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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men pour "joss paper" into a burn barrel on the first day of Ghost Month in Bangkok. Joss paper also known as ghost money, are sheets of paper and/or paper-crafts made into burnt offerings. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men pour "joss paper" into a burn barrel on the first day of Ghost Month in Bangkok. Joss paper also known as ghost money, are sheets of paper and/or paper-crafts made into burnt offerings. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    GhostMonthBangkok0810007.jpg
  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men pour "joss paper" into a burn barrel on the first day of Ghost Month in Bangkok. Joss paper also known as ghost money, are sheets of paper and/or paper-crafts made into burnt offerings which are common in various Asian religious practices including the veneration of the deceased on holidays and special occasions. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    GhostMonthBangkok0810005.jpg
  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men pour "joss paper" into a burn barrel on the first day of Ghost Month in Bangkok. Joss paper also known as ghost money, are sheets of paper and/or paper-crafts made into burnt offerings. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    GhostMonthBangkok0810009.jpg
  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men pour "joss paper" into a burn barrel on the first day of Ghost Month in Bangkok. Joss paper also known as ghost money, are sheets of paper and/or paper-crafts made into burnt offerings. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    GhostMonthBangkok0810008.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sets up her family altar at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese temple in Bangkok, during a service to mark the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution034.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks chant  at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese Mahayana temple in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sets up her family altar at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese temple in Bangkok, during a service to mark the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks chant while a man prays at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese Mahayana temple in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A volunteer gives flip flops and food to people at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution019.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People in line for the food distribution at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution015.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People in line for the food distribution at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution006.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People in line for the food distribution at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution004.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at her family altar at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese temple in Bangkok, during a service to mark the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution036.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sets up her family altar at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese temple in Bangkok, during a service to mark the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution035.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sets up her family altar at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese temple in Bangkok, during a service to mark the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution032.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sets up her family altar at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese temple in Bangkok, during a service to mark the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution031.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sets up her family altar at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese temple in Bangkok, during a service to mark the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution030.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks chant while a man prays at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese Mahayana temple in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution028.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People in line for the food distribution at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution024.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People in line for the food distribution at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution023.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man carries a sack of food  home after the food distribution at Poh Teck Tung on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman carries a basket of food  home after the food giveaway at Poh Teck Tung on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution021.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A volunteer gives flip flops and food to people at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution017.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A volunteer gives flip flops and food to people at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A volunteer gives flip flops and food to people at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PohTeckTungFoodDistribution011.jpg
  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A volunteer gives flip flops and food to people at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A volunteer gives flip flops and food to people at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People in line for the food distribution at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People in line for the food distribution at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People in line for the food distribution at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People in line for the food distribution at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A woman burns joss paper and hell money on the first day of Ghost Month in a back alley in Bangkok's Chinatown. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A woman burns joss paper and hell money on the first day of Ghost Month in a back alley in Bangkok's Chinatown. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray during a Ghost Month service to venerate ancestors at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, the largest Mahayana Buddhist temple in Bangkok's Chinatown. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pray during a Ghost Month service to venerate ancestors at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, the largest Mahayana Buddhist temple in Bangkok's Chinatown. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A porter carries a sack full of rice into the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. The rice was donated to the shrine for Ghost Month and will eventually be handed out to poor people in the community. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man lights candles for Ghost Month in front of his shop in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Food left out for ghosts on the first day of Ghost Month in Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    GhostMonthBangkok0810011.jpg
  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A volunteer cooks chickens for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks chant  at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese Mahayana temple in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A volunteer gives flip flops and food to people at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A volunteer gives flip flops and food to people at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People in line for the food distribution at Poh Teck Tung in Bangkok on the last day Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar (a lunisolar calendar), the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. Distinct from both the Qingming Festival (in spring) and Double Ninth Festival (in autumn) in which living descendants pay homage to their deceased ancestors, during Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A stack of Hell Money in a burn barrel in Bangkok on the first day of Ghost Month. Hell money is a form of joss paper printed to resemble legal tender bank notes and is used in religious ceremonies in Chinese communities. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A woman burns joss paper and hell money on the first day of Ghost Month in a back alley in Bangkok's Chinatown. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A woman burns joss paper and hell money on the first day of Ghost Month in a back alley in Bangkok's Chinatown. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A woman burns joss paper and hell money on the first day of Ghost Month in a back alley in Bangkok's Chinatown. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A woman burns joss paper and hell money on the first day of Ghost Month in a back alley in Bangkok's Chinatown. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A woman prays during a Ghost Month service to venerate ancestors at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, the largest Mahayana Buddhist temple in Bangkok's Chinatown. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A woman shields her eyes while throwing joss paper into an incinerator on the first day of Ghost Month at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, the largest Mahayana Buddhist temple in Bangkok's Chinatown. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A volunteer pushes a cart full of joss paper to be burned in a merit making for Ghost Month at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A woman prays on the first day of Ghost Month at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays on the first day of Ghost Month at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays on the first day of Ghost Month at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays on the first day of Ghost Month at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Women pray with a basket of food staples they donated to the Poh Teck Tung Foundation on the first day of Ghost Month in Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays on the first day of Ghost Month at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays on the first day of Ghost Month at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man prays on the first day of Ghost Month at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man a string of fireworks for Ghost Month in front of his shop in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A stack of Hell Money in a burn barrel in Bangkok on the first day of Ghost Month. Hell money is a form of joss paper printed to resemble legal tender bank notes and is used in religious ceremonies in Chinese communities. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A man holds a stack of Hell Money before tossing it into a burn barrel in Bangkok for Ghost Month. Hell money is a form of joss paper printed to resemble legal tender bank notes and is used in religious ceremonies in Chinese communities. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man steps back after dropping a pile of "Hell Money" into a burn barrel in Bangkok for Ghost Month. Hell money is a form of joss paper printed to resemble legal tender bank notes and is used in religious ceremonies in Chinese communities. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A man holds a stack of Hell Money before tossing it into a burn barrel in Bangkok for Ghost Month. Hell money is a form of joss paper printed to resemble legal tender bank notes and is used in religious ceremonies in Chinese communities. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man steps back after dropping a pile of "Hell Money" into a burn barrel in Bangkok for Ghost Month. Hell money is a form of joss paper printed to resemble legal tender bank notes and is used in religious ceremonies in Chinese communities. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai soldiers direct people coming into the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok for a Ghost Month community meal. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People eat chicken and basil during the community meal for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      People wait to get into the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok for a Ghost Month food distribution. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People wait to get into the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok for a Ghost Month food distribution. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men in the office of the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok before a Ghost Month community meal. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk throws candies to the crowd during a Ghost Month service at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk throws fruit to the crowd during a Ghost Month service at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A family sits in front of Vietnamese monks leading a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The family sponsored the food give away and coordinated the cooking of the meals handed out. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Children play on fitness equipment while they wait for a free meal for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2018 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A family in George Town burns ghost money in front of their home during Hungry Ghost Month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Chinese communities throughout Asia. The Ghost Festival, also called Ghost Day, is on the 15th night of the seventh month (25 August in 2018). During Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living. In many Chinese communities, there are Chinese operas and puppet shows and elaborate banquets are staged to appease the ghosts.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2018 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A man throws ghost money into the air during Hungry Ghost Month in George Town. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Chinese communities throughout Asia. The Ghost Festival, also called Ghost Day, is on the 15th night of the seventh month (25 August in 2018). During Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living. In many Chinese communities, there are Chinese operas and puppet shows and elaborate banquets are staged to appease the ghosts.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A woman burns joss paper and hell money on the first day of Ghost Month in a back alley in Bangkok's Chinatown. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A family sits in front of Vietnamese monks leading a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The family sponsored the food give away and coordinated the cooking of the meals handed out. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     Vietnamese Buddhist monks lead a service for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Children play on fitness equipment while they wait for a free meal for Ghost Month at the Ruby Goddess Shrine in the Dusit section of Bangkok. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. At Chinese temples in Thailand, it is also customary to give food to the poorer people in the community.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 AUGUST 2018 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A shrine built for the Hungry Ghost festival on the Lim Jetty on Ghost Day, the full moon day (or night) that falls in the middle of Hungry Ghost month. The Lim Jetty is one of several jetties in George Town that were created by members of Chinese clans who migrated to Penang during the British colonial period. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival is a traditional Taoist and Buddhist festival held in Chinese communities throughout Asia. Ghost Day, is on the 15th night of the seventh month (25 August in 2018). During Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living. In many Chinese communities, there are Chinese operas and puppet shows and elaborate banquets are staged to appease the ghosts.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 AUGUST 2018 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A shrine built for the Hungry Ghost festival on the Lim Jetty on Ghost Day, the full moon day (or night) that falls in the middle of Hungry Ghost month. The Lim Jetty is one of several jetties in George Town that were created by members of Chinese clans who migrated to Penang during the British colonial period. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival is a traditional Taoist and Buddhist festival held in Chinese communities throughout Asia. Ghost Day, is on the 15th night of the seventh month (25 August in 2018). During Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living. In many Chinese communities, there are Chinese operas and puppet shows and elaborate banquets are staged to appease the ghosts.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 AUGUST 2018 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A shrine built for the Hungry Ghost festival on the Lim Jetty on Ghost Day, the full moon day (or night) that falls in the middle of Hungry Ghost month. The Lim Jetty is one of several jetties in George Town that were created by members of Chinese clans who migrated to Penang during the British colonial period. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival is a traditional Taoist and Buddhist festival held in Chinese communities throughout Asia. Ghost Day, is on the 15th night of the seventh month (25 August in 2018). During Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living. In many Chinese communities, there are Chinese operas and puppet shows and elaborate banquets are staged to appease the ghosts.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 AUGUST 2018 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A shrine built for the Hungry Ghost festival on the Lim Jetty on Ghost Day, the full moon day (or night) that falls in the middle of Hungry Ghost month. The Lim Jetty is one of several jetties in George Town that were created by members of Chinese clans who migrated to Penang during the British colonial period. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival is a traditional Taoist and Buddhist festival held in Chinese communities throughout Asia. Ghost Day, is on the 15th night of the seventh month (25 August in 2018). During Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living. In many Chinese communities, there are Chinese operas and puppet shows and elaborate banquets are staged to appease the ghosts.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 AUGUST 2018 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A woman burns ghost money on the street on Ghost Day, the full moon day (or night) that falls in the middle of Hungry Ghost month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival is a traditional Taoist and Buddhist festival held in Chinese communities throughout Asia. Ghost Day, is on the 15th night of the seventh month (25 August in 2018). During Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living. In many Chinese communities, there are Chinese operas and puppet shows and elaborate banquets are staged to appease the ghosts.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 AUGUST 2018 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: People burn ghost money on the street on Ghost Day, the full moon day (or night) that falls in the middle of Hungry Ghost month. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival is a traditional Taoist and Buddhist festival held in Chinese communities throughout Asia. Ghost Day, is on the 15th night of the seventh month (25 August in 2018). During Ghost Festival, the deceased are believed to visit the living. In many Chinese communities, there are Chinese operas and puppet shows and elaborate banquets are staged to appease the ghosts.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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