"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The Hungry Ghost Festival, an annual celebration that takes place during the seventh month of the Chinese ...

From the Hungry Ghosts Scroll at the Kyoto National Museum. The scroll depicts the realm of the hungry ghosts, with this section showing Ananda, nephew and disciple of Shakyamuni Buddha, as a ...

As the story goes, in the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the gates of hell burst open. Voracious and sometimes vengeful ghosts cross over the threshold from the world of the dead and ...

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 1 — Do not go out at night. Do not step on the offerings left by the road side. Do not open an umbrella inside your house. Do not place your child on the table meant for offerings to ...