Sunday, August 26, 2007

Ghost Festival

InChinese tradition, the thirteen day of the
seventh month in the lunar calendar is called
the Ghost Day and the seventh month in general a
s the Ghost Month (鬼月), in which ghost and spirits,
including those of the deceased ancestors, come out
from the lower world. During the QingMing Festival
the living descendants pay homage to their
ancestors and on the Ghost Day the deceaseds visit
with the living. On the thirteen day the three
realms of Heaven, Hell and the realm of the living are open,
the Taoists and Buddhists would perform
rituals to transmute and absolve the sufferings
of the deceased. Intrinsic to the Ghost Month
is ancestor worship, where traditionally the
filial piety of descendants extends to their
ancestors even after their deaths. Activities
during the month would include preparing ritualistic
offering food, and burning of hell money and bags
containing cloth to pay homage to the visiting
spirits of the ancestors, treating the deceased
as if they are still living, elaborate meals
would be served with empty seats for each of the
deceased in the family. Other festivities may include,
burying and releasing miniature paper boats and lanterns
on water, which signifies giving directions to
the lost ghosts and spirits of the ancestors and other deities.

Today is Ghost Festival, but for me and all my friend,
we still hang out late night, nothing
to be scare if u never kill peopole before or
other things worst than that lolx..!!!. Hearing some
ghost story when on Ghost Festival will be
more scary then other days lolx... Just back to
Malaysia last 3 days, still the same always go
snooker with howe and training with my master
nothing much actually!!

Secondary school friend from 5k class,
we planning to have gathering on 31 Aug merdeka day
for 30 Aug, maybe will be going to KL for
celebrate night, or i planning to go genting also lolx
cos every year also KL, nothong special de,
but still planing, waiting for friend decide first

Just came back from outside with ming dennis & Keong,
just went to play some games
at cyber cafe, when for drink then went home de.
This afternoon got a call from
chung ask me out for drink too lolx...actually
today play to go shopping,but i woke up late
so lazy de,maybe tomorrow after breakfirst with
my family, went with dennis only
maybe have a movie too lolx..always go out with him,
movie shopping or have a drink
outside, people will think we are gay lolx..
but don worry!! I'm 100% straight lolx...

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