The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

FESTIVAL CUSTOM (PRESUMABLY CHINESE)

THERE ARE A SEQUENCE OF GHOST FESTIVALS IN JULY IN
DIFFERENT VILLAGES, WHERE IF YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR
GHOST, YOU GET INSIDE A BAMBOO CAGE WHICH ORIGINALLY
HELD CHICKENS. THE THOUGHT BEHIND THIS IS THAT YOU
CAN OBSERVE YOUR GHOST WITHOUT BEING SEEN INSIDE THE
CAGE.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT ACTUALLY OBSERVED THIS EVENT IN HIS OWN
VILLAGE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CHINA

Date learned: 02-12-1971