Ghostly Girl at Lantern
Festival
A housewife was chatting with her neighbours when she saw a young girl alone with her lantern away from the other kids.
Chinese Lantern Festival (Pesta
Tanglung) falls in September on the eighth month of the year. Although
celebrated by the Chinese it also in recent years attracted many multiracial followers.
A Typical Chinese
Lantern Procession (ssbcned.blogspot.com)
Lillian Tong a housewife was furious with her husband who
had unexpectedly got to meet a client that night. “Why he can’t say no,” she
fumed knowing that they have promised to take their son to a neighbourhood
lantern procession.
After her husband left, Lillian decided to take her son with his
lantern to the parade which was a few blocks away from their house. When they
arrived their son happily joined the rest of the kids with their lanterns.
Lillian also met Miriam and her husband who were keeping an eye on their kids.
As they were busy chatting, Lillian realized that there was a
little girl who was alone and standing away far away from the rest of the children.
The little girl was dressed in a little white gown with her tanglung. Lillian then said to Miriam
that she was going to ask and invite the little girl to join the parade.
