This morning our human went for a hike in the nearby forest reserve.
Approaching the car park, there was an empty parking spot with a black kitten lurking nearby.
That black kitten was hungry.
It then dawned on our human that yesterday, Saturday, was the 'Hungry Ghost Festival'.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
"The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, is a traditional
Buddhist and Taoist festival held in certain Asian countries. According to the Chinese calendar, the Ghost Festival is on the 15th night of the seventh month.
In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm.
On the fifteenth day the realms of Heaven and Hell and the realm of the living
are open and both Taoists and Buddhists would perform rituals to transmute
and absolve the sufferings of the deceased."
Well, that black kitten had a full belly and no, it did not lap up those beers!
7 comments:
What an interesting festival.
We are glad that kitty was able to get a good meal :)
We had a problem assessing your blog the other day.
We kept getting re-directed to another site. Glad you are back!
Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ
Well that black kitty sure lucked out finding all that food. Sounds like a great festival.
Good for the kitty!
That little one sure done good!
That is so interesting! We learned something new today.
I’m glad that little one got to eat!
I am grateful for helping that little one. Thank you so much.
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