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August 25th, 2012 02:35 PM #51
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August 25th, 2012 02:54 PM #53
it's a chinese tradition
The seventh lunar month in the traditional Chinese calendar is called Ghost Month. On the first day of the month, the Gates of Hell are sprung open to allow ghosts and spirits access to the world of the living. The spirits spend the month visiting their families, feasting and and looking for victims.
There are three important days during Ghost Month. On the first day of the month, ancestors are honored with offerings of food, incense, and ghost money - paper money which is burned so the spirits can use it. These offerings are done at makeshift altars set up on sidewalks outside the house.
Almost as important as honoring your ancestors, offerings to ghosts without families must be made, so that they will not cause you any harm. Ghost month is the most dangerous time of the year, and malevolent spirits are on the look out to capture souls.
The Inauspicious Month
This makes ghost month a bad time to do activities such as evening strolls, traveling, moving house, or starting a new business. Many people avoid swimming during ghost month, since there are many spirits in the water which can try to drown you.
The 15th day of the month is Ghost Festival, sometimes called Hungry Ghost Festival. The Mandarin name of this festival is zhōng yuán jié (中元節 / 中元节). This is the day when the spirits are in high gear. It’s important to give them a sumptuous feast, to please them and to bring luck to the family. Taoists and Buddhists perform ceremonies on this day to ease the sufferings of the deceased.
The last day of the month is when the Gates of Hell are closed up again. The chants of Taoist priests inform the spirits that it’s time to return, and as they are confined once again to the underworld, they let out an unearthly wail of lament.
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August 25th, 2012 03:18 PM #54Di ko magets kung ano ang kinalaman ng Ghost month sa traffic sa BGC???
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August 25th, 2012 03:27 PM #55pano pa kaya kung operational na si SM?
balita ko, pinayagan ng Ayala-led BGC ang SM pero hindi gagamitin ang mall name na SM
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August 25th, 2012 03:40 PM #56sa dami ng running events sa BGC, year round na nga yata, baka magkaroon ng odd-even number coding dyan in the future to encourage running/jogging/walking
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August 25th, 2012 03:48 PM #57
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August 25th, 2012 03:58 PM #60
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