Keelung Marks 170 Years of Mid-Summer Ghost Festival
Keelung's Mid-Summer Ghost Festival has been celebrated for 170 years. Marked every year during the 7th lunar month, it's a time for locals to honor their ancestors. This year's festival featured a lantern and fireworks display.
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00:00Jilong is marking its annual Midsummer Ghost Festival with lantern displays and fireworks.
00:11The city is celebrating the 170th anniversary of the festival.
00:16It's held every year on the first day of the seventh lunar month, and it's a time for people
00:21to honor their ancestors.
00:23The northern city celebrations are some of Taiwan's most famous for the date.