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September 5, 2017 - Xiaogan, Xiaogan, China - Xiaogan, CHINA-5th September 2017: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT) ..The Zhongyuan Festival, also known as Hungry Ghost Day, falls on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, on September 5th this year. Since ancient times, the Chinese have believed that the gates of hell open on that day and so people hold all kinds of activities to honor the ghosts. Chinese people usually burn paper to the deceased and put lanterns on river on Zhongyuan Festival. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)

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September 5, 2017 - Xiaogan, Xiaogan, China - Xiaogan, CHINA-5th September 2017: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT) ..The Zhongyuan Festival, also known as Hungry Ghost Day, falls on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, on September 5th this year. Since ancient times, the Chinese have believed that the gates of hell open on that day and so people hold all kinds of activities to honor the ghosts. Chinese people usually burn paper to the deceased and put lanterns on river on Zhongyuan Festival. (Credit Image: © SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire)