Hungry Ghost Festival.-Yu Lan in Asia

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The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival in modern day, Zhong Yuan Jie or Yu Lan Jie (traditional Chinese: 盂蘭節) is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries.

2015 date‎: ‎August 28

2017 date‎: ‎September 5

2016 date‎: ‎August 17

Date‎: ‎15th night of the 7th Chinese month

mmm yummy selection  so we have them all next life too

 traditional Chinese belief, the seventh month in the lunar calendar is when restless spirits roam the earth. Many Chinese people make efforts to appease these transient ghosts, while 'feeding' their own ancestors — particularly on the 15^thday, which is the Yu Lan or Hungry Ghost Festival.

ritual burning all kinds of offerings with hope the offerer will get plenty of such thing next life
primary offering is FOOD, CLOTHING SHELTER TRANSPORT THEN COEM LUXURY ITME LIKE PHONES  EXENSICVE BAGS   ETC ETC
THEY are all replicated and burnt.

SO MUHC LIGHT ENERGY COLOUR TO FEED THE SPIRITS

PERETHAYS IN(GREEDY SPIRITS) SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka and some Hindus

In Sri lank the belief is -- as the man POSSESS  un- ending desire, when a person die he harbor unfulfilled desires. After death sprit roam about seeking to fulfill these desires so the living must feed them .However the offering are limited to food only nothing more. Often milk rice only .

crowHUNGRY ALL DAY ALLTHE TIME

They also believe most these sprits appear as crows   Crow is a  hungry bird needing food all day- they newer get filled eating. So the sri Lankans   feed crow with oil rich milk rice so the crow can last a longer without having to seek more food.

Any ay any time offerings

There is no special day but possible to make the offering every day any time. sri lank call the offering to Perethayas  They are not gods but greedy spirits roam about trying to get food. When do not get the belief is the food that is eaten during functions will be contaminated with sand etc….. They say perethays have come and spoil the food.so the first thing in many functions is to offer Perethayas  food. A token place on a plate and kept outside. Sri Lankan do not burn anything.

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