Hungry Ghosts Festival
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is it true that, during the Hungry Ghosts Festival, if u hit chopsticks on bowls on cross roads, u will see them???
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Dumpling Festival not yet over so fast talk about Hungry Ghost Festival
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You watch to much �鬼10
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If it is meant u see them you will, if not you will never see them.
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arent they like all around us..
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Originally posted by Nasi lemak in sg is best:
arent they like all around us..
yes, one behind you.if it is meant u see them , on normal days you will see no need wait till hungry ghost festival.
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Maybe can share something with you all on this. That was what i heard from a devoted buddhist friend.
Every know why your mum taught you not to hit bowls with your utensils?
Here it goes...
Human, when died, alot goes to hell as punishment for their sins. They, as sprits of hell, are undead. They are hungry but they cannot eat due to their throat opennings are very very small. Even if they want to swallow their saliva, the liquid cannot go through and there is a burning sensation on their throat. So, they are suffering down there. Hungry, cannot eat, cannot die also.
The hell guards, inorder to provoke them, hit their bowls with chopsticks. The hitting sound reminds them of food. Hence, it was a psychology torture that they are reminded of food when they are very hungry but still cannot eat.
The only day they were released, were this Hungry Ghost Festival where their throat opens up, and they are very hungry since it has been a year that they last ate.
So, hitting bowls with chopsticks or utensils, apart from poor table manners, its actually being rude and provoking to the ghost.
Additionally...
My friend who heard from his friend with 3rd eye, said that, during hungry ghost festival, while people doing offerings at anywhere, the ghost is actually watching at that person. The scene is totally the same as �鬼10. And the ghost's saliva will drool onto the food. So my friend never eat those food that had been offered to the deities.
Did you eat food that had once prayed before?
Well, just to share... =)
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Oh no, i once ate food offered to them!
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There is a ghost forum here ... perhaps you can contribute more over there... lol...
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Originally posted by Nasi lemak in sg is best:
is it true that, during the Hungry Ghosts Festival, if u hit chopsticks on bowls on cross roads, u will see them???
Supposingly yes.
Cross roads are known to have more ghosts lurking around than your average places, and using your chopsticks to hit the bowls will 'lure' them over to you.
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Originally posted by Nasi lemak in sg is best:
Oh no, i once ate food offered to them!
Lol...i have been eating the food since young lor.
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Originally posted by lianamaster:
There is a ghost forum here ... perhaps you can contribute more over there... lol...
http://www.sgforums.com/forums/3335
Here it is.
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my friend said those food u give to the supernatural will be tasteless cos they suck all the flavour out already..
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The only things I know is Russell Lee gonna release his latest book soon.I have waited for one year already.
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Let's not talk about the festival too much.Let's talk about the pathetic state of our local literatures in Singapore.
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Originally posted by Stomp661:
Let's not talk about the festival too much.Let's talk about the pathetic state of our local literatures in Singapore.
You want to hijack this topic?Please go create your own topic.
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Actually, do we consider our deceased ancestors as hungry ghosts?
Those spirits that have no offerings from their own living relatives and families and are wondering around are considered hungry ghosts?
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
Actually, do we consider our deceased ancestors as hungry ghosts?
Those spirits that have no offerings from their own living relatives and families and are wondering around are considered hungry ghosts?
It depends. Hungry ghosts are those who sin too heavily in life, and are punished by having small throats which doesn't allow them to consume or drink anything.
Hence, our ancestors could be hungry ghost if they do too much bad in their life-time.
Ghosts which wander about are called wandering ghosts. They still can eat the occasional offerings made in their area of wandering.
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let us know after you have tried it
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Originally posted by Forbiddensinner:
It depends. Hungry ghosts are those who sin too heavily in life, and are punished by having small throats which doesn't allow them to consume or drink anything.
Hence, our ancestors could be hungry ghost if they do too much bad in their life-time.
Ghosts which wander about are called wandering ghosts. They still can eat the occasional offerings made in their area of wandering.
you also heard of the small throat, unable to eat or drink thingy?
Cos i relate this to alot of people and seems like not much people heard of this before.
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
Actually, do we consider our deceased ancestors as hungry ghosts?
Those spirits that have no offerings from their own living relatives and families and are wondering around are considered hungry ghosts?
Dunno leh. These kind of things hard to say one. Different religion got different theories.
My indian colleague told me that anyone who died before reaching 56yrs old, will die a wondering ghost. Regardless if they got families offerings or not. If the ghost grow old beyond 56yrs old, then they will be sent into another dimension? Heaven or hell?
Hmm...
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Originally posted by Hawk Eye:
you also heard of the small throat, unable to eat or drink thingy?
Cos i relate this to alot of people and seems like not much people heard of this before.
Most modern people do not really care.
I know about all this because I come from a very traditional family, and my mother often tell me about all the supernatural things and what not to do according to it.