Ghost Month

Last week Thursday, an announcement came over the loudspeaker in our apartment building.

Since my Chinese skills are still minimal, I asked the guard downstairs to repeat it more slowly. Here's what I understood:

"On Sunday, August 14, there will be a community altar set up on the first floor outside the apartment building doors. Everyone is welcome to use the table and fire to make their sacrifices to the gods, spirits, and ancestors."

Sure enough, on Sunday we found a large table laden with fruits, instant noodle packets, and rice crackers smoking with incense sticks outside our building. Our neighbors went down to throw paper money in the fire pot.

Ghost month has arrived. (For more details, you can look at a previous post here ).

Thank you for your prayers.