epa07766446 People place offerings for the dead on tables while celebrating Zhongyuan Jie (Ghost Festival) at a Taoist temple in Taipei, Taiwan, 10 August 2019. The Ghost Festival falls on 15 August, which is the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calender. Chinese people believe that during the Ghost Month, ghosts and spirits, including those of deceased ancestors, emerge from the underworld. People burn paper money and place food, drinks and fruits on tables to appease dead souls so that they don't make trouble for human beings.  EPA/DAVID CHANG Festivals you've never heard of. Ben Groundwater column for Traveller tra28-online-festivals