Hungry Ghost Festival is HERE!

It's finally here....spotted this guy burning incense paper and joss sticks and making offerings at the carpark just now.... this could only mean that the Hungry Ghost Festival has arrived! Look out for the Seventh Month open air stage performances (ge-tai) dotting the various housing estates as they go about keeping the ghosts entertained while traumatising us in the process..... useful cultural examples for your essays....

see that mountain of ash accumulated after the incense papers are  burnt?
 

Qn: How important is it for people in your society to retain a sense of tradition? (Cam. 2010)