Amnesty of Unquiet Spirits Festival is widely-celebrated in Vietnam but more popular in the southern region on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, which fell on September 5 this year. On this day, souls are believed to return to their former homes while those homeless often wander around, so local people usually prepare offerings to their ancestors at home and then throw out money, rice, and salt to offer the wandering souls.
On the afternoon of September 5, many families and companies on the two streets of Tran Hung Dao and Phung Hung in District 5 held the festival and threw money out, which caused a chaos when hundreds of people gathered.
Some more photos of the incident:
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| Hundreds of people try to catch the money thrown out by local families and companies after the Amnesty of Unquiet Spirits Festival in District 5 in Ho Chi Minh City on September 5. |
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| As anticipated of the event, many people prepared nets and boxes attached to long canes to collect the small notes thrown down from the balconies. |
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| Others used hats or tried to jump up high to catch the money. |
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| Some fell down to the ground. |
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| The streets were in chaos for about 15 minutes. |
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| Some families had to hire guards to protect their houses from breaking-ins by the crowd to get the money. |
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| War booty collected after a 10-minute battle |
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| Two women who failed to get the money in the battle with stronger men, were given rice by local families. |
Source Dtinews
