Ghost Money
>> Saturday, June 30, 2007 –
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It must be a full moon, because I smell like burnt ghost money. All of the shops have offering tables complete with incense and instant noodles outside of their shops. I don't actually know when people burn their ghost money and put out their offering tables, but many people seem to do it at the same time, and it seems to correspond with the full moon. Either way, I smell like a campfire after taking a short drive around town.
(image from flickr)
Chinese usually burn the ghost money at Qingming Festival,which is April 5 of chinese calendar,offer an opportunity for celebrants to remember and honor their ancestors at grave sites,and some people burn the ghost money at full moon festival(Mid-Autumn Festival)as well,so that's the reason it has sth 2 do with the full moon