Qing Ming
Amazing Stories
Qing
Ming (or commonly named Ghost Festival) is the time where the deceased or the
departed are given one month’s permission to visit our world.
Qing
Ming to Taoism and Buddhism followers is to revere or admire one’s departed families
and relatives that live in this world. It is also an opportunity to visit the
graveyards even sweep their tombstones as a mark of respect. The followers
bring food, drinks and joss sticks to pray to graveyards. They also offer paper
money, houses, suits, mobile phones and even a paper maid!
Prayers at Gravesite (courtesy www.mythicmaps.et)
However
Qing Ming or Ghost Festival as the name implies have its share of ghostly
stories, I will relate two spooky tales that happened during the festival.
1st
story
This
happened in a seafood restaurant in Port Klang during the Qing Ming month as
told by Steven Yap. Steven was told by his mother to be back early after work especially
during that month but he did not really believe in such stories.
He
and his office colleagues had a celebration one night when one of his workmates
received a healthy commission for a project. After work they went to a seafood
restaurant to celebrate with food and drinks.
Half
way during dinner, Steven had to go the restroom which was separately located
adjacent to the restaurant. The male toilet was dark and muddy and the lights
were not working well as they were flickering on and off. When he was done, he
went to the row of basins to wash his hand when the lights went off. He was
quickly drying his hands when he realised from the mirror that someone was in
the toilet.
