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The living care for ancestors and wandering spirits at Malaysia’s Hungry Ghost Festival

religionnews.com · 11d

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BUKIT MERTAJAM, Malaysia (AP) — For 15 days, devotees pray and make offerings before a towering paper-and-bamboo effigy of Da Shi Ye. The celebration culminates in the ceremonial burning of the effigy, symbolically sending the deity back to the spirit world.

First report: The living care for ancestors and wandering spirits at Malaysia's Hungry Ghost Festival independent.co.uk, 14d

The coverage

  1. Penang declares Hungry Ghost Festival state heritage

    freemalaysiatoday.com · 11d

  2. Penang gazettes Hungry Ghost Festival as state heritage, six sites also set for official recognition

    malaymail.com · 12d

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