The Hungry Ghost Festival, an annual celebration that takes place during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, caps a period of respect, veneration and caution towards the spirits of ...

The Hungry Ghost Festival, or "Ghost Day," is always celebrated on the 15th night of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. That means, in 2024, the date of Ghost Day is Sunday, August 18.

Take a look at the interesting meaning behind the festival. (KRON) – KRON4 anchor interviews the deputy director of the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco about the Hungry Ghost Festival.

While the Hungry Ghost Festival is often said to have Buddhist roots, it is more accurately described as a Chinese folk religion arising from Taoism, says Justin Tan, coeditor of Spirit Wind: The ...

From Hong Kong's Hungry Ghost Festival to Mexico's Día de los Muertos to Haiti's Fat Gede, here are the ways people welcome otherworldly spirits and souls. Trick-or-treating.

Hungry Ghost Festival occurs during the seventh month of the lunar calendar and is an important cultural and religious holiday for the East Asian community.