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In this photo made late Saturday, August 9, 2014, in Keelung, Taiwan, a traditional Chinese dance troupe performs during a parade marking the beginning of the Chinese folklore's mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)

In this photo made late Saturday, August 9, 2014, in Keelung, Taiwan, a traditional Chinese dance troupe performs during a parade marking the beginning of the Chinese folklore's mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival. Fourteen days into the seventh month of the lunar calendar, August 9, in 2014, marks the traditional Chinese Ghost Month where the gates of the underworld are opened and spirits of the deceased are set free to roam the world of the living. The month long festivities are aimed to please the roaming spirits. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)




Ethnic Chinese devotees burn incense sticks and pray before setting a fire to a statue of Chinese deity “Da Shi Ye” or Guardian God of Ghosts during the Hungry Ghost festival in Kuala Lumpur, late on August 10, 2014. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)

Ethnic Chinese devotees burn incense sticks and pray before setting a fire to a statue of Chinese deity “Da Shi Ye” or Guardian God of Ghosts during the Hungry Ghost festival in Kuala Lumpur, late on August 10, 2014. The festival, celebrated in the seventh lunar month of the Chinese new year calendar among communities in southern China, Malaysia, Singapore, HongKong and Taiwan, marks the belief that the “Gates of Hell” are opened to let out the hungry ghosts who then wander in the land of the living while foraging for food. During the festival, food offerings are made while paper money and joss sticks are burnt outside homes to keep the spirits of dead ancestors happy and to bring good luck. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)




A Chinese devotee carries offerings in front of a statue made of paper of Chinese deity “Da Shi Ye” or Guardian God of Ghosts during the Hungry Ghost festival in Kuala Lumpur, late on August 10, 2014. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)

A Chinese devotee carries offerings in front of a statue made of paper of Chinese deity “Da Shi Ye” or Guardian God of Ghosts during the Hungry Ghost festival in Kuala Lumpur, late on August 10, 2014. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)




An Ethnic Chinese priest stands in front of statue made of paper of Chinese deity “Da Shi Ye” or Guardian God of Ghosts set of fire by devotees during the Hungry Ghost festival in Kuala Lumpur, late on August 10, 2014. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)

An Ethnic Chinese priest stands in front of statue made of paper of Chinese deity “Da Shi Ye” or Guardian God of Ghosts set of fire by devotees during the Hungry Ghost festival in Kuala Lumpur, late on August 10, 2014. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)




In this photo made early Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Keelung, Taiwan, an elaborate model house is seen being guided into the ocean as an offering to wandering ghosts during the beginning of the Chinese folklore's mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)

In this photo made early Sunday, August 10, 2014, in Keelung, Taiwan, an elaborate model house is seen being guided into the ocean as an offering to wandering ghosts during the beginning of the Chinese folklore's mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)




In this photo made early Sunday, August 10, 2014, in Keelung, Taiwan, worshippers guide a burning model house draped with a message for a deceased family member out to the ocean as an offering to appease wandering ghosts during the Chinese folklore's mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)

In this photo made early Sunday, August 10, 2014, in Keelung, Taiwan, worshippers guide a burning model house draped with a message for a deceased family member out to the ocean as an offering to appease wandering ghosts during the Chinese folklore's mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)




In this photo made late Saturday, August 9, 2014, a musician drums classical beats during a parade marking the beginning of the Chinese folklore's mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival, in Keelung, Taiwan. Fourteen days into the seventh month of the lunar calendar, August 9, in 2014, marks the traditional Chinese Ghost Month where the gates of the underworld are opened and spirits of the deceased are set free to roam the world of the living. The month long festivities are aimed to please the roaming spirits. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)

In this photo made late Saturday, August 9, 2014, a musician drums classical beats during a parade marking the beginning of the Chinese folklore's mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival, in Keelung, Taiwan. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)




In this photo made late Saturday, August 9, 2014, in Keelung, Taiwan, a traditional Chinese dragon dance during a parade marking the beginning of the Chinese folklore's mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)

In this photo made late Saturday, August 9, 2014, in Keelung, Taiwan, a traditional Chinese dragon dance during a parade marking the beginning of the Chinese folklore's mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)




In this photo made late Saturday, August 9, 2014, children perform on inline skates during a parade marking the beginning of the Chinese folklore's mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival. Fourteen days into the seventh month of the lunar calendar, August 9, in 2014, marks the traditional Chinese Ghost Month where the gates of the underworld are opened and spirits of the deceased are set free to roam the world of the living. The month long festivities are aimed to please the roaming spirits. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)

In this photo made late Saturday, August 9, 2014, children perform on inline skates during a parade marking the beginning of the Chinese folklore's mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)




In this photo made late Saturday, August 9, 2014, in Keelung, Taiwan, onlookers watch floats decorated with folklore characters during a parade marking the beginning of the Chinese mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival. Fourteen days into the seventh month of the lunar calendar, August 9, in 2014, marks the traditional Chinese Ghost Month where the gates of the underworld are opened and spirits of the deceased are set free to roam the world of the living. The month long festivities are aimed to please the roaming spirits. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)

In this photo made late Saturday, August 9, 2014, in Keelung, Taiwan, onlookers watch floats decorated with folklore characters during a parade marking the beginning of the Chinese mid-summer's Ghost Month Festival. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)




An ethnic Chinese priest offers prayers in a street during the Hungry Ghost festival in Kuala Lumpur, late on August 10, 2014. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)

An ethnic Chinese priest offers prayers in a street during the Hungry Ghost festival in Kuala Lumpur, late on August 10, 2014. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)
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