Ghost Month

I had forgotten to mention previously that while July is my birthday month (on the 20th for anyone interested) it's also Ghost Month in Taiwan. I suppose it sounds scary, but I felt it to be very beautiful. I did NOT make the video above, but I felt it was a pretty good description. Still, it can't replace being there, surrounded by vats of paper money, watching the ashes float up towards the heavens like so much black snow. I do not personally believe in ghosts, or think they would need money, but I think this is a beautiful way to remember.