Rethinking the seventh lunar month – Ulambana Festival
By Natasha Jee and Alexandra Lorna KUCHING: The seventh lunar month in the Chinese calendar is commonly regarded as the Ghost Month, in which it is believed that deceased ancestors, spirits and ghosts are allowed to come out from other realms to the world of the living. This year, the seventh lunar month falls between […]
The Basket Deity that loves Mooncake
BY ELENA CHAI Mooncake Festival, known as Zhong Qiu Jie in Mandarin, is one of the most celebrated festivals among the Chinese community in Sarawak. A little distance away over the border, in West Kalimantan, the festival is often associated with the seance of the Basket Deity or Coi Lam Sin in the Hakka dialect. […]
The Ghost Month arrives
KUCHING: Today marked the first day of the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, also known as the Ghost Month. In terms of Western calendar dates, the Ghost Month starts on Aug 19 and ends on Sept 16. Buddhist and Taoist devotees believe that the gates of hell are flung open during the Ghost […]
