Ethnic Chineses arrive for joining the Hungry Ghost Festival, or "Raising the Grandfather Spirit," near a main market of ...

But long before Halloween and Thanksgiving celebrations happen, there's the Hungry Ghost Festival. The annual festival, which is observed by Chinese communities around the world, bears some simila ...

Later in the year during the Hungry Ghost Festival and the Nine Emperor God Festival, I saw my Chinese neighbors display devotion to their gods and spirits by piercing their cheeks with long hooks ...

The Hungry Ghost Festival kicks off today, and according to Chinese tradition, the spirits of the dead are believed to return to wander about. On this day–the 15th day of the seventh month under ...

Observed by many Taoists and Buddhists in certain East and Southeast Asian countries, the Hungry Ghost Festival falls on the seventh lunar month of every year. During this period, also known as ...