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  • Nana Chen, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
<br />
Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
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  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
<br />
Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Chen, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
<br />
Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Exlusive Press Photos MedeaTaiwan-Na...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
<br />
Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
<br />
Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
<br />
Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
<br />
Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
<br />
Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
<br />
Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Keelung-963.jpg
  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Keelung-956.jpg
  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Keelung-953.jpg
  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Keelung-945.jpg
  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Keelung-943.jpg
  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Keelung-939.jpg
  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Keelung-934.jpg
  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Keelung-930.jpg
  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
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However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
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However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
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Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Taipei-43.jpg
  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Taipei-40.jpg
  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
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Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Taipei-49.jpg
  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Taipei-48.jpg
  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Taipei-54.jpg
  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Taipei-55.jpg
  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Taipei-58.jpg
  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Taipei-67.jpg
  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Taipei-69.jpg
  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Taipei-73.jpg
  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Taipei-72.jpg
  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
    Taiwan-Taipei-74.jpg
  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Taipei - Ghost Hunting Imagery<br />
<br />
Within this set of ghostly long exposures, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. <br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
<br />
Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Chen, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
<br />
Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Chen, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
<br />
Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
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  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Chen, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
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  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Chen, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
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  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
    Taiwan-Nana_Cheng_alias_Ji_Gong-Heal...jpg
  • Nana Cheng, the upbeat Taipei girl and ex makeup-artist. Her followers describe her as a gift from the gods - she is the Chosen One. Although there are thousands of oracles in Taiwan, working as taxi drivers, junk dealer, or bubble tea makers, Nana Cheng may be the only clear-minded young lady embodying a rude Chinese folk hero. <br />
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Everyone attending Ji-Gong's event has an issue, and it goes beyond the understanding of modern medicine. Nana can’t assist them by herself; only once she has transformed into her master, she is enlightened enough to see the invisible. Nana acts as the negotiator, solving earthly issues with godly advice, and her followers trust that an occult hint every now and then, can’t hurt. Only a few Buddhist or Taoist temples don’t offer such a service, so they feel privileged to have a master like Ji Gong Shi-Fu right in their neighborhood. For many, it’s a lifelong task to find the right spiritual leader, as there’s a rich variety to choose from. Amongst the attendees are all sort of ordinary people, from elderly to youngsters, male and female alike, a worried mother brought her child which apparently can see the former house owner (who passed away long time ago). Others reach out to Ji Gong to bemoan their neck pain, believing in the common Oriental myth for carrying an unwanted spirit on your shoulders. Some have a stomach ache or feel unease with all matters. Ji Gong Shi-Fu’s treatment varies accordingly but often includes fumigation with incense smoke and wise words coming from the beyond. At times, barging into the patient seems to help, too. In front of the shrine, an incineration oven is busy eating up joss paper, meant to compensate for the spiritual healing, thus to pay tribute to the gods. With the healing session coming to a closure, everyone aims to get their car blessed from Ji Gong, so to prevent accidents in the future.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
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However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
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However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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  • Keelung during Ghost Month. Although superstition suggests that you shouldn't go out at night, as you make an easy target for the wandering spirits which are released during Ghost Month, especially young people don't want to shelter at home. Many elderly avoid taking to the sreets after the sun set. Within this set of ghostly long exposures at night, I've asked myself how ghosts would perceive the living.<br />
<br />
However, dodging the taboos goes way beyond superstitional curfews, and it tells a great story about the fading nuances of oriental superstition. Neither should you hang out near coastal areas nor in forests at night, because the ghosts crowding the waters or the woods scout for someone to replace them in order to reincarnate into the living world. Especially here in the bay area of Keelung with its rich history of harboring Chinese pirates, sunken warships and executed Japanese colonialists, there must be hordes of soggy, furious souls lurking. And indeed have the aging fishermen rumored they’d often hear Japanese murmuring at night – as the saying goes, the spirits of those who perished at sea are sure to possess you as they are wont to do. So beware! Moreover, it’s advisable to postpone grandpa’s burial to the following month, disregard will be avenged with a fair dose of bad luck. Well, better to hold off anyway from any creepy places like crematoriums, graves or crypts where the Yin energy is particularly strong – I had this later fact-checked with the mortician of a local funeral parlor who has currently a lot of time on his hands compared to other months. There are some rather queer warnings in regards to clothing, too, such as „don’t wear anything red, because ghosts are attracted to red colors“, or „don’t you dare drying your laundry outside (especially not the red stuff), ghosts could eventually slip in and try them on!“ As for financial ventures, it’s supposedly inauspicious to invest in new cars or property during Ghost Month.
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