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In Chinese culture, death is a very taboo subject. Mentions of any sort are often met with knocking on a wooden surface and “choy choy choy” here in Singapore.
As such, cemeteries are nowhere near that the top of the list of places to visit for most Singaporeans. Unless it’s Qing Ming (tomb sweeping day) perhaps. Talking about the dead (and the undead) is rare, unless it’s to spook your friends out or when it’s the Hungry Ghost month.
For me, perhaps it’s because of how inconvenient the cemeteries in Singapore are located — from the nearest public bus stop it is still a good trek away from the cemeteries — but I’ve never really properly visited a cemetery in Singapore. The columbarium, yes, as that’s where my grandparents’ ashes are, but not the cemeteries.
Who would have thought that my maiden visit to the local cemeteries for an assignment would be on the first day of the 7th month aka Hungry Ghost Festival? The day that “brothers and sisters” return from the afterlife to feast amongst the humans.
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