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Calculated Shard: 160 (from laksa067)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa160.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'http://hungryghostfestival.us/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'http://hungryghostfestival.us/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/","crawl_time":1775986924,"first_indexed_time":1483785576,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"us,hungryghostfestival!\/ h80","src_root_hash":"3899642374267115960","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"The Hungry Ghost Festival | A Blog for the Hungry Ghost","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Ghost Month Begins – Scenes from August 22, 2017\nDong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple in Singapore\nA Temple in Perai, Malaysia\nBedok Central Getai  in Singapore\nOur Backyard in Houston, Texas\nOn the morning of the first day of Ghost Month 2017, I turned on the car radio, and William Elliot Whitmore started singing these lyrics:\nThe old devils are at it again\nWho knows what they’ll do\nAnd its true right now like it was back then\nThe old devils are at it again\nFrom behind these bars the view don’t change\nDesperation, death and despair\nFrom what little I hear of the outside world\nWell its not to different out there\nAnd they tell me there’s a war without no end\nThe old devils are at it again\nThey died by the millions, children, women and men\nThe old devils are at it again\nWhen I say devils, you know who I mean\nThese animals in the dark\nMalicious politicians with nefarious schemes\nCharlatans and crooked cops\nMoonshine still gets you five to ten\nThe old devils are at it again\nStripes on your back and a ball and chain\nThe old devils are at it again\nTwo men stare out of prison bars\nWondering what got um here\nOne saw mud but the other saw stars\nPraying that the end is near\nThe billboard outside says confess your sins\nThe old devils are at it again\nI guess I will confess that I’ve been suffering\nThe old devils are at it again\nI said the old devils are at it again\nWho knows what they’ll do\nAnd its true right now like it was back then\nThe old devils are at it again\nI said the old devils are at it again\nWelcome to Ghost Month 2017. This year, Ghost Month holds a very special place on the calendar.\nOn the Chinese calendar, Ghost Month always starts on the new moon of the seventh lunar month.  Because this system relies upon the lunar cycle, an extra month, or\nleap\nmonth,\nhas to be added to the calendar every three years. This year, the Chinese calendar adds a leap month in July, resulting in Ghost Month beginning almost a whole month later on the western calendar.\nBecause Ghost Month is late this year, it magically aligns with the Solar Eclipse which happened on August 21, the day before the\nGates of Hell open and Ghost Month begins.\nThis is a total solar eclipse that makes its way across the\nUnited States, casting a series of two minute shadows from the coast of Oregon to the shores of South Carolina. For two short minutes, on-lookers all across this line of totality stand in darkness together as one, in awe of nature and her humbling beauty.\nThen, the next day, Ghost Month begins.\nIs this ominous? Maybe a little.\nMaybe a little more for those of us in the United States… especially considering the state of The United States.\nBut, Ghost Month is not observed by many here in the United States. Most Americans have never even heard the phrase  “hungry ghost” let alone are familiar with Ghost Month and its rituals. No need to be concerned with such matters, right?\nYet, in parts of the world that do observe Ghost Month, every year at this time people are cautioned to be extra safe and reverent, to expect malevolent ghosts at play, and to appease them accordingly.\nFeng Shui writer Ricky Lee offers a Filipino perspective on this year’s special Ghost Month… dreadful.\nFor this year’s solar eclipse, what makes it dreadful is that it happens on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month, and I have never ever recalled than an eclipse happening on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month, and this is most certainly an indication that something big either worldwide or to several countries will happen during the Hungry Ghost Month or will start during the Hungry Ghost Month.\nA Lunar Eclipse, A Solar Eclipse, and the Hungry Ghost Month\nGhost Month is almost over.  Here is a video to inspire you to fold more money for the ghosts before the gates of hell close on Wednesday, August 31st.\na ship of compassion sets sail at the beginning of Ghost Month\nbut the journey across the sea of suffering is never an easy one\nand the journey home so much longer and harder still, but our Ship of Compassion sails onward\n8-23-17\nReleased just in time for this week’s Hungry Ghost Festival, \nMusic for Ghost Month\nis a compilation of the music we’ve made for our\nHungry Ghost movies.\nMusic for Ghost Month\n is an “elastic album” — we will continue to add new tracks as our work expands.\nMusic for Ghost Month\nis available now as a free download from our Bandcamp site:\nThis is what Ghost Month sounds like in the US. It was recorded in our backyard last year for the soundtrack of our movie\nGoing Home\n.\nWe began observing Ghost Month in 2015 by launching this blog and creating compelling content to make it uniquely “us.”\nWe registered the domain name\nhungryghostfestival.us\nwith the\n.us\nextension, mostly because the\n.com\nextension was unavailable.\nBut,\n.us\nalso served the purpose of distinguishing us here in Houston, Texas, USA from the rest of the world where Ghost Month is traditionally celebrated.\nInitially, we thought we would find pockets of people around Houston celebrating Ghost Month and learn more about the traditions through local interactions.\nMost Asia\nn grocery stores in town carry joss paper and joss sticks, even if it’s only a small selection. Larger stores carry a wide variety of supplies including joss burners and the ever evolving paper offerings.\nWhat we discovered was that there are people buying these items, but there are not public displays of the rituals.\nThe dramatic scenes of people burning bonfires of joss paper so commonly shown in photos of Ghost Month do not exist here in Houston.\nHungry Ghosts Are Sated and Stimulated in Penang\nNor do such photos exist from other places across the United States. Roughly 5.6% of the American population is of Asian decent. Even though Ghost Month is not observed in all Asian cultures, it seems like Hungry Ghost Festivals in the United States would be more prevalent than they appear to be.\nI believe this is due in part to the highly superstitious nature of the observance and the tendency to conceal such beliefs in the context of the American norm. After all, American superstitions about ghosts are much more about entertainment than anything spiritual.\nThe American block buster movie\nGhost Busters,\na story about capturing ghosts\n,\nis a far cry from the street operas that reserve the front seats for the ghosts in the audience.\nAmericans do not like to be called superstitious.\nAs a result, I believe that Ghost Month here in Houston, and probably all across the United States, happens not out in the open, in the streets, but in the privacy of one’s home, in one’s backyard.\nThis is how we are celebrate Ghost Month, in our backyard.\nThis made me realize that we came to the Hungry Ghost Festival not because we were looking for something new and different to celebrate, but because of who we are. It turns out to be a very personal thing. It is what makes us… us.\nThis makes our\n.us\ndomain extension even more meaningful.\nBecause\nhungryghostfesitval.us\nis first and foremost – about US.\nMalaysian webcomic describes the Pokémon-hunting zombie hordes perfectly\nLook out your window at night, and you’ll see a new crop of nocturnal loiterers at playgrounds and parks hunting Pokémon.\nThe mobile game came to Southeast Asia over the weekend just in time for the Hungry Ghost Festival.  \nread more…\nMalay Celebrity Chef Good-Natured Message Of Tolerance For Hungry Ghost Month Goes Viral\nThe Hungry Ghost Month is when the gates of hell will open and spirits will be free to roam the earth seeking food and offerings which the Chinese observe by offering sacrifices of foods, burning joss papers, chanting scriptures, and making lanterns.Singaporean celebrity chef, Shahrizal Salleh has found himself in the spotlight after calling for tolerance and understanding of this ancient Chinese tradition in a Facebook posting on 3 August, which happens to be the first day of the 7th lunar month marking the beginning of the Hungry Ghost Festival.\n  read more…\nEmbed from Getty Images\nHungry Ghost Festivals In Malaysia\nGreat photos of the first few days of Ghost Month in Kuala Lumpur.  \nread more…\n \nHow to Avoid Hong Kong’s Hungry Ghosts This August\nNearly all world cultures have festivals to remember the dead, and Hong Kong is no exception. Living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors on Ching Ming in the spring and on Chung Yeung in the autumn.But there’s another festival that is less well understood, a time when people all over the city burn offerings to the dead on city streets: Hungry Ghost Festival (Zung1 Jyun4 Zit3 中元節).  \nread more…\n \nHungry Ghost Festival\nWhen the clock strikes midnight on the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the gates of the afterlife crack open to unleash ghosts unto the land of the living.\nFor a period of one month every year, the Hungry Ghost Festival takes over Penang – in 2016, it’s happening August 3-31.  \nread more…\n \nWATCH: The craftsmen who create traditional paper offerings for the Hungry Ghost Festival\nThe Hungry Ghost Festival is upon us. Taking place on the seventh month of the Lunar calendar (which is Aug 3-31 this year), this is a time when the gates of the underworld unleashes its spirits to roam among the living. It’s also a time for those who observe the festival to burn incense and paper effigies for their deceased ancestors.\nIf you’ve ever wondered about what goes on behind the scenes of making papier-mâché traditional offerings, watch this documentary about the master craftsmen in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. Every year, this trio of artists in the Malaysian town build majestic, intricate structures depicting the King of Ghosts for the festival.  \nread more…\nThis is our second year to observe Ghost Month. Last year, we documented our experiences in music, videos and photographs.\nVisit\nPineapple Photography\nto see our best photos.\na Ship of Compassion begins moving to its embarkation point","attrs_markdown":"[![The Hungry Ghost Festival](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/header01.jpg)](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/)\n\n# [The Hungry Ghost Festival](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/)\n[Search](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/#search-container)\n\nPrimary Menu\n\n[Skip to content](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/#content)\n\n- [Hungry Ghost FAQ](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/hungry-ghost-faq\/)\n- [Hungry Ghost Guide](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/hungry-ghost-guide\/)\n- [Hungry Ghost iBooks](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/hgbooks\/)\n- [Hungry Ghost Media Links](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/hungry-ghost-media-links\/)\n- [Joss Paper Links](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/ghost-links\/)\n\n[Hungry Ghost Month](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/hungry-ghost-month\/), [Uncategorized](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/uncategorized\/)\n\n# [Opening the Gates in 2017](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/opening-the-gates-in-2017\/)\n[August 24, 2017](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/opening-the-gates-in-2017\/)\n\n[Reluctant Bodhisattva](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/author\/reluctantbodhisattva\/)\n\n###### Ghost Month Begins – Scenes from August 22, 2017\n[![](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cemetery-2017.jpg?resize=474%2C355)Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple in Singapore](http:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/photos\/pictures-hungry-ghost-festival-2017)\n\n[![](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/GhostMonthChina.jpg?resize=474%2C322)A Temple in Perai, Malaysia](http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/photo\/2017\/08\/22\/hungry-ghost-festival\/)\n\n[![](http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/getaiSingapore.jpg?resize=474%2C356)Bedok Central Getai in Singapore](https:\/\/gintai.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/23\/7th-month-hungry-ghosts-celebrations\/)\n\nOur Backyard in Houston, Texas\n\n[Hungry Ghost Month](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/hungry-ghost-month\/)\n\n# [The Old Devils](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/the-old-devils\/)\n[August 23, 2017](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/the-old-devils\/)\n\n[The Hare](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/author\/the1953hare\/)\n\n[![](http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Old-Devils.jpg?resize=474%2C474)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1-AXat2J-tQ)\n\nOn the morning of the first day of Ghost Month 2017, I turned on the car radio, and William Elliot Whitmore started singing these lyrics:\n\nThe old devils are at it again  \n Who knows what they’ll do\n\nAnd its true right now like it was back then  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nFrom behind these bars the view don’t change  \n Desperation, death and despair\n\nFrom what little I hear of the outside world  \n Well its not to different out there\n\nAnd they tell me there’s a war without no end  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nThey died by the millions, children, women and men  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nWhen I say devils, you know who I mean  \n These animals in the dark\n\nMalicious politicians with nefarious schemes  \n Charlatans and crooked cops\n\nMoonshine still gets you five to ten  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nStripes on your back and a ball and chain  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nTwo men stare out of prison bars  \n Wondering what got um here\n\nOne saw mud but the other saw stars  \n Praying that the end is near\n\nThe billboard outside says confess your sins  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nI guess I will confess that I’ve been suffering  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nI said the old devils are at it again  \n Who knows what they’ll do\n\nAnd its true right now like it was back then  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nI said the old devils are at it again\n\n[Eclipses](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/eclipses\/), [Hungry Ghost Month](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/hungry-ghost-month\/), [Lunar Calendar](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/lunar-calendar\/)\n\n# [The Solar Eclipse and Ghost Month](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/the-solar-eclipse-and-ghost-month\/)\n[August 22, 2017](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/the-solar-eclipse-and-ghost-month\/)\n\n[Reluctant Bodhisattva](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/author\/reluctantbodhisattva\/)\n\nWelcome to Ghost Month 2017. This year, Ghost Month holds a very special place on the calendar.\n\n[![](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/lunarCalenar.jpg?resize=474%2C463)](http:\/\/goodyfeed.com\/in-2017-the-hungry-ghost-festival-isnt-on-august-heres-why\/)  \n On the Chinese calendar, Ghost Month always starts on the new moon of the seventh lunar month. Because this system relies upon the lunar cycle, an extra month, or *leap* *month,* has to be added to the calendar every three years. This year, the Chinese calendar adds a leap month in July, resulting in Ghost Month beginning almost a whole month later on the western calendar.\n\nBecause Ghost Month is late this year, it magically aligns with the Solar Eclipse which happened on August 21, the day before the  \n Gates of Hell open and Ghost Month begins.\n\nThis is a total solar eclipse that makes its way across the  \n United States, casting a series of two minute shadows from the coast of Oregon to the shores of South Carolina. For two short minutes, on-lookers all across this line of totality stand in darkness together as one, in awe of nature and her humbling beauty.\n\n![](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/dscovr-epic-21-aug-2017-solar-eclipse-shadow.gif?resize=474%2C356)\n\nThen, the next day, Ghost Month begins.\n\nIs this ominous? Maybe a little.\n\nMaybe a little more for those of us in the United States… especially considering the state of The United States.\n\nBut, Ghost Month is not observed by many here in the United States. Most Americans have never even heard the phrase “hungry ghost” let alone are familiar with Ghost Month and its rituals. No need to be concerned with such matters, right?\n\nYet, in parts of the world that do observe Ghost Month, every year at this time people are cautioned to be extra safe and reverent, to expect malevolent ghosts at play, and to appease them accordingly.\n\nFeng Shui writer Ricky Lee offers a Filipino perspective on this year’s special Ghost Month… dreadful.\n\n> For this year’s solar eclipse, what makes it dreadful is that it happens on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month, and I have never ever recalled than an eclipse happening on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month, and this is most certainly an indication that something big either worldwide or to several countries will happen during the Hungry Ghost Month or will start during the Hungry Ghost Month.\n> \n> [![](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rickyleesite.png?resize=474%2C279)A Lunar Eclipse, A Solar Eclipse, and the Hungry Ghost Month](https:\/\/sanaakosirickylee.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/14\/a-lunar-eclipse-a-solar-eclipse-and-the-hungry-ghost-month-a-warning-that-we-should-all-try-to-keep-safe\/)\n\n[Hungry Ghost Month](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/hungry-ghost-month\/), [Joss Paper](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/joss-paper\/)\n\n# [Folding Ingots](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/folding-ingots\/)\n[August 28, 2016](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/folding-ingots\/)\n\n[Reluctant Bodhisattva](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/author\/reluctantbodhisattva\/)\n\nGhost Month is almost over. Here is a video to inspire you to fold more money for the ghosts before the gates of hell close on Wednesday, August 31st.\n\n[Ship of Compassion](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/ship-of-compassion\/)\n\n# [Sailing the Ship of Compassion](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/sailing-the-ship-of-compassion\/)\n[August 21, 2016](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/sailing-the-ship-of-compassion\/)\n\n[The Hare](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/author\/the1953hare\/)\n\na ship of compassion sets sail at the beginning of Ghost Month\n\n![C-Ship-310-Blog2](http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/C-Ship-310-Blog2.jpg?resize=474%2C474)\n\nbut the journey across the sea of suffering is never an easy one\n\n![C-Ship-283-Weathered](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/C-Ship-283-Weathered.jpg?resize=474%2C474)\n\nand the journey home so much longer and harder still, but our Ship of Compassion sails onward\n\n![](http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Listing-Ship.jpg?resize=474%2C474)\n\n8-23-17\n\n[Uncategorized](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/uncategorized\/)\n\n# [Music for Ghost Month](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/music-for-ghost-month\/)\n[August 21, 2016](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/music-for-ghost-month\/)\n\n[The Hare](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/author\/the1953hare\/)\n\nReleased just in time for this week’s Hungry Ghost Festival, ***Music for Ghost Month*** is a compilation of the music we’ve made for our [Hungry Ghost movies.](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCmc7e_Ecru1wO4tQFZMBrqw?guided_help_flow=3)\n\n***Music for Ghost Month*** is an “elastic album” — we will continue to add new tracks as our work expands.\n\n***Music for Ghost Month*** is available now as a free download from our Bandcamp site:\n\n[Uncategorized](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/uncategorized\/)\n\n# [Ghost Month Around the US](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/ghost-month-around-the-us\/)\n[August 14, 2016](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/ghost-month-around-the-us\/)\n\n[Reluctant Bodhisattva](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/author\/reluctantbodhisattva\/)\n\nThis is what Ghost Month sounds like in the US. It was recorded in our backyard last year for the soundtrack of our movie **[*Going Home*](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/going-home\/)**.\n\nWe began observing Ghost Month in 2015 by launching this blog and creating compelling content to make it uniquely “us.”\n\nWe registered the domain name *hungryghostfestival.us* with the *.us* extension, mostly because the *.com* extension was unavailable.\n\nBut, *.us* also served the purpose of distinguishing us here in Houston, Texas, USA from the rest of the world where Ghost Month is traditionally celebrated.\n\nInitially, we thought we would find pockets of people around Houston celebrating Ghost Month and learn more about the traditions through local interactions.\n\nMost Asia![iPhone6S](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iPhone6S.jpg?resize=167%2C250)n grocery stores in town carry joss paper and joss sticks, even if it’s only a small selection. Larger stores carry a wide variety of supplies including joss burners and the ever evolving paper offerings.\n\nWhat we discovered was that there are people buying these items, but there are not public displays of the rituals.\n\nThe dramatic scenes of people burning bonfires of joss paper so commonly shown in photos of Ghost Month do not exist here in Houston.\n\n![????????????????????????????????????](http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/penang2013.jpg?resize=474%2C321)\n\n[Hungry Ghosts Are Sated and Stimulated in Penang](http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/carolyn-odonnell\/keeping-hungry-ghosts-hap_b_3731968.html)\n\nNor do such photos exist from other places across the United States. Roughly 5.6% of the American population is of Asian decent. Even though Ghost Month is not observed in all Asian cultures, it seems like Hungry Ghost Festivals in the United States would be more prevalent than they appear to be.\n\nI believe this is due in part to the highly superstitious nature of the observance and the tendency to conceal such beliefs in the context of the American norm. After all, American superstitions about ghosts are much more about entertainment than anything spiritual.\n\nThe American block buster movie *Ghost Busters,* a story about capturing ghosts*,* is a far cry from the street operas that reserve the front seats for the ghosts in the audience.\n\nAmericans do not like to be called superstitious.\n\nAs a result, I believe that Ghost Month here in Houston, and probably all across the United States, happens not out in the open, in the streets, but in the privacy of one’s home, in one’s backyard.\n\nThis is how we are celebrate Ghost Month, in our backyard.\n\nThis made me realize that we came to the Hungry Ghost Festival not because we were looking for something new and different to celebrate, but because of who we are. It turns out to be a very personal thing. It is what makes us… us.\n\nThis makes our *.us* domain extension even more meaningful.\n\nBecause *hungryghostfesitval.us* is first and foremost – about US.\n\n[Uncategorized](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/uncategorized\/)\n\n# [Ghost Month Around the World](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/ghost-month-around-the-world\/)\n[August 11, 2016](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/ghost-month-around-the-world\/)\n\n[Reluctant Bodhisattva](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/author\/reluctantbodhisattva\/)\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| ![pokemonGo01](http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pokemonGo01.jpg?resize=282%2C159) | **[Malaysian webcomic describes the Pokémon-hunting zombie hordes perfectly](http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/08\/08\/hungry-ghost-pokemon-webcomic\/#6UzX0v4AKkq2)** Look out your window at night, and you’ll see a new crop of nocturnal loiterers at playgrounds and parks hunting Pokémon. The mobile game came to Southeast Asia over the weekend just in time for the Hungry Ghost Festival.  [**read more…**](http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/08\/08\/hungry-ghost-pokemon-webcomic\/#6UzX0v4AKkq2) |\n| ![singapore01](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/singapore01.jpg?resize=425%2C239) | **[Malay Celebrity Chef Good-Natured Message Of Tolerance For Hungry Ghost Month Goes Viral](http:\/\/www.malaysiandigest.com\/frontpage\/29-4-tile\/625069-malay-celebrity-chef-good-natured-message-of-tolerance-for-hungry-ghost-month-goes-viral.html)**   The Hungry Ghost Month is when the gates of hell will open and spirits will be free to roam the earth seeking food and offerings which the Chinese observe by offering sacrifices of foods, burning joss papers, chanting scriptures, and making lanterns.Singaporean celebrity chef, Shahrizal Salleh has found himself in the spotlight after calling for tolerance and understanding of this ancient Chinese tradition in a Facebook posting on 3 August, which happens to be the first day of the 7th lunar month marking the beginning of the Hungry Ghost Festival. **[read more…](http:\/\/www.malaysiandigest.com\/frontpage\/29-4-tile\/625069-malay-celebrity-chef-good-natured-message-of-tolerance-for-hungry-ghost-month-goes-viral.html)** |\n| [Embed from Getty Images](http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/586143890) | [**Hungry Ghost Festivals In Malaysia**](http:\/\/www.gettyimages.it\/evento\/hungry-ghost-festivals-in-malaysia-659757437) Great photos of the first few days of Ghost Month in Kuala Lumpur. [**read more…**](http:\/\/www.gettyimages.it\/evento\/hungry-ghost-festivals-in-malaysia-659757437) |\n| ![hongKong01](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/hongKong01.jpg?resize=425%2C239) | [**How to Avoid Hong Kong’s Hungry Ghosts This August**](http:\/\/zolimacitymag.com\/how-to-avoid-hong-kongs-hungry-ghosts-edited\/)   Nearly all world cultures have festivals to remember the dead, and Hong Kong is no exception. Living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors on Ching Ming in the spring and on Chung Yeung in the autumn.But there’s another festival that is less well understood, a time when people all over the city burn offerings to the dead on city streets: Hungry Ghost Festival (Zung1 Jyun4 Zit3 中元節). **[read more…](http:\/\/zolimacitymag.com\/how-to-avoid-hong-kongs-hungry-ghosts-edited\/)** |\n| ![penang01](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/penang01.jpg?resize=425%2C239) | **[Hungry Ghost Festival](https:\/\/ohmyexpatlife.com\/2016\/07\/29\/hungry-ghost-festival\/)** When the clock strikes midnight on the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the gates of the afterlife crack open to unleash ghosts unto the land of the living. For a period of one month every year, the Hungry Ghost Festival takes over Penang – in 2016, it’s happening August 3-31. **[read more…](https:\/\/ohmyexpatlife.com\/2016\/07\/29\/hungry-ghost-festival\/)** |\n| ![makerVideo](http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/makerVideo.jpg?resize=425%2C239) | **[WATCH: The craftsmen who create traditional paper offerings for the Hungry Ghost Festival](http:\/\/singapore.coconuts.co\/2016\/08\/08\/watch-craftsmen-who-create-traditional-paper-offerings-hungry-ghost-festival)** The Hungry Ghost Festival is upon us. Taking place on the seventh month of the Lunar calendar (which is Aug 3-31 this year), this is a time when the gates of the underworld unleashes its spirits to roam among the living. It’s also a time for those who observe the festival to burn incense and paper effigies for their deceased ancestors. If you’ve ever wondered about what goes on behind the scenes of making papier-mâché traditional offerings, watch this documentary about the master craftsmen in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. Every year, this trio of artists in the Malaysian town build majestic, intricate structures depicting the King of Ghosts for the festival. **[read more…](http:\/\/singapore.coconuts.co\/2016\/08\/08\/watch-craftsmen-who-create-traditional-paper-offerings-hungry-ghost-festival)** |\n\n[Uncategorized](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/uncategorized\/)\n\n# [Hungry Ghost Photography](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/hungry-ghost-photography\/)\n[August 9, 2016](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/hungry-ghost-photography\/)\n\n[Reluctant Bodhisattva](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/author\/reluctantbodhisattva\/)\n\n![puppet04](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/puppet04.jpg?resize=474%2C316)\n\nThis is our second year to observe Ghost Month. Last year, we documented our experiences in music, videos and photographs.\n\nVisit **[Pineapple Photography](http:\/\/pineapple.photography\/2016\/08\/09\/hungry-ghost-gallery-preview\/)** to see our best photos.\n\n[Ship of Compassion](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/category\/ship-of-compassion\/)\n\n# [Ghost Month Nears](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/ghost-month-nears\/)\n[July 29, 2016](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/ghost-month-nears\/)\n\n[The Hare](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/author\/the1953hare\/)\n\na Ship of Compassion begins moving to its embarkation point\n\n![C-Ship-310-crop](http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/C-Ship-310-crop.jpg?resize=474%2C291)\n\n# Posts navigation\n1 [2](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/page\/2\/) … [4](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/page\/4\/) [Next →](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/page\/2\/)\n\n# Recent Posts\n- [Opening the Gates in 2017](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/opening-the-gates-in-2017\/)\n- [The Old Devils](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/the-old-devils\/)\n- [The Solar Eclipse and Ghost Month](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/the-solar-eclipse-and-ghost-month\/)\n- [Folding Ingots](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/folding-ingots\/)\n- [Sailing the Ship of Compassion](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/sailing-the-ship-of-compassion\/)\n# Search the site:\n# Categories\nCategories\n\n# Archives\nArchives\n\n# Meta Tags\n- [Log in](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-login.php)\n- [Entries RSS](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/feed\/)\n- [Comments RSS](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/comments\/feed\/)\n- [WordPress.org](https:\/\/wordpress.org\/ \"Powered by WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform.\")\n\n## A Blog for the Hungry Ghost\n# Site Description\nThe Hungry Ghost Festival honors the deceased whose souls are trapped in suffering and desire.\n\n# Ghost Links\n- [Hungry Ghost FAQ](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/hungry-ghost-faq\/)\n- [Hungry Ghost Guide](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/hungry-ghost-guide\/)\n- [Hungry Ghost iBooks](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/hgbooks\/)\n- [Hungry Ghost Media Links](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/hungry-ghost-media-links\/)\n- [Joss Paper Links](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/ghost-links\/)\n\n[Proudly powered by WordPress](https:\/\/wordpress.org\/)","attrs_readable_markdown":"###### Ghost Month Begins – Scenes from August 22, 2017\n[![](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/cemetery-2017.jpg?resize=474%2C355)Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple in Singapore](http:\/\/www.todayonline.com\/photos\/pictures-hungry-ghost-festival-2017)\n\n[![](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/GhostMonthChina.jpg?resize=474%2C322)A Temple in Perai, Malaysia](http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/photo\/2017\/08\/22\/hungry-ghost-festival\/)\n\n[![](http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/getaiSingapore.jpg?resize=474%2C356)Bedok Central Getai in Singapore](https:\/\/gintai.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/23\/7th-month-hungry-ghosts-celebrations\/)\n\nOur Backyard in Houston, Texas\n\n[![](http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Old-Devils.jpg?resize=474%2C474)](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1-AXat2J-tQ)\n\nOn the morning of the first day of Ghost Month 2017, I turned on the car radio, and William Elliot Whitmore started singing these lyrics:\n\nThe old devils are at it again  \n Who knows what they’ll do\n\nAnd its true right now like it was back then  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nFrom behind these bars the view don’t change  \n Desperation, death and despair\n\nFrom what little I hear of the outside world  \n Well its not to different out there\n\nAnd they tell me there’s a war without no end  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nThey died by the millions, children, women and men  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nWhen I say devils, you know who I mean  \n These animals in the dark\n\nMalicious politicians with nefarious schemes  \n Charlatans and crooked cops\n\nMoonshine still gets you five to ten  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nStripes on your back and a ball and chain  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nTwo men stare out of prison bars  \n Wondering what got um here\n\nOne saw mud but the other saw stars  \n Praying that the end is near\n\nThe billboard outside says confess your sins  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nI guess I will confess that I’ve been suffering  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nI said the old devils are at it again  \n Who knows what they’ll do\n\nAnd its true right now like it was back then  \n The old devils are at it again\n\nI said the old devils are at it again\n\nWelcome to Ghost Month 2017. This year, Ghost Month holds a very special place on the calendar.\n\n[![](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/lunarCalenar.jpg?resize=474%2C463)](http:\/\/goodyfeed.com\/in-2017-the-hungry-ghost-festival-isnt-on-august-heres-why\/)  \n On the Chinese calendar, Ghost Month always starts on the new moon of the seventh lunar month. Because this system relies upon the lunar cycle, an extra month, or *leap* *month,* has to be added to the calendar every three years. This year, the Chinese calendar adds a leap month in July, resulting in Ghost Month beginning almost a whole month later on the western calendar.\n\nBecause Ghost Month is late this year, it magically aligns with the Solar Eclipse which happened on August 21, the day before the  \n Gates of Hell open and Ghost Month begins.\n\nThis is a total solar eclipse that makes its way across the  \n United States, casting a series of two minute shadows from the coast of Oregon to the shores of South Carolina. For two short minutes, on-lookers all across this line of totality stand in darkness together as one, in awe of nature and her humbling beauty.\n\n![](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/dscovr-epic-21-aug-2017-solar-eclipse-shadow.gif?resize=474%2C356)\n\nThen, the next day, Ghost Month begins.\n\nIs this ominous? Maybe a little.\n\nMaybe a little more for those of us in the United States… especially considering the state of The United States.\n\nBut, Ghost Month is not observed by many here in the United States. Most Americans have never even heard the phrase “hungry ghost” let alone are familiar with Ghost Month and its rituals. No need to be concerned with such matters, right?\n\nYet, in parts of the world that do observe Ghost Month, every year at this time people are cautioned to be extra safe and reverent, to expect malevolent ghosts at play, and to appease them accordingly.\n\nFeng Shui writer Ricky Lee offers a Filipino perspective on this year’s special Ghost Month… dreadful.\n\n> For this year’s solar eclipse, what makes it dreadful is that it happens on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month, and I have never ever recalled than an eclipse happening on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month, and this is most certainly an indication that something big either worldwide or to several countries will happen during the Hungry Ghost Month or will start during the Hungry Ghost Month.\n> \n> [![](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rickyleesite.png?resize=474%2C279)A Lunar Eclipse, A Solar Eclipse, and the Hungry Ghost Month](https:\/\/sanaakosirickylee.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/14\/a-lunar-eclipse-a-solar-eclipse-and-the-hungry-ghost-month-a-warning-that-we-should-all-try-to-keep-safe\/)\n\nGhost Month is almost over. Here is a video to inspire you to fold more money for the ghosts before the gates of hell close on Wednesday, August 31st.\n\na ship of compassion sets sail at the beginning of Ghost Month\n\n![C-Ship-310-Blog2](http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/C-Ship-310-Blog2.jpg?resize=474%2C474)\n\nbut the journey across the sea of suffering is never an easy one\n\n![C-Ship-283-Weathered](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/C-Ship-283-Weathered.jpg?resize=474%2C474)\n\nand the journey home so much longer and harder still, but our Ship of Compassion sails onward\n\n![](http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Listing-Ship.jpg?resize=474%2C474)\n\n8-23-17\n\nReleased just in time for this week’s Hungry Ghost Festival, ***Music for Ghost Month*** is a compilation of the music we’ve made for our [Hungry Ghost movies.](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCmc7e_Ecru1wO4tQFZMBrqw?guided_help_flow=3)\n\n***Music for Ghost Month*** is an “elastic album” — we will continue to add new tracks as our work expands.\n\n***Music for Ghost Month*** is available now as a free download from our Bandcamp site:\n\nThis is what Ghost Month sounds like in the US. It was recorded in our backyard last year for the soundtrack of our movie **[*Going Home*](http:\/\/hungryghostfestival.us\/going-home\/)**.\n\nWe began observing Ghost Month in 2015 by launching this blog and creating compelling content to make it uniquely “us.”\n\nWe registered the domain name *hungryghostfestival.us* with the *.us* extension, mostly because the *.com* extension was unavailable.\n\nBut, *.us* also served the purpose of distinguishing us here in Houston, Texas, USA from the rest of the world where Ghost Month is traditionally celebrated.\n\nInitially, we thought we would find pockets of people around Houston celebrating Ghost Month and learn more about the traditions through local interactions.\n\nMost Asia![iPhone6S](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/iPhone6S.jpg?resize=167%2C250)n grocery stores in town carry joss paper and joss sticks, even if it’s only a small selection. Larger stores carry a wide variety of supplies including joss burners and the ever evolving paper offerings.\n\nWhat we discovered was that there are people buying these items, but there are not public displays of the rituals.\n\nThe dramatic scenes of people burning bonfires of joss paper so commonly shown in photos of Ghost Month do not exist here in Houston.\n\n![????????????????????????????????????](http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/penang2013.jpg?resize=474%2C321)\n\n[Hungry Ghosts Are Sated and Stimulated in Penang](http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/carolyn-odonnell\/keeping-hungry-ghosts-hap_b_3731968.html)\n\nNor do such photos exist from other places across the United States. Roughly 5.6% of the American population is of Asian decent. Even though Ghost Month is not observed in all Asian cultures, it seems like Hungry Ghost Festivals in the United States would be more prevalent than they appear to be.\n\nI believe this is due in part to the highly superstitious nature of the observance and the tendency to conceal such beliefs in the context of the American norm. After all, American superstitions about ghosts are much more about entertainment than anything spiritual.\n\nThe American block buster movie *Ghost Busters,* a story about capturing ghosts*,* is a far cry from the street operas that reserve the front seats for the ghosts in the audience.\n\nAmericans do not like to be called superstitious.\n\nAs a result, I believe that Ghost Month here in Houston, and probably all across the United States, happens not out in the open, in the streets, but in the privacy of one’s home, in one’s backyard.\n\nThis is how we are celebrate Ghost Month, in our backyard.\n\nThis made me realize that we came to the Hungry Ghost Festival not because we were looking for something new and different to celebrate, but because of who we are. It turns out to be a very personal thing. It is what makes us… us.\n\nThis makes our *.us* domain extension even more meaningful.\n\nBecause *hungryghostfesitval.us* is first and foremost – about US.\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| ![pokemonGo01](http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pokemonGo01.jpg?resize=282%2C159) | **[Malaysian webcomic describes the Pokémon-hunting zombie hordes perfectly](http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/08\/08\/hungry-ghost-pokemon-webcomic\/#6UzX0v4AKkq2)** Look out your window at night, and you’ll see a new crop of nocturnal loiterers at playgrounds and parks hunting Pokémon. The mobile game came to Southeast Asia over the weekend just in time for the Hungry Ghost Festival.  [**read more…**](http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/08\/08\/hungry-ghost-pokemon-webcomic\/#6UzX0v4AKkq2) |\n| ![singapore01](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/singapore01.jpg?resize=425%2C239) | **[Malay Celebrity Chef Good-Natured Message Of Tolerance For Hungry Ghost Month Goes Viral](http:\/\/www.malaysiandigest.com\/frontpage\/29-4-tile\/625069-malay-celebrity-chef-good-natured-message-of-tolerance-for-hungry-ghost-month-goes-viral.html)**   The Hungry Ghost Month is when the gates of hell will open and spirits will be free to roam the earth seeking food and offerings which the Chinese observe by offering sacrifices of foods, burning joss papers, chanting scriptures, and making lanterns.Singaporean celebrity chef, Shahrizal Salleh has found himself in the spotlight after calling for tolerance and understanding of this ancient Chinese tradition in a Facebook posting on 3 August, which happens to be the first day of the 7th lunar month marking the beginning of the Hungry Ghost Festival. **[read more…](http:\/\/www.malaysiandigest.com\/frontpage\/29-4-tile\/625069-malay-celebrity-chef-good-natured-message-of-tolerance-for-hungry-ghost-month-goes-viral.html)** |\n| [Embed from Getty Images](http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/586143890) | [**Hungry Ghost Festivals In Malaysia**](http:\/\/www.gettyimages.it\/evento\/hungry-ghost-festivals-in-malaysia-659757437) Great photos of the first few days of Ghost Month in Kuala Lumpur. [**read more…**](http:\/\/www.gettyimages.it\/evento\/hungry-ghost-festivals-in-malaysia-659757437) |\n| ![hongKong01](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/hongKong01.jpg?resize=425%2C239) | [**How to Avoid Hong Kong’s Hungry Ghosts This August**](http:\/\/zolimacitymag.com\/how-to-avoid-hong-kongs-hungry-ghosts-edited\/)   Nearly all world cultures have festivals to remember the dead, and Hong Kong is no exception. Living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors on Ching Ming in the spring and on Chung Yeung in the autumn.But there’s another festival that is less well understood, a time when people all over the city burn offerings to the dead on city streets: Hungry Ghost Festival (Zung1 Jyun4 Zit3 中元節). **[read more…](http:\/\/zolimacitymag.com\/how-to-avoid-hong-kongs-hungry-ghosts-edited\/)** |\n| ![penang01](http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/penang01.jpg?resize=425%2C239) | **[Hungry Ghost Festival](https:\/\/ohmyexpatlife.com\/2016\/07\/29\/hungry-ghost-festival\/)** When the clock strikes midnight on the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the gates of the afterlife crack open to unleash ghosts unto the land of the living. For a period of one month every year, the Hungry Ghost Festival takes over Penang – in 2016, it’s happening August 3-31. **[read more…](https:\/\/ohmyexpatlife.com\/2016\/07\/29\/hungry-ghost-festival\/)** |\n| ![makerVideo](http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/hungryghostfestival.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/makerVideo.jpg?resize=425%2C239) | **[WATCH: The craftsmen who create traditional paper offerings for the Hungry Ghost Festival](http:\/\/singapore.coconuts.co\/2016\/08\/08\/watch-craftsmen-who-create-traditional-paper-offerings-hungry-ghost-festival)** The Hungry Ghost Festival is upon us. Taking place on the seventh month of the Lunar calendar (which is Aug 3-31 this year), this is a time when the gates of the underworld unleashes its spirits to roam among the living. It’s also a time for those who observe the festival to burn incense and paper effigies for their deceased ancestors. 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Boilerpipe Text	Ghost Month Begins – Scenes from August 22, 2017 Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple in Singapore A Temple in Perai, Malaysia Bedok Central Getai in Singapore Our Backyard in Houston, Texas On the morning of the first day of Ghost Month 2017, I turned on the car radio, and William Elliot Whitmore started singing these lyrics: The old devils are at it again Who knows what they’ll do And its true right now like it was back then The old devils are at it again From behind these bars the view don’t change Desperation, death and despair From what little I hear of the outside world Well its not to different out there And they tell me there’s a war without no end The old devils are at it again They died by the millions, children, women and men The old devils are at it again When I say devils, you know who I mean These animals in the dark Malicious politicians with nefarious schemes Charlatans and crooked cops Moonshine still gets you five to ten The old devils are at it again Stripes on your back and a ball and chain The old devils are at it again Two men stare out of prison bars Wondering what got um here One saw mud but the other saw stars Praying that the end is near The billboard outside says confess your sins The old devils are at it again I guess I will confess that I’ve been suffering The old devils are at it again I said the old devils are at it again Who knows what they’ll do And its true right now like it was back then The old devils are at it again I said the old devils are at it again Welcome to Ghost Month 2017. This year, Ghost Month holds a very special place on the calendar. On the Chinese calendar, Ghost Month always starts on the new moon of the seventh lunar month. Because this system relies upon the lunar cycle, an extra month, or leap month, has to be added to the calendar every three years. This year, the Chinese calendar adds a leap month in July, resulting in Ghost Month beginning almost a whole month later on the western calendar. Because Ghost Month is late this year, it magically aligns with the Solar Eclipse which happened on August 21, the day before the Gates of Hell open and Ghost Month begins. This is a total solar eclipse that makes its way across the United States, casting a series of two minute shadows from the coast of Oregon to the shores of South Carolina. For two short minutes, on-lookers all across this line of totality stand in darkness together as one, in awe of nature and her humbling beauty. Then, the next day, Ghost Month begins. Is this ominous? Maybe a little. Maybe a little more for those of us in the United States… especially considering the state of The United States. But, Ghost Month is not observed by many here in the United States. Most Americans have never even heard the phrase “hungry ghost” let alone are familiar with Ghost Month and its rituals. No need to be concerned with such matters, right? Yet, in parts of the world that do observe Ghost Month, every year at this time people are cautioned to be extra safe and reverent, to expect malevolent ghosts at play, and to appease them accordingly. Feng Shui writer Ricky Lee offers a Filipino perspective on this year’s special Ghost Month… dreadful. For this year’s solar eclipse, what makes it dreadful is that it happens on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month, and I have never ever recalled than an eclipse happening on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month, and this is most certainly an indication that something big either worldwide or to several countries will happen during the Hungry Ghost Month or will start during the Hungry Ghost Month. A Lunar Eclipse, A Solar Eclipse, and the Hungry Ghost Month Ghost Month is almost over. Here is a video to inspire you to fold more money for the ghosts before the gates of hell close on Wednesday, August 31st. a ship of compassion sets sail at the beginning of Ghost Month but the journey across the sea of suffering is never an easy one and the journey home so much longer and harder still, but our Ship of Compassion sails onward 8-23-17 Released just in time for this week’s Hungry Ghost Festival, Music for Ghost Month is a compilation of the music we’ve made for our Hungry Ghost movies. Music for Ghost Month is an “elastic album” — we will continue to add new tracks as our work expands. Music for Ghost Month is available now as a free download from our Bandcamp site: This is what Ghost Month sounds like in the US. It was recorded in our backyard last year for the soundtrack of our movie Going Home . We began observing Ghost Month in 2015 by launching this blog and creating compelling content to make it uniquely “us.” We registered the domain name hungryghostfestival.us with the .us extension, mostly because the .com extension was unavailable. But, .us also served the purpose of distinguishing us here in Houston, Texas, USA from the rest of the world where Ghost Month is traditionally celebrated. Initially, we thought we would find pockets of people around Houston celebrating Ghost Month and learn more about the traditions through local interactions. Most Asia n grocery stores in town carry joss paper and joss sticks, even if it’s only a small selection. Larger stores carry a wide variety of supplies including joss burners and the ever evolving paper offerings. What we discovered was that there are people buying these items, but there are not public displays of the rituals. The dramatic scenes of people burning bonfires of joss paper so commonly shown in photos of Ghost Month do not exist here in Houston. Hungry Ghosts Are Sated and Stimulated in Penang Nor do such photos exist from other places across the United States. Roughly 5.6% of the American population is of Asian decent. Even though Ghost Month is not observed in all Asian cultures, it seems like Hungry Ghost Festivals in the United States would be more prevalent than they appear to be. I believe this is due in part to the highly superstitious nature of the observance and the tendency to conceal such beliefs in the context of the American norm. After all, American superstitions about ghosts are much more about entertainment than anything spiritual. The American block buster movie Ghost Busters, a story about capturing ghosts , is a far cry from the street operas that reserve the front seats for the ghosts in the audience. Americans do not like to be called superstitious. As a result, I believe that Ghost Month here in Houston, and probably all across the United States, happens not out in the open, in the streets, but in the privacy of one’s home, in one’s backyard. This is how we are celebrate Ghost Month, in our backyard. This made me realize that we came to the Hungry Ghost Festival not because we were looking for something new and different to celebrate, but because of who we are. It turns out to be a very personal thing. It is what makes us… us. This makes our .us domain extension even more meaningful. Because hungryghostfesitval.us is first and foremost – about US. Malaysian webcomic describes the Pokémon-hunting zombie hordes perfectly Look out your window at night, and you’ll see a new crop of nocturnal loiterers at playgrounds and parks hunting Pokémon. The mobile game came to Southeast Asia over the weekend just in time for the Hungry Ghost Festival. read more… Malay Celebrity Chef Good-Natured Message Of Tolerance For Hungry Ghost Month Goes Viral The Hungry Ghost Month is when the gates of hell will open and spirits will be free to roam the earth seeking food and offerings which the Chinese observe by offering sacrifices of foods, burning joss papers, chanting scriptures, and making lanterns.Singaporean celebrity chef, Shahrizal Salleh has found himself in the spotlight after calling for tolerance and understanding of this ancient Chinese tradition in a Facebook posting on 3 August, which happens to be the first day of the 7th lunar month marking the beginning of the Hungry Ghost Festival. read more… Embed from Getty Images Hungry Ghost Festivals In Malaysia Great photos of the first few days of Ghost Month in Kuala Lumpur. read more… How to Avoid Hong Kong’s Hungry Ghosts This August Nearly all world cultures have festivals to remember the dead, and Hong Kong is no exception. Living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors on Ching Ming in the spring and on Chung Yeung in the autumn.But there’s another festival that is less well understood, a time when people all over the city burn offerings to the dead on city streets: Hungry Ghost Festival (Zung1 Jyun4 Zit3 中元節). read more… Hungry Ghost Festival When the clock strikes midnight on the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the gates of the afterlife crack open to unleash ghosts unto the land of the living. For a period of one month every year, the Hungry Ghost Festival takes over Penang – in 2016, it’s happening August 3-31. read more… WATCH: The craftsmen who create traditional paper offerings for the Hungry Ghost Festival The Hungry Ghost Festival is upon us. Taking place on the seventh month of the Lunar calendar (which is Aug 3-31 this year), this is a time when the gates of the underworld unleashes its spirits to roam among the living. It’s also a time for those who observe the festival to burn incense and paper effigies for their deceased ancestors. If you’ve ever wondered about what goes on behind the scenes of making papier-mâché traditional offerings, watch this documentary about the master craftsmen in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. Every year, this trio of artists in the Malaysian town build majestic, intricate structures depicting the King of Ghosts for the festival. read more… This is our second year to observe Ghost Month. Last year, we documented our experiences in music, videos and photographs. Visit Pineapple Photography to see our best photos. a Ship of Compassion begins moving to its embarkation point
Markdown	[![The Hungry Ghost Festival](http://hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/header01.jpg)](http://hungryghostfestival.us/) # [The Hungry Ghost Festival](http://hungryghostfestival.us/) [Search](http://hungryghostfestival.us/#search-container) Primary Menu [Skip to content](http://hungryghostfestival.us/#content) - [Hungry Ghost FAQ](http://hungryghostfestival.us/hungry-ghost-faq/) - [Hungry Ghost Guide](http://hungryghostfestival.us/hungry-ghost-guide/) - [Hungry Ghost iBooks](http://hungryghostfestival.us/hgbooks/) - [Hungry Ghost Media Links](http://hungryghostfestival.us/hungry-ghost-media-links/) - [Joss Paper Links](http://hungryghostfestival.us/ghost-links/) [Hungry Ghost Month](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/hungry-ghost-month/), [Uncategorized](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/uncategorized/) # [Opening the Gates in 2017](http://hungryghostfestival.us/opening-the-gates-in-2017/) [August 24, 2017](http://hungryghostfestival.us/opening-the-gates-in-2017/) [Reluctant Bodhisattva](http://hungryghostfestival.us/author/reluctantbodhisattva/) ###### Ghost Month Begins – Scenes from August 22, 2017 [![](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cemetery-2017.jpg?resize=474%2C355)Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple in Singapore](http://www.todayonline.com/photos/pictures-hungry-ghost-festival-2017) [![](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GhostMonthChina.jpg?resize=474%2C322)A Temple in Perai, Malaysia](http://www.thestar.com.my/photo/2017/08/22/hungry-ghost-festival/) [![](http://i2.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/getaiSingapore.jpg?resize=474%2C356)Bedok Central Getai in Singapore](https://gintai.wordpress.com/2017/08/23/7th-month-hungry-ghosts-celebrations/) Our Backyard in Houston, Texas [Hungry Ghost Month](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/hungry-ghost-month/) # [The Old Devils](http://hungryghostfestival.us/the-old-devils/) [August 23, 2017](http://hungryghostfestival.us/the-old-devils/) [The Hare](http://hungryghostfestival.us/author/the1953hare/) [![](http://i2.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Old-Devils.jpg?resize=474%2C474)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-AXat2J-tQ) On the morning of the first day of Ghost Month 2017, I turned on the car radio, and William Elliot Whitmore started singing these lyrics: The old devils are at it again Who knows what they’ll do And its true right now like it was back then The old devils are at it again From behind these bars the view don’t change Desperation, death and despair From what little I hear of the outside world Well its not to different out there And they tell me there’s a war without no end The old devils are at it again They died by the millions, children, women and men The old devils are at it again When I say devils, you know who I mean These animals in the dark Malicious politicians with nefarious schemes Charlatans and crooked cops Moonshine still gets you five to ten The old devils are at it again Stripes on your back and a ball and chain The old devils are at it again Two men stare out of prison bars Wondering what got um here One saw mud but the other saw stars Praying that the end is near The billboard outside says confess your sins The old devils are at it again I guess I will confess that I’ve been suffering The old devils are at it again I said the old devils are at it again Who knows what they’ll do And its true right now like it was back then The old devils are at it again I said the old devils are at it again [Eclipses](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/eclipses/), [Hungry Ghost Month](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/hungry-ghost-month/), [Lunar Calendar](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/lunar-calendar/) # [The Solar Eclipse and Ghost Month](http://hungryghostfestival.us/the-solar-eclipse-and-ghost-month/) [August 22, 2017](http://hungryghostfestival.us/the-solar-eclipse-and-ghost-month/) [Reluctant Bodhisattva](http://hungryghostfestival.us/author/reluctantbodhisattva/) Welcome to Ghost Month 2017. This year, Ghost Month holds a very special place on the calendar. [![](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/lunarCalenar.jpg?resize=474%2C463)](http://goodyfeed.com/in-2017-the-hungry-ghost-festival-isnt-on-august-heres-why/) On the Chinese calendar, Ghost Month always starts on the new moon of the seventh lunar month. Because this system relies upon the lunar cycle, an extra month, or leap month, has to be added to the calendar every three years. This year, the Chinese calendar adds a leap month in July, resulting in Ghost Month beginning almost a whole month later on the western calendar. Because Ghost Month is late this year, it magically aligns with the Solar Eclipse which happened on August 21, the day before the Gates of Hell open and Ghost Month begins. This is a total solar eclipse that makes its way across the United States, casting a series of two minute shadows from the coast of Oregon to the shores of South Carolina. For two short minutes, on-lookers all across this line of totality stand in darkness together as one, in awe of nature and her humbling beauty. ![](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscovr-epic-21-aug-2017-solar-eclipse-shadow.gif?resize=474%2C356) Then, the next day, Ghost Month begins. Is this ominous? Maybe a little. Maybe a little more for those of us in the United States… especially considering the state of The United States. But, Ghost Month is not observed by many here in the United States. Most Americans have never even heard the phrase “hungry ghost” let alone are familiar with Ghost Month and its rituals. No need to be concerned with such matters, right? Yet, in parts of the world that do observe Ghost Month, every year at this time people are cautioned to be extra safe and reverent, to expect malevolent ghosts at play, and to appease them accordingly. Feng Shui writer Ricky Lee offers a Filipino perspective on this year’s special Ghost Month… dreadful. > For this year’s solar eclipse, what makes it dreadful is that it happens on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month, and I have never ever recalled than an eclipse happening on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month, and this is most certainly an indication that something big either worldwide or to several countries will happen during the Hungry Ghost Month or will start during the Hungry Ghost Month. > > [![](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/rickyleesite.png?resize=474%2C279)A Lunar Eclipse, A Solar Eclipse, and the Hungry Ghost Month](https://sanaakosirickylee.wordpress.com/2017/08/14/a-lunar-eclipse-a-solar-eclipse-and-the-hungry-ghost-month-a-warning-that-we-should-all-try-to-keep-safe/) [Hungry Ghost Month](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/hungry-ghost-month/), [Joss Paper](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/joss-paper/) # [Folding Ingots](http://hungryghostfestival.us/folding-ingots/) [August 28, 2016](http://hungryghostfestival.us/folding-ingots/) [Reluctant Bodhisattva](http://hungryghostfestival.us/author/reluctantbodhisattva/) Ghost Month is almost over. Here is a video to inspire you to fold more money for the ghosts before the gates of hell close on Wednesday, August 31st. [Ship of Compassion](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/ship-of-compassion/) # [Sailing the Ship of Compassion](http://hungryghostfestival.us/sailing-the-ship-of-compassion/) [August 21, 2016](http://hungryghostfestival.us/sailing-the-ship-of-compassion/) [The Hare](http://hungryghostfestival.us/author/the1953hare/) a ship of compassion sets sail at the beginning of Ghost Month ![C-Ship-310-Blog2](http://i2.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/C-Ship-310-Blog2.jpg?resize=474%2C474) but the journey across the sea of suffering is never an easy one ![C-Ship-283-Weathered](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/C-Ship-283-Weathered.jpg?resize=474%2C474) and the journey home so much longer and harder still, but our Ship of Compassion sails onward ![](http://i1.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Listing-Ship.jpg?resize=474%2C474) 8-23-17 [Uncategorized](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/uncategorized/) # [Music for Ghost Month](http://hungryghostfestival.us/music-for-ghost-month/) [August 21, 2016](http://hungryghostfestival.us/music-for-ghost-month/) [The Hare](http://hungryghostfestival.us/author/the1953hare/) Released just in time for this week’s Hungry Ghost Festival, *Music for Ghost Month* is a compilation of the music we’ve made for our [Hungry Ghost movies.](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmc7e_Ecru1wO4tQFZMBrqw?guided_help_flow=3) *Music for Ghost Month* is an “elastic album” — we will continue to add new tracks as our work expands. *Music for Ghost Month* is available now as a free download from our Bandcamp site: [Uncategorized](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/uncategorized/) # [Ghost Month Around the US](http://hungryghostfestival.us/ghost-month-around-the-us/) [August 14, 2016](http://hungryghostfestival.us/ghost-month-around-the-us/) [Reluctant Bodhisattva](http://hungryghostfestival.us/author/reluctantbodhisattva/) This is what Ghost Month sounds like in the US. It was recorded in our backyard last year for the soundtrack of our movie *[Going Home](http://hungryghostfestival.us/going-home/). We began observing Ghost Month in 2015 by launching this blog and creating compelling content to make it uniquely “us.” We registered the domain name hungryghostfestival.us* with the .us extension, mostly because the .com extension was unavailable. But, .us also served the purpose of distinguishing us here in Houston, Texas, USA from the rest of the world where Ghost Month is traditionally celebrated. Initially, we thought we would find pockets of people around Houston celebrating Ghost Month and learn more about the traditions through local interactions. Most Asia![iPhone6S](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/iPhone6S.jpg?resize=167%2C250)n grocery stores in town carry joss paper and joss sticks, even if it’s only a small selection. Larger stores carry a wide variety of supplies including joss burners and the ever evolving paper offerings. What we discovered was that there are people buying these items, but there are not public displays of the rituals. The dramatic scenes of people burning bonfires of joss paper so commonly shown in photos of Ghost Month do not exist here in Houston. ![????????????????????????????????????](http://i2.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/penang2013.jpg?resize=474%2C321) [Hungry Ghosts Are Sated and Stimulated in Penang](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carolyn-odonnell/keeping-hungry-ghosts-hap_b_3731968.html) Nor do such photos exist from other places across the United States. Roughly 5.6% of the American population is of Asian decent. Even though Ghost Month is not observed in all Asian cultures, it seems like Hungry Ghost Festivals in the United States would be more prevalent than they appear to be. I believe this is due in part to the highly superstitious nature of the observance and the tendency to conceal such beliefs in the context of the American norm. After all, American superstitions about ghosts are much more about entertainment than anything spiritual. The American block buster movie Ghost Busters, a story about capturing ghosts, is a far cry from the street operas that reserve the front seats for the ghosts in the audience. Americans do not like to be called superstitious. As a result, I believe that Ghost Month here in Houston, and probably all across the United States, happens not out in the open, in the streets, but in the privacy of one’s home, in one’s backyard. This is how we are celebrate Ghost Month, in our backyard. This made me realize that we came to the Hungry Ghost Festival not because we were looking for something new and different to celebrate, but because of who we are. It turns out to be a very personal thing. It is what makes us… us. This makes our .us domain extension even more meaningful. Because hungryghostfesitval.us is first and foremost – about US. [Uncategorized](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/uncategorized/) # [Ghost Month Around the World](http://hungryghostfestival.us/ghost-month-around-the-world/) [August 11, 2016](http://hungryghostfestival.us/ghost-month-around-the-world/) [Reluctant Bodhisattva](http://hungryghostfestival.us/author/reluctantbodhisattva/) \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| ![pokemonGo01](http://i2.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pokemonGo01.jpg?resize=282%2C159) \| [Malaysian webcomic describes the Pokémon-hunting zombie hordes perfectly](http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/hungry-ghost-pokemon-webcomic/#6UzX0v4AKkq2) Look out your window at night, and you’ll see a new crop of nocturnal loiterers at playgrounds and parks hunting Pokémon. The mobile game came to Southeast Asia over the weekend just in time for the Hungry Ghost Festival. [read more…](http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/hungry-ghost-pokemon-webcomic/#6UzX0v4AKkq2) \| \| ![singapore01](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/singapore01.jpg?resize=425%2C239) \| [Malay Celebrity Chef Good-Natured Message Of Tolerance For Hungry Ghost Month Goes Viral](http://www.malaysiandigest.com/frontpage/29-4-tile/625069-malay-celebrity-chef-good-natured-message-of-tolerance-for-hungry-ghost-month-goes-viral.html) The Hungry Ghost Month is when the gates of hell will open and spirits will be free to roam the earth seeking food and offerings which the Chinese observe by offering sacrifices of foods, burning joss papers, chanting scriptures, and making lanterns.Singaporean celebrity chef, Shahrizal Salleh has found himself in the spotlight after calling for tolerance and understanding of this ancient Chinese tradition in a Facebook posting on 3 August, which happens to be the first day of the 7th lunar month marking the beginning of the Hungry Ghost Festival. [read more…](http://www.malaysiandigest.com/frontpage/29-4-tile/625069-malay-celebrity-chef-good-natured-message-of-tolerance-for-hungry-ghost-month-goes-viral.html) \| \| [Embed from Getty Images](http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/586143890) \| [Hungry Ghost Festivals In Malaysia](http://www.gettyimages.it/evento/hungry-ghost-festivals-in-malaysia-659757437) Great photos of the first few days of Ghost Month in Kuala Lumpur. [read more…](http://www.gettyimages.it/evento/hungry-ghost-festivals-in-malaysia-659757437) \| \| ![hongKong01](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hongKong01.jpg?resize=425%2C239) \| [How to Avoid Hong Kong’s Hungry Ghosts This August](http://zolimacitymag.com/how-to-avoid-hong-kongs-hungry-ghosts-edited/) Nearly all world cultures have festivals to remember the dead, and Hong Kong is no exception. Living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors on Ching Ming in the spring and on Chung Yeung in the autumn.But there’s another festival that is less well understood, a time when people all over the city burn offerings to the dead on city streets: Hungry Ghost Festival (Zung1 Jyun4 Zit3 中元節). [read more…](http://zolimacitymag.com/how-to-avoid-hong-kongs-hungry-ghosts-edited/) \| \| ![penang01](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/penang01.jpg?resize=425%2C239) \| [Hungry Ghost Festival](https://ohmyexpatlife.com/2016/07/29/hungry-ghost-festival/) When the clock strikes midnight on the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the gates of the afterlife crack open to unleash ghosts unto the land of the living. For a period of one month every year, the Hungry Ghost Festival takes over Penang – in 2016, it’s happening August 3-31. [read more…](https://ohmyexpatlife.com/2016/07/29/hungry-ghost-festival/) \| \| ![makerVideo](http://i1.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/makerVideo.jpg?resize=425%2C239) \| [WATCH: The craftsmen who create traditional paper offerings for the Hungry Ghost Festival](http://singapore.coconuts.co/2016/08/08/watch-craftsmen-who-create-traditional-paper-offerings-hungry-ghost-festival) The Hungry Ghost Festival is upon us. Taking place on the seventh month of the Lunar calendar (which is Aug 3-31 this year), this is a time when the gates of the underworld unleashes its spirits to roam among the living. It’s also a time for those who observe the festival to burn incense and paper effigies for their deceased ancestors. If you’ve ever wondered about what goes on behind the scenes of making papier-mâché traditional offerings, watch this documentary about the master craftsmen in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. Every year, this trio of artists in the Malaysian town build majestic, intricate structures depicting the King of Ghosts for the festival. [read more…](http://singapore.coconuts.co/2016/08/08/watch-craftsmen-who-create-traditional-paper-offerings-hungry-ghost-festival) \| [Uncategorized](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/uncategorized/) # [Hungry Ghost Photography](http://hungryghostfestival.us/hungry-ghost-photography/) [August 9, 2016](http://hungryghostfestival.us/hungry-ghost-photography/) [Reluctant Bodhisattva](http://hungryghostfestival.us/author/reluctantbodhisattva/) ![puppet04](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppet04.jpg?resize=474%2C316) This is our second year to observe Ghost Month. Last year, we documented our experiences in music, videos and photographs. Visit [Pineapple Photography](http://pineapple.photography/2016/08/09/hungry-ghost-gallery-preview/) to see our best photos. [Ship of Compassion](http://hungryghostfestival.us/category/ship-of-compassion/) # [Ghost Month Nears](http://hungryghostfestival.us/ghost-month-nears/) [July 29, 2016](http://hungryghostfestival.us/ghost-month-nears/) [The Hare](http://hungryghostfestival.us/author/the1953hare/) a Ship of Compassion begins moving to its embarkation point ![C-Ship-310-crop](http://i1.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/C-Ship-310-crop.jpg?resize=474%2C291) # Posts navigation 1 [2](http://hungryghostfestival.us/page/2/) … [4](http://hungryghostfestival.us/page/4/) [Next →](http://hungryghostfestival.us/page/2/) # Recent Posts - [Opening the Gates in 2017](http://hungryghostfestival.us/opening-the-gates-in-2017/) - [The Old Devils](http://hungryghostfestival.us/the-old-devils/) - [The Solar Eclipse and Ghost Month](http://hungryghostfestival.us/the-solar-eclipse-and-ghost-month/) - [Folding Ingots](http://hungryghostfestival.us/folding-ingots/) - [Sailing the Ship of Compassion](http://hungryghostfestival.us/sailing-the-ship-of-compassion/) # Search the site: # Categories Categories # Archives Archives # Meta Tags - [Log in](http://hungryghostfestival.us/wp-login.php) - [Entries RSS](http://hungryghostfestival.us/feed/) - [Comments RSS](http://hungryghostfestival.us/comments/feed/) - [WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/ "Powered by WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform.") ## A Blog for the Hungry Ghost # Site Description The Hungry Ghost Festival honors the deceased whose souls are trapped in suffering and desire. # Ghost Links - [Hungry Ghost FAQ](http://hungryghostfestival.us/hungry-ghost-faq/) - [Hungry Ghost Guide](http://hungryghostfestival.us/hungry-ghost-guide/) - [Hungry Ghost iBooks](http://hungryghostfestival.us/hgbooks/) - [Hungry Ghost Media Links](http://hungryghostfestival.us/hungry-ghost-media-links/) - [Joss Paper Links](http://hungryghostfestival.us/ghost-links/) [Proudly powered by WordPress](https://wordpress.org/)
Readable Markdown	###### Ghost Month Begins – Scenes from August 22, 2017 [![](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cemetery-2017.jpg?resize=474%2C355)Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple in Singapore](http://www.todayonline.com/photos/pictures-hungry-ghost-festival-2017) [![](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/GhostMonthChina.jpg?resize=474%2C322)A Temple in Perai, Malaysia](http://www.thestar.com.my/photo/2017/08/22/hungry-ghost-festival/) [![](http://i2.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/getaiSingapore.jpg?resize=474%2C356)Bedok Central Getai in Singapore](https://gintai.wordpress.com/2017/08/23/7th-month-hungry-ghosts-celebrations/) Our Backyard in Houston, Texas [![](http://i2.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Old-Devils.jpg?resize=474%2C474)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-AXat2J-tQ) On the morning of the first day of Ghost Month 2017, I turned on the car radio, and William Elliot Whitmore started singing these lyrics: The old devils are at it again Who knows what they’ll do And its true right now like it was back then The old devils are at it again From behind these bars the view don’t change Desperation, death and despair From what little I hear of the outside world Well its not to different out there And they tell me there’s a war without no end The old devils are at it again They died by the millions, children, women and men The old devils are at it again When I say devils, you know who I mean These animals in the dark Malicious politicians with nefarious schemes Charlatans and crooked cops Moonshine still gets you five to ten The old devils are at it again Stripes on your back and a ball and chain The old devils are at it again Two men stare out of prison bars Wondering what got um here One saw mud but the other saw stars Praying that the end is near The billboard outside says confess your sins The old devils are at it again I guess I will confess that I’ve been suffering The old devils are at it again I said the old devils are at it again Who knows what they’ll do And its true right now like it was back then The old devils are at it again I said the old devils are at it again Welcome to Ghost Month 2017. This year, Ghost Month holds a very special place on the calendar. [![](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/lunarCalenar.jpg?resize=474%2C463)](http://goodyfeed.com/in-2017-the-hungry-ghost-festival-isnt-on-august-heres-why/) On the Chinese calendar, Ghost Month always starts on the new moon of the seventh lunar month. Because this system relies upon the lunar cycle, an extra month, or leap month, has to be added to the calendar every three years. This year, the Chinese calendar adds a leap month in July, resulting in Ghost Month beginning almost a whole month later on the western calendar. Because Ghost Month is late this year, it magically aligns with the Solar Eclipse which happened on August 21, the day before the Gates of Hell open and Ghost Month begins. This is a total solar eclipse that makes its way across the United States, casting a series of two minute shadows from the coast of Oregon to the shores of South Carolina. For two short minutes, on-lookers all across this line of totality stand in darkness together as one, in awe of nature and her humbling beauty. ![](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscovr-epic-21-aug-2017-solar-eclipse-shadow.gif?resize=474%2C356) Then, the next day, Ghost Month begins. Is this ominous? Maybe a little. Maybe a little more for those of us in the United States… especially considering the state of The United States. But, Ghost Month is not observed by many here in the United States. Most Americans have never even heard the phrase “hungry ghost” let alone are familiar with Ghost Month and its rituals. No need to be concerned with such matters, right? Yet, in parts of the world that do observe Ghost Month, every year at this time people are cautioned to be extra safe and reverent, to expect malevolent ghosts at play, and to appease them accordingly. Feng Shui writer Ricky Lee offers a Filipino perspective on this year’s special Ghost Month… dreadful. > For this year’s solar eclipse, what makes it dreadful is that it happens on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month, and I have never ever recalled than an eclipse happening on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Month, and this is most certainly an indication that something big either worldwide or to several countries will happen during the Hungry Ghost Month or will start during the Hungry Ghost Month. > > [![](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/rickyleesite.png?resize=474%2C279)A Lunar Eclipse, A Solar Eclipse, and the Hungry Ghost Month](https://sanaakosirickylee.wordpress.com/2017/08/14/a-lunar-eclipse-a-solar-eclipse-and-the-hungry-ghost-month-a-warning-that-we-should-all-try-to-keep-safe/) Ghost Month is almost over. Here is a video to inspire you to fold more money for the ghosts before the gates of hell close on Wednesday, August 31st. a ship of compassion sets sail at the beginning of Ghost Month ![C-Ship-310-Blog2](http://i2.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/C-Ship-310-Blog2.jpg?resize=474%2C474) but the journey across the sea of suffering is never an easy one ![C-Ship-283-Weathered](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/C-Ship-283-Weathered.jpg?resize=474%2C474) and the journey home so much longer and harder still, but our Ship of Compassion sails onward ![](http://i1.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Listing-Ship.jpg?resize=474%2C474) 8-23-17 Released just in time for this week’s Hungry Ghost Festival, *Music for Ghost Month* is a compilation of the music we’ve made for our [Hungry Ghost movies.](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmc7e_Ecru1wO4tQFZMBrqw?guided_help_flow=3) *Music for Ghost Month* is an “elastic album” — we will continue to add new tracks as our work expands. *Music for Ghost Month* is available now as a free download from our Bandcamp site: This is what Ghost Month sounds like in the US. It was recorded in our backyard last year for the soundtrack of our movie *[Going Home](http://hungryghostfestival.us/going-home/). We began observing Ghost Month in 2015 by launching this blog and creating compelling content to make it uniquely “us.” We registered the domain name hungryghostfestival.us* with the .us extension, mostly because the .com extension was unavailable. But, .us also served the purpose of distinguishing us here in Houston, Texas, USA from the rest of the world where Ghost Month is traditionally celebrated. Initially, we thought we would find pockets of people around Houston celebrating Ghost Month and learn more about the traditions through local interactions. Most Asia![iPhone6S](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/iPhone6S.jpg?resize=167%2C250)n grocery stores in town carry joss paper and joss sticks, even if it’s only a small selection. Larger stores carry a wide variety of supplies including joss burners and the ever evolving paper offerings. What we discovered was that there are people buying these items, but there are not public displays of the rituals. The dramatic scenes of people burning bonfires of joss paper so commonly shown in photos of Ghost Month do not exist here in Houston. ![????????????????????????????????????](http://i2.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/penang2013.jpg?resize=474%2C321) [Hungry Ghosts Are Sated and Stimulated in Penang](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carolyn-odonnell/keeping-hungry-ghosts-hap_b_3731968.html) Nor do such photos exist from other places across the United States. Roughly 5.6% of the American population is of Asian decent. Even though Ghost Month is not observed in all Asian cultures, it seems like Hungry Ghost Festivals in the United States would be more prevalent than they appear to be. I believe this is due in part to the highly superstitious nature of the observance and the tendency to conceal such beliefs in the context of the American norm. After all, American superstitions about ghosts are much more about entertainment than anything spiritual. The American block buster movie Ghost Busters, a story about capturing ghosts, is a far cry from the street operas that reserve the front seats for the ghosts in the audience. Americans do not like to be called superstitious. As a result, I believe that Ghost Month here in Houston, and probably all across the United States, happens not out in the open, in the streets, but in the privacy of one’s home, in one’s backyard. This is how we are celebrate Ghost Month, in our backyard. This made me realize that we came to the Hungry Ghost Festival not because we were looking for something new and different to celebrate, but because of who we are. It turns out to be a very personal thing. It is what makes us… us. This makes our .us domain extension even more meaningful. Because hungryghostfesitval.us is first and foremost – about US. \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| ![pokemonGo01](http://i2.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/pokemonGo01.jpg?resize=282%2C159) \| [Malaysian webcomic describes the Pokémon-hunting zombie hordes perfectly](http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/hungry-ghost-pokemon-webcomic/#6UzX0v4AKkq2) Look out your window at night, and you’ll see a new crop of nocturnal loiterers at playgrounds and parks hunting Pokémon. The mobile game came to Southeast Asia over the weekend just in time for the Hungry Ghost Festival. [read more…](http://mashable.com/2016/08/08/hungry-ghost-pokemon-webcomic/#6UzX0v4AKkq2) \| \| ![singapore01](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/singapore01.jpg?resize=425%2C239) \| [Malay Celebrity Chef Good-Natured Message Of Tolerance For Hungry Ghost Month Goes Viral](http://www.malaysiandigest.com/frontpage/29-4-tile/625069-malay-celebrity-chef-good-natured-message-of-tolerance-for-hungry-ghost-month-goes-viral.html) The Hungry Ghost Month is when the gates of hell will open and spirits will be free to roam the earth seeking food and offerings which the Chinese observe by offering sacrifices of foods, burning joss papers, chanting scriptures, and making lanterns.Singaporean celebrity chef, Shahrizal Salleh has found himself in the spotlight after calling for tolerance and understanding of this ancient Chinese tradition in a Facebook posting on 3 August, which happens to be the first day of the 7th lunar month marking the beginning of the Hungry Ghost Festival. [read more…](http://www.malaysiandigest.com/frontpage/29-4-tile/625069-malay-celebrity-chef-good-natured-message-of-tolerance-for-hungry-ghost-month-goes-viral.html) \| \| [Embed from Getty Images](http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/586143890) \| [Hungry Ghost Festivals In Malaysia](http://www.gettyimages.it/evento/hungry-ghost-festivals-in-malaysia-659757437) Great photos of the first few days of Ghost Month in Kuala Lumpur. [read more…](http://www.gettyimages.it/evento/hungry-ghost-festivals-in-malaysia-659757437) \| \| ![hongKong01](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hongKong01.jpg?resize=425%2C239) \| [How to Avoid Hong Kong’s Hungry Ghosts This August](http://zolimacitymag.com/how-to-avoid-hong-kongs-hungry-ghosts-edited/) Nearly all world cultures have festivals to remember the dead, and Hong Kong is no exception. Living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors on Ching Ming in the spring and on Chung Yeung in the autumn.But there’s another festival that is less well understood, a time when people all over the city burn offerings to the dead on city streets: Hungry Ghost Festival (Zung1 Jyun4 Zit3 中元節). [read more…](http://zolimacitymag.com/how-to-avoid-hong-kongs-hungry-ghosts-edited/) \| \| ![penang01](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/penang01.jpg?resize=425%2C239) \| [Hungry Ghost Festival](https://ohmyexpatlife.com/2016/07/29/hungry-ghost-festival/) When the clock strikes midnight on the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the gates of the afterlife crack open to unleash ghosts unto the land of the living. For a period of one month every year, the Hungry Ghost Festival takes over Penang – in 2016, it’s happening August 3-31. [read more…](https://ohmyexpatlife.com/2016/07/29/hungry-ghost-festival/) \| \| ![makerVideo](http://i1.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/makerVideo.jpg?resize=425%2C239) \| [WATCH: The craftsmen who create traditional paper offerings for the Hungry Ghost Festival](http://singapore.coconuts.co/2016/08/08/watch-craftsmen-who-create-traditional-paper-offerings-hungry-ghost-festival) The Hungry Ghost Festival is upon us. Taking place on the seventh month of the Lunar calendar (which is Aug 3-31 this year), this is a time when the gates of the underworld unleashes its spirits to roam among the living. It’s also a time for those who observe the festival to burn incense and paper effigies for their deceased ancestors. If you’ve ever wondered about what goes on behind the scenes of making papier-mâché traditional offerings, watch this documentary about the master craftsmen in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. Every year, this trio of artists in the Malaysian town build majestic, intricate structures depicting the King of Ghosts for the festival. [read more…](http://singapore.coconuts.co/2016/08/08/watch-craftsmen-who-create-traditional-paper-offerings-hungry-ghost-festival) \| ![puppet04](http://i0.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/puppet04.jpg?resize=474%2C316) This is our second year to observe Ghost Month. Last year, we documented our experiences in music, videos and photographs. Visit [Pineapple Photography](http://pineapple.photography/2016/08/09/hungry-ghost-gallery-preview/) to see our best photos. a Ship of Compassion begins moving to its embarkation point ![C-Ship-310-crop](http://i1.wp.com/hungryghostfestival.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/C-Ship-310-crop.jpg?resize=474%2C291)
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