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	The Passage of Universal Salvation -- Ghost Festival
		The Passage of Universal Salvation -- Ghost Festival
		In Taiwan, Ghost Festival is passed by slaughtering a pig and sheep, which together with a prodigious table of wine and meat is offered to one's ancestors and ghosts from the underworld.
		Today, Ghost Festival is more modest than in the past both in grandeur and scale as the government encourages more frugal forms of prayer in folk customs.
	www.gio.gov.tw /info/festival_c/ghost_e/ghost.htm (334 words)

	Portuguese Holy Ghost Festival and Traditional Practices
		It is a Catholic celebration that proclaims the faith of the Portuguese and their devotion to the Holy Ghost, the member of the Holy Trinity now referred to as the Holy Spirit.
		The highlight of the entire event is a three-day festival that begins on the Friday night just before the Seventh Dominga, the "Blessing of the Meat and Bread," in which a portion of beef and bread -- the "Pensao" -- is blessed by a priest and distributed to each member present.
		Following the tradition of charity and feeding the poor, a bowl of soup or stew is served to everyone.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/hi/ghost_1 (230 words)

	Ghost Festival - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The Ghost Festival (Traditional Chinese: 中元節 pinyin: zhōng yuán jié, and sometimes called 盂蘭盆; pinyin: yulanpen) is a traditional Chinese festival/holiday, which is celebrated by Chinese in many countries.
		In the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the fourteenth night of the 7th lunar month.
		The compromise that was made was one that owes to the relevance of the Ghost Festival and ancestor worship.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/g/h/o/Ghost_Festival_8a0c.html (758 words)

	Spooky Corner \| A place where nightmares are real!
		Hungry Ghost Festival falls on the 7th moon, 15th day of the Chinese Lunar Calendar, making it on the 30th August for 2004, 19th August for 2005 not too sure about 2006 though but in 2007, the hungry ghost festival would fall on the coming 13th August.
		The build up to this festive date begins roughly a week before where Chinese Opera’s and Chinese Puppet Shows are put together for audiences, those living and the non-living alike, at temples and certain Chinese Associations for a week prior to the big day.
		Hungry Ghost festival is originated during the Buddhist fusion with Chinese filial virtue.
	www.spookycorner.com (499 words)

	Ghost Festival - Information from Reference.com
		The Ghost Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday, which is celebrated by Chinese in many countries.
		In the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 14th night of the seventh lunar month.
		Other activities include, burying and releasing miniature paper boats and lanterns on water, which signifies "giving directions to the lost ghosts." A very solemn festival, the festival nevertheless represents a connection between the living and the dead, earth and heaven, as well as body and soul.
	www.reference.com /search?q=Ghost+Festival (901 words)

	Ghost Festival - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ghost Festival is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday, which is celebrated by Chinese in many countries.
		In the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 14th night of the seventh lunar month.
		Other activities include, burying and releasing miniature paper boats and lanterns on water, which signifies "giving directions to the lost ghosts." A very solemn festival, the festival nevertheless represents a connection between the living and the dead, earth and heaven, as well as body and soul.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ghost_Festival (967 words)

	Singapore Paranormal Investigators (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		In Singapore, the Ghost Festival is held on the 15th of the seventh month according to the Chinese calendar.
		In addition, the Ghost Festival in Chinese society is held in late summer, a period regarded as turning to cold, dark and decay [34].
		In the Ghost Festival, the Taoist believers' strong sense of obligation to assist deceased non-kin in suffering situations is extended to strangers in difficult situations, especially those who do not have family and hence gain no care and no food, similar to the case of hungry ghosts.
	www.spi.com.sg /spi_files/hungry_ghost_2003/main.htm (7126 words)

	Chinese Festivals:the Ghost Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		When the festival sets in, a sacrificial alter and a chair is built for the Buddhist priest either at street entrances or in front of villages.
		Ghosts find their way back when the lanterns are out.
		As the former is one for the ghosts, people think that they should also hang out lanterns to celebrate for the ghosts.
	www.chinavoc.com /festivals/ghost.htm (571 words)

	Ghost Festival Summary
		Besides fulfilling ritual obligations, the Hungry Ghost Festival is occasionally used to raise funds and awareness to address concerns pertaining to the well-being of diaspora Chinese communities, particularly in areas like Chinese education, ethnicity, and culture.
		The Ghost Festival (Simplified Chinese: 中元节; Traditional Chinese: 中元節; pinyin: zhōng yuán jié) or (Simplified Chinese: 盂兰节; Traditional Chinese: 盂蘭節; pinyin: yú lán jié), and sometimes (Simplified Chinese: 盂兰盆; Traditional Chinese: 盂蘭盆; pinyin: yú lán pén) is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday, which is celebrated by Chinese in many countries.
		The compromise that was made was one that owes to the relevance of the Ghost Festival and ancestor worship.
	www.bookrags.com /Ghost_Festival (1295 words)

	Unexplained Mysteries :: The Edinburgh ghost festival
		Other events in the fledgling festival, which is being held over ten days in May, include a look back at the history of witchcraft and witch-hunting in the Lothians, clairvoyant gatherings, storytelling sessions, tarot nights, a psychic fair, tastings of whisky from Scotland's most haunted distilleries and a spooky bus tour of Midlothian.
		Among the highlights of the festival is expected to be the overnight stays in Mary King's Close, which was closed off due to a plague from the Christmas of 1644 to the autumn of 1646.
		Another festival highlight is expected to be a series of electronic voice phenomenon workshops, which will see cutting-edge technology deployed in a bid to record spirit voices.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /viewnews.php?id=62446 (519 words)

	Hungry Ghost Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The hungry ghost festival is the time where people in China, Singapore and Malaysia show their concern for the dead.
		Whenever a hungry ghost is fed, it is done outside of the home to ensure the safety of ones home.
		The Hungry Ghost Festival is often compared with the American Halloween, but in truth, it is actually a very important spiritual time for traditional spirituality.
	theearthcenter.com /ffarchiveshungryghost.html (662 words)

	Singapore Paranormal Investigators (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		To understand the heart of the festival it is important to observe how ghosts and ancestors have come to be distinguished and accordingly treated.
		Thus the intent of the Festival of Hungry Ghosts is not to honor but to propitiate the ghosts, lest they prey on the living and obstruct the peace of the ancestors.
		While the festival emerged as an inclusive institution, incorporating Buddhism with Chinese religious traditions, ancestors and ghosts, at its core lay an expression of filial piety, and an opportunity to address the needs of the spirit world.
	www.spi.com.sg /spi_files/hungry_ghost/main.htm (2081 words)

	The Hungry Ghost Festival
		Hungry Ghost festival is a popular occasion that is taken very seriously by the Chinese.
		The reason why the Chinese celebrate this festival is to remember their dead family members and pay tribute to them.
		This belief is due to the reason that the wandering ghosts might possess children.
	ncnc.essortment.com /hungryghostfes_rjkb.htm (492 words)

	ghost festival
		Celebrated on the 15th of seventh moon, and it may originated as a Buddist rite of salvation for ancestors and the taoists holidays..
		During this period, all ghosts are released from the confines of the underworld to enjoy a month of freedom which culminates on the 15th day with a special ghost-feeding ritual.
		On the evening before the Ghost Festival, there is a lovely custom celebrated in areas in Taiwan and Hong Kong, of sending beautifully decorated paper boat and vater lanterns.
	www.scils.rutgers.edu /~kyfoo/chinese/ghostfestival.html (277 words)

	Taiwan Mid-Summer Ghost Festival
		The Mid-Summer Ghost Festival begins on the 1st day of the seventh lunar month and is marked by opening the tower gate of the "Old Venerable" Temple.
		The Buddhists designate the mid-summer sacrifices as the Ghost Festival Legend has it that Moginlin, a disciple of Buddha Sakyamuni, entered the path of hungry spirits in Hell to rescue his deceased mother from suffering there.
		All over Taiwan, Ghost month is regarded with a great deal of superstition, and it is believed to be unlucky to travel, marry or hold a funeral during this time, before the ghosts once again depart the earth, and return to the fires of hell.
	www.chinatownconnection.com /taiwan-ghost-festival.htm (332 words)

	Ghost Ships Festival
		The Ghost Ships Festival presents several unique opportunities to increase awareness of your products and services while allowing you to make a significant contribution to the preservation of our endangered maritime resources.
		Once again, we are asking organizations to generously donate items for the Ghost Ships Raffle and Silent Auction.
		We continue to be extremely grateful to the many businesses that have generously donated items to our raffle in past years.
	www.ghost-ships.org /ghostships/sponsors.asp (529 words)

	Ghost Ships Festival, March 23 - 24, 2007 - Scuba Diving Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		His newest documentary, "Cutter Rescues," which will be shown at the festival, profiles the most famous Coast Guard cutters to serve on the Great Lakes.
		His presentation at the Ghost Ships Festival will focus on the discovery of the schooner Moonlight and freighter Marquette - two ships that went down in 1902 and were located by Merryman and his team more than 100 years later.
		The festival includes films, workshops and seminars devoted to shipwrecks, diving and maritime history.
	www.scubadiving.com /200701_nycu_ghostships (1223 words)

	Black-Eyed Peas, Other Pop Stars Observe Taiwan's Ghost Month \| Asian American Daily \| GoldSea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Tradition says the monthlong festival kicks off when the gates of the nether world are opened for ghosts to make their annual visit to Earth.
		Taiwanese from all walks of life believe that feeding and entertaining ghosts during the festival leads to a year of peace and prosperity.
		Another performer observing ghost month this year will be Singapore heartthrob Stephanie Sun Yan Zi, Liberty Times said, adding that she will preside over a ghost-worshipping ceremony at concerts this Saturday and Sunday.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/607/25ghost.html (362 words)

	Haunted Bay - Hungry Ghost Festival - Da Jui
		This month-long festival is known as the Hungry Ghost Festival or Da Jui and takes place during the 7th lunar month (Aug/Sept).
		Unlike other celebrations of the dead in Eastern cultures that seek to honor dead ancestors, the Hungry Ghost Festival seeks to pacify the hungry ghosts, the ghosts of strangers and the un-cared-for dead.
		These are the ghosts of those who died by their own hands, by accidents, by drowning or hanging who have been denied entry into heaven.
	www.hauntedbay.com /features/hungryghost.shtml (510 words)

	GHOST FESTIVAL
		With the gates of hell wide open, the ghosts of dead ancestors can return to their families to receive offerings and joss money to be spent in the underworld.
		To appease the ghosts that are wandering among the mortal world, every household prepares a table of food, incense and joss paper in front of their houses.
		She was condemned as a hungry ghost in the lowest depths of hell.
	www.nychinatown.com /ghost_festival.htm (631 words)

	Hungry Ghost Festival Do's and Dont's at Feng Shui Bestbuy
		During this festival, the Chinese offer prayers to the deceased relatives, burn paper money, paper houses, paper transportation, paper accessories and joss sticks massively to their ancestors as well as wandering spirits in front of their homes.
		It is believed that those previously drowned evil ghost might cause you to drown in the swimming pool.
		During the Ghost Festival, feng shui practitioners will display Chung Kwei, the ghost catcher whose specialty is to devour the ghosts that he catches, in many areas of their homes.
	www.fengshuibestbuy.com /hungryghostfestival.html (1193 words)

	Did anybody find the ghost train? - Festival Forums
		Do you remember a while before the festival a ghost train was talked about and we were all trying to think where it might actually be at Glastonbury??
		A Google search on 'Carnesky's Ghost Train' found their home site but there was no update info.
		I have an answer to your queries! the ghost train did break down in Manchester which meant we had to cancel the rest of the tour including Glastonbury.
	www.efestivals.co.uk /forums/index.php?showtopic=27345 (615 words)

	Asian Festival Food Traditions and History
		Ghosts from the underworld come back to earth to feast on the sacrificial banquet offered by the living.
		In Taiwan, the Ghost Festival starts with the slaughter of a pig and sheep, which together with a vast amount of wine and meat is offered to one's ancestors and ghosts from the underworld.
		The Bun Festival is a spring planting type festival at the start of the fishing season and is designed to pay tribute to Pak Tai, the Taoist god of the sea.
	www.culinarykingdom.com /articles_festivalfoods_aisia.htm (912 words)

	Hawaii: Portuguese Holy Ghost Festival and Traditional Practices (Local Legacies: Celebrating Community Roots - Library ...
		Feasts of the Holy Ghost have been held in Hawaii ever since the first major immigration of Portuguese in the late 1800s, who came to work in Hawaii's sugar cane fields.
		The feast is a Catholic celebration that proclaims the faith of the Portuguese and their devotion to the Holy Ghost, or Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Holy Trinity.
		The highlight of the entire observance is a three-day festival that begins on the Friday night just before the Seventh Dominga, the "Blessing of the Meat and Bread," in which a portion of beef and bread -- the "Pensao" -- is blessed by a priest and distributed to each member present.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /cocoon/legacies/HI/200002879.html (541 words)

	TiT Festivals:A Carnival for Ghosts
		Hearing that his mother was suffering among the hungry ghosts in Hades, Mulien hurried to her side and tried to alleviate her hunger; all the food he offered, however, turned to flames as soon as it touched her lips.
		The fifth of these festivals was held on August 23rd-25th in the town of Luchou on the banks of the Tamsui River.
		There were also traditional lion and drum dances; the most significant moment of the entire ghost carnival came when the Presbyterian church, for the first time, commemorated the spirits of the dead with sermons and hymns--harmoniously bringing together the Taoist, Buddhist, and Christian religions.
	www.sinica.edu.tw /tit/festivals/1096_Ghosts.html (772 words)

	GHOST FESTIVAL
		Run by York-based ghost investigation group Psychic and Spectral Investigations, we worked with many people already involved with haunted attractions and venues to try to offer the public, be they sceptics, believers, or undecided, the best of York's ghosts.
		The 2005 festival included ghost walks, both established and exclusive to the festival, and talks and demonstrations by people involved in the paranormal and associated fields, as well as several open forums on ghosts and spirits.
		Because of the scary nature of York Ghost Festival it is biased towards adults interested in the more serious side of ghost investigations, although we are looking at trying some events out that would appeal to a younger audience.
	www.yorkfestivals.com /metadot/index.pl?id=2349&isa=Category&op=show (136 words)

	Contrast 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		For instance, HALLOWEEN, the "Ghost Day" in America, is a joyful celebration, everybody is happy at this day; but the GHOST FESTIVAL in Taiwan is a gloomy solemn day, children even can not go outdoors during that day.
		The ruler of hell would let ghosts come back to the living world and have some meals (because they are not allowed to eat anything in the hell).
		But, in Ghost Festival, the parade is a religious rite, a solemn worship of treating and adoring the spirits; every "non-professional person" can only watch that and be pious.
	ielpjohn.home.att.net /contrast_3.htm (871 words)

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