Hungry Ghost Festival under the new normal

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Devotees pray to the guardian of the underworld, Tai Su Yeah.KUALA LUMPUR: The Yee Lan Festival Association of Bangsar has found a way of celebrating this year’s Hungry Ghost Festival that is in keeping with the new normal while ensuring that the tradition is kept alive. There are offerings of food for special guests from the underworld, but instead of burning large effigies and celebrating with outdoor banquets and stage performances, the accent is on charity and prayers for a better tomorrow. The association, which is 40 years old, began celebrating this year’s festival yesterday and will continue with scaled down ceremonies until tomorrow. Association member Loh Boon Chuan told FMT food offerings to the spirits would be donated to the poor and orphaned. Volunteers help set up the prayer space.In doing so, he added, his organisation would be staying true to its goal of assisting…