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    Spirits only Covid rewrites tradition at gates of hell

    Sep 03, 2021 2 minutes
    By Helen Davidson and Chi Hui Lin KEELUNG

    n the 15th day of Ghost Month, when the gates to hell are believed to open and spirits walk the earth, Taoist masters are invited to the Zhupu Altar, a massive temple built on a hillside in Keelung, northern Taiwan. The masters hold a ceremony to assist the spirits of those who died without family

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