Hungry Ghost Festival

Today is the well known Hungry Ghost Festival for the Chinese.
It is believed that the hell gate is opened and the souls of ancestors will wander back to their relatives to have a visit.

Hell's gate

There's a belief said that by giving offering the souls, it will bring good fortune and luck to you.
It also symbolize our respects to our past ancestors by giving offerings.

This year, 2011, on 16th of August, Monday, the Hungry Ghost Festival is said to be most dangerous to go out to the street.
There's a big chance that you might met one of them.
So, it will be best to go home earlier that day to avoid any misfortune.
To my fellow friends, please take care of yourselves on that day.