The 'Pagan Roots' of Halloween (Samhain)

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  Interesting.

In China, Chinese citizens also have a festival called The Feast of the Hungry Ghosts, an ancient traditional holy day in China particularly during the seventh lunar month These ghosts wander the earth in search of affection and are referred to as “hungry” because they are the restless spirits of people who did not have a funeral, given no proper burial when they passed away ,such Hungry ghosts that are abroad during this month.
The belief is these souls come from people who have passed away due to unnatural causes of deaths, and those that were not given a proper burial by their family members or who showed no concern for their welfare in the beyond.
 Paying Respect To Dead Relatives That Were Not Buried in China.