If you arrive in Macau on August 14th, you might catch the feast of the Hungry Ghosts. Held att he end of the humid summer, this event marks the days on which ghosts slip out from the underworld and whip around the streets looking for trouble. The only way to keep the spirits at bay is to make offerings of food and paper money. On the streets you see small piles of ashes where joss sticks and paper have been burnt, or bowls of fruit sat outside doorways.
It’s always held on the 14th day of the Seventh Moon (August), the Feast of the Hungry Ghosts is a religious ceremony that remembers deceased ancestors. Many attend services to pray for the deceased and to ask for safety and good health for family members and loved ones. Traditionally, food and fruit is made as offerings.
