everyone still enjoyed it! Then, for us little kids...most importantly was that these wayang were showed for free! still remember that there were alot of foods to eat too!hahhaha

When i was small i really have no idea of this festival. Whe i grow older, i'm wiser and have better knowledge of each festival and find thats quite interesting.

Thinking back when i was small...i really feel amuse.....We played alot of senseless games.. (HAHAHHAHA)guess till here....

2 comments:

Ed said...

so scary. better stay at home... nahh.. go out with friends :) .. can't stay at home, the ghosts are out having fun :D

I am Elizabeth Lim Jia Win said...

Whoa!!U realy slept at late hour!!!! went out till so late???U celebrate the final day with da ghosts?