Chinese Ghost Festival! How about your country?

We don't have any festivals about ghosts other than the ones held by some religions which people misunderstood in bygone times as worshiping the ghosts. Some Wiccans (Practitioners of Wicca.) believe that the boundaries that keep us separated from the ghosts of our ancestors/evildoers thins and allows those who wish to come to "our" side of the veil. The coven gathers and prays to the Goddess to keep everyone safe from the spirits that roam the Earth during that time. I do believe in ghosts. I know something/someone was also living in a house I lived in for several years. (I can glance at a room, leave it for a time and return, glance around again and tell you what has been moved from its original spot.) I had a small glass rose that I placed on my television set as a decoration. I would return home and the rose would be standing on its flower instead of laying as I placed it or it would be across the room on the stove instead of on the television. The house was being remodeled while I lived there. One room had never had a door to it before, but after hanging a door, it would rattle like someone wanted through but couldn't see that the door had a doorknob that must be turned to open the door. We checked for air leaks thinking a gust of air was making the door rattle, but never found any leaks in the room. The door would only rattle if it was closed and nobody was in the room. We called the ghost by the late owner's name. He had been killed just outside the house in a car accident.

No, we do not have Ghost festivals or Halloween in South Africa. But July sounds like an interesting, spooky time by you.

I wish I had more information but I do know that our Ancient Native Americans held a great respect for their ancestors, however much of that was destroyed with the onslaught of pioneering settlers that took their lands and culture away from them in the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s.

No, we don't have any traditions about ghosts except for maybe Halloween itself.

Do ancestors visit from both heaven and...the other place?

That was a fascinating read. I never knew but what a wonderful way to remember those who left this earth before you. We occasionally will have a haunted house or Military facility which is know for their ghosts. but other than Halloween I can't think of any we celebrate.

No we don't have any traditions regarding ghosts in England, but I enjoyed reading yours. (Now you have to get busy reading and commenting on other people's posts, then they will notice you and perhaps come and read yours). Good luck.