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Taiwan residents release water lanterns for Hungry Ghost Month / 36ED9M6
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Hundreds gather in northern Taiwan to mark the Hungry Ghost Festival. Water lanterns, filled with offerings for ancestors and those who perished at sea, are set alight and pushed out into the ocean. The intricate structures take the shape of ancient Chinese guest houses and are an invitation to the spirits to come ashore ahead of their month's stay in the world of the living.
"We are putting out the water lanterns, inviting our brothers and ancestors to come ashore for a meal," Tu Feng-rui tells AFP. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES