12 teams partake in Hungry Ghost Festival procession
SIMANGGANG: Twelve teams participated in the procession of Hungry Ghost Festival organised by Sri Aman Moral Uplifting Society Che Chuan Khor held in Simanggang town area. The three-day procession held from August 14 to 16 was also attended by Simanggang’s assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis as the guest of honour to flag off the programme […]
Port conducts peace offering ceremony as per tradition
SIBU: The Rejang Port Authority (RPA), in keeping with tradition, is conducting a peace offering ceremony at its wharf in conjunction with the Hungry Ghost Festival. “This ceremony is held every year as per tradition. It’s to ensure the safety of all workers at the wharf, and so forth. It’s a way to appease the […]
Sri Aman’s Hungry Ghost Festival Aug 14-16
KUCHING: Che Chuan Khor Moral Uplifting Society Sri Aman is preparing to organise Hungry Ghost Festival from August 14 until August 16 at Che Chuan Khor Hall there. The Ghost Festival, also known as the Zhongyuan Festival is a traditional Taoist and Buddhist festival held in certain East Asian countries. Regarded as the Ghost Month, […]
Hungry Ghost Festival to go ahead under strict SOP
KUCHING: The Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) has permitted the Hungry Ghost Festival celebration from Aug 8 to Sept 6 but under strict standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng said based on the SOP from the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the festival was allowed to […]
Ghostbusters at large
I think we all have our own personality, unique and distinctive, and at the same time, I think that our own unique and distinctive personality blends with the wind, with the footsteps in the street, with the noises around the corner, and with the silence of memory, which is the great producer of ghosts. – […]
SMC mulls ‘hell notes’ burning guidelines
SIBU: Some celebrants of the ghost festival here had gone overboard by improperly burning “hell notes” and joss sticks along the roadsides and open spaces, thus muddling them and leaving the sites messy. So, starting next year Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) will issue its guidelines on the burning of “hell notes” and joss sticks along […]
Ensure SOP compliance
KUCHING: The Hungry Ghost Festival celebrants this year must comply with the recovery movement control order (RMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs), said Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor, Datuk Wee Hong Seng. The Hungry Ghost Festival is the most important day in the Ghost Month (seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar.) which is from […]
