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In Pictures: Hungry Ghost Festival 2017

In Pictures: Hungry Ghost Festival 2017
A devotee from the Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple makes an offering to the spirits at Lim Chu Kang cemetery, during the first day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, early Aug 22, 2017. The Hungry Ghost Month, which starts on Aug 22 and ends Sept 19, falls on the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. During this period, devotees offer food, paper money and prayers to the dead. (Photo: Wee Teck Hian/TODAY)
In Pictures: Hungry Ghost Festival 2017
Devotees from the Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple burn paper offerings to the spirits at Lim Chu Kang cemetery, during the first day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, early Aug 22, 2017. The Hungry Ghost Month, which starts on Aug 22 and ends Sept 19, falls on the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. During this period, devotees offer food, paper money and prayers to the dead. (Photo: Wee Teck Hian/TODAY)
In Pictures: Hungry Ghost Festival 2017
Devotees from the Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple burn paper offerings to the spirits at Lim Chu Kang cemetery, during the first day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, early Aug 22, 2017. The Hungry Ghost Month, which starts on Aug 22 and ends Sept 19, falls on the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. During this period, devotees offer food, paper money and prayers to the dead. (Photo: Wee Teck Hian/TODAY)
In Pictures: Hungry Ghost Festival 2017
A devotee from the Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple carries lit joss sticks as he makes an offering to the spirits at Lim Chu Kang cemetery during the first day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, early Aug 22, 2017. The Hungry Ghost Month, which starts on Aug 22 and ends Sept 19, falls on the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. During this period, devotees offer food, paper money and prayers to the dead. (Photo: Wee Teck Hian/TODAY)
In Pictures: Hungry Ghost Festival 2017
Devotees from the Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple lay out offerings of food to the spirits at Lim Chu Kang cemetery, during the first day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, early Aug 22, 2017. The Hungry Ghost Month, which starts on Aug 22 and ends Sept 19, falls on the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. During this period, devotees offer food, paper money and prayers to the dead. (Photo: Wee Teck Hian/TODAY)
In Pictures: Hungry Ghost Festival 2017
Devotees from the Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple prepare offerings on an alter for the spirits at Lim Chu Kang cemetery, during the first day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, early Aug 22, 2017. The Hungry Ghost Month, which starts on Aug 22 and ends Sept 19, falls on the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. During this period, devotees offer food, paper money and prayers to the dead. (Photo: Wee Teck Hian/TODAY)
In Pictures: Hungry Ghost Festival 2017
A medium from the Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple participates in a ceremony to appease the spirits at Lim Chu Kang cemetery, during the first day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, early Aug 22, 2017. The Hungry Ghost Month, which starts on Aug 22 and ends Sept 19, falls on the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. During this period, devotees offer food, paper money and prayers to the dead. (Photo: Wee Teck Hian/TODAY)
In Pictures: Hungry Ghost Festival 2017
A medium from the Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple participates in a ceremony to appease the spirits at Lim Chu Kang cemetery, during the first day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, early Aug 22, 2017. The Hungry Ghost Month, which starts on Aug 22 and ends Sept 19, falls on the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. During this period, devotees offer food, paper money and prayers to the dead. (Photo: Wee Teck Hian/TODAY)
In Pictures: Hungry Ghost Festival 2017
A medium from the Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple participates in a ceremony to appease the spirits at Lim Chu Kang cemetery, during the first day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, early Aug 22, 2017. The Hungry Ghost Month, which starts on Aug 22 and ends Sept 19, falls on the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. During this period, devotees offer food, paper money and prayers to the dead. (Photo: Wee Teck Hian/TODAY)
In Pictures: Hungry Ghost Festival 2017
Candles, offerings of food and "hell money" line a road at the Lim Chu Kang cemetery, after a ceremony to appease the spirits by devotees of Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple, during the first day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, early Aug 22, 2017. The Hungry Ghost Month, which starts on Aug 22 and ends Sept 19, falls on the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. During this period, devotees offer food, paper money and prayers to the dead. (Photo: Wee Teck Hian/TODAY)
Published August 22, 2017
Updated August 22, 2017
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IN PICTURES: The Hungry Ghost Month has started and devotees from the Dong Yue Qi Yin Dian Temple were at Lim Chu Kang cemetery early Tuesday morning to perform ceremonies to appease the spirits.

The Hungry Ghost Month, which starts on Aug 22 and ends Sept 19, falls on the seventh month of the Chinese calendar. During this period, devotees offer food, paper money and prayers to the dead

(Photo: Wee Teck Hian/TODAY)

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