Today is Assumption Day, the day Mother Mary (no, not the one that comes to you in times of trouble in 'Let it be', but the real one) is assumed to have ascended to heaven. How do I know this? Well, a mother who was in active labour was hoping against hope to postpone her delivery to today for obvious reasons! Talking about heaven, the hell gates are open now, according to the Chinese folklore and the ghosts are out to play. Hence, throughout the 'Hungry Ghost Month' (Phor Thor), many distractions are given to these ghosts so that they would be sitting down watching the Chinese opera, the scantily clad singing girls and feeding on the food stuff left at the road side during prayers. The distractions are meant to divert their attention from their daytime duty of haunting the living! Talking about that month of the year, the middle of July to mid August is the inauspicious month for the Hindus. Most important events in life are postponed if possible. Agreements, movin...
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