Metal hooks weighed down with milk pots skewered the flesh of men’s backs as tridents pierced their cheeks and tongues.

The Hungry Ghost Festival in China is held on the 15th night of the seventh lunar month. It's a time when it's believed that restless ghosts roam the earth. During this festival, people pay homage to ...

From hungry ghosts who can anything to survive to ... else you'll end up with a curse upon your head. According to Chinese mythology, Ox-Head and Horse-Face are the guardians of the Underworld.

The Hungry Ghost Festival kicks off today, and according to Chinese tradition ... Di Guan Da Di – one of the three deities in Taoist mythology who controls the fate of mankind.

Hence on the 15th day of the month, we have the Hungry Ghost ... in Chinese next to the stage so that people who do not understand the dialogue can enjoy the show as well. There is a myth that ...