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10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man holds a stack of Hell Money before tossing it into a burn barrel in Bangkok for Ghost Month. Hell money is a form of joss paper printed to resemble legal tender bank notes and is used in religious ceremonies in Chinese communities. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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Thailand (All), First Day of Ghost Month
10 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man holds a stack of Hell Money before tossing it into a burn barrel in Bangkok for Ghost Month. Hell money is a form of joss paper printed to resemble legal tender bank notes and is used in religious ceremonies in Chinese communities. The seventh month of the Chinese Lunar calendar is called "Ghost Month" during which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm. It is common for Chinese people to make merit during the month by burning "hell money" and presenting food to the ghosts. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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