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Feast of Hungry Ghosts (Yue Laan) (Aug/Sep) During this month, ghosts are supposed to roam the earth so Chinese people tend to avoid late nights to dodge the spirits, and some burn paper money and make offerings at the roadside to appease the restless ghosts. It is also a popular time for Chinese opera performances. Feast of Maidens (Seven Sisters) Dedicated to girls and young lovers, the origins of this festival go back around 1500 years into the mists of Chinese folklore and the legend of a maiden weaver who was fixed her up by her father with a cow-herder. However, she neglected her weaving, provoking him to restrict her ‘wifely duties’ to just the seventh day of the seventh moon. To mark the occasion, young women make offerings, burn incense and gather around Lover’s Rock on Bowen Road in Wan Chai.
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