The Hungry Ghost Festival in Taiwan-What Exactly Is It?

Please support my crowdfunding efforts to raise money for new video equipment to bring you better videos and podcasts from Asia. $5, $10, $20 or more is most gratefully appreciated! Ghost Month or The Hungry Ghost Festival takes place every year during the 7th month of the lunar calendar in Taiwan and other parts of Asia. This is the 15th day of the month which is also called Ghost Day. During Ghost month it's believed the gates of the underworld are opened for the spirits to wander the earth, many without descendants. Offerings of food and drink are set out and ghost money is burned for the ghosts, or good brothers, a more respectful term the Taiwanese use. So why do they treat the ghosts this way? Because of the potential for disruption by the wandering ghosts during the month many people in Taiwan avoid travel, swimming, holding weddings, and putting off major purchases like a car or house. Become a patron of Far East Adventure Travel and gain access to exclusive travel content from Asia. Visit my page to see the offers!

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The Hungry Ghost Festival in Taiwan-What Exactly Is It? is an episode from Adventure Travel, Far East: Inspired by Rick Steves, Lonely Planet, National Geographic.

This episode is 07:32 long.

This episode was published on Sep 13, 2017.

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