This month, is the hungry ghost festival month, where it is said that the gates of the underworld is opened to release those poor ghost/spirits. (Poor as in no money and stuffs cause these are wandering spirits where nobody burns hell notes and they are really poor and hungry) So it is up to us generous living people burn them some food, money and clothes and ask for protection and and guidance in return. This years festival is different than those previous years because my dad taught me all the prosedures. (i suppose so that i can do it when i'm living alone next time, sort of like passing down from generation to generation) Anyways, 1st we piled up stacks of so called "gold" (which are made by folding a type of papers to look like 1) Then we piled up hell notes (money which have big numbers like 100 million dollars and 100k dollars by bank of hell, the currency really looks like indonesian money). After all the "valubles" are there, then we stack up "clothes" then we have thos small little pink cup cakes (these cup cakes are for ghost to eat, but i eaten 1 before when i was little, it taste ok and not sweet). Then, we pray abit then put some fruits and drinks (normally we serve them orange juice, i dunno why). 1 wierd thing is, when we stack up those stuffs, there was no wind, but when we burn all those offerings, srong wind started blowing so hard that u can see burned hell notes flying high up in the sky, and the wind was very cold. (i suppose it's those spirits come to take the offerings) So i prayed again and told them my name, address and my family name and ask for their help to let my family luck and fortune run smooth for this year. In return, if my family luck and fortune run smooth this year, next year same date i'll burn them more offerings. My dad told me this, during this month, when walking down the road, remember DO NOT STEP on those burned offering and ashes, it will bring u very bad luck for the rest of the year. So now, when i walking outsite, i will keep an eye on the road. ^^
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