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Devotees visit the graves of their ancestors during the Chung Yeung Festival

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Hong Kong, 25 Oct (EFE/EPA) - (Camera: Jerome Favre) The faithful in Hong Kong visit Chai Wan Cemetery during the Chung Yeung Festival, also known as the Ninth Double Festival, since it falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. On this festival, devotees visit the tombs of their ancestors to pay their respects, clean them and repaint inscriptions.FOOTAGE OF THE CHAI WAN CEMETERY DURING THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL IN HONG KONG

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