Ghost Festival
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The Ghost Festival or Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as the Zhongyuan Festival in Taoism and the Yulanpen Festival in Buddhism, is a traditional festival held in certain East and Southeast Asian co
A paper effigy of the Guanyin in Shatin, Hong Kong.
Food offerings for the Ghost Festival
Liao dynasty statue of the Eleven Headed Guanyin in Dule Temple in Tianjin, China.
A Chinese wood cut of Mulian asking the Buddha to save his mother, who has turned into a hungry ghost from hell.
Joss paper
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Joss paper, also known as incense papers, are papercrafts or sheets of paper made into burnt offerings common in Chinese ancestral worship. Worship of deities in Chinese folk religion and the Vietname
Ghost Festival
…their deaths. Activities during the month would include preparing ritualistic food offerings, burning incense containing Styrax benzoin, and burning joss paper, a papier-mâché form of material items such as clothes, gold, and other fine goods for the visiting spirits of the ancestors. Elaborate meals (often…
Traditional joss paper (金紙) sold in stacks at a store
Woman burning joss papers in front of her house in Hanoi after offering food to her ancestors
Joss paper of the silver variety being folded for burning
Joss paper folded and ready to be burned as an offering