A Taoist priest walks with a musician to attend a ritual to honor the dead at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island May 5, 2014, one day before the Bun Festival. The festival celebrates the islanders' deliverance from famine many centuries ago and is meant to placate ghosts and restless spirits. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

A resident carries bags of buns, which were offered for free by the festival organizers, after they were taken down from three 50-foot-tall “bun mountains” (seen in the background) at the end of the Bun Festival at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island May 7, 2014. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

A child is paraded on a float during the “Bun Festival” on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong on May 6, 2014. The traditional “Bun Festival” is held every year to placate the hungry ghosts of old pirates. Legend has it that buns bring good luck to the island's fisherman protecting them from the spirits of pirates that once lurked in the region. (Photo by Philippe Lopez/AFP Photo)

A participant wears a mask during the “Bun Festival” on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong on May 6, 2014. (Photo by Philippe Lopez/AFP Photo)

Rex Chan, 5, receives make up before taking part in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island May 6, 2014. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

Participants take part in a bun scrambling competition during Bun Festival at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island early May 7, 2014. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

Nicole Kwok (R), 6, receives hair dressing as Tammy Lau, 5, looks on before they took part in a Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island May 6, 2014. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

A girl dressed in a suit is supported by a hidden steel rod on a float at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island during Bun Festival May 6, 2014. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

A man playing the role of Monkey King chats with his colleague while looking at a smartphone during Bun Festival parade at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island May 6, 2014. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

Small “bun mountains” are displayed in front of former donors, most of whom have deceased, inside a community centre at Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island April 30, 2014, six days before the annual Bun Festival. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)

A man stamps traditional buns with the Chinese character “Peace” in a bakery during the “Bun Festival” on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong on May 6, 2014. (Photo by Philippe Lopez/AFP Photo)

A participant takes part in a lion dance during the “Bun Festival” on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong on May 6, 2014. (Photo by Philippe Lopez/AFP Photo)

A young performer cries as she parades during the Bun Festival on Cheung Chau island in Hong Kong Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Bun Festival, the Taoist God of the Sea, is worshipped and evil spirits are believed to be scared away by loud gongs and drums during the procession. The celebration includes bun scrambling, parades, opera performances, and children dressed in colorful costumes. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)