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鬼節
我對鬼節的唯一印象就是沿街邊燒紙。旅遊發展局在其網頁上這樣介紹“盂蘭節”——香港俗稱為鬼節，傳說農曆七月鬼魂可以到來人間，很多市民會在路邊焚燒冥紙香燭超渡遊魂，銅鑼灣摩頓台或佐治五世公園更有京劇上演，以超渡這些鬼魂。旅發局對很多香港節慶都有介紹，甚至包括一些較不為人熟悉的節慶，如猴王誕、譚公誕等，但都簡得厲害。彷彿說多了，便會破壞了這個節日，所謂的“一說便俗”對於旅發局嚟講，在路邊焚燒冥紙香燭和京劇上演就是這個節慶的特色。
我好奇，燒冥紙是怎樣來的呢？據說，蔡倫發明造紙，因而財源滾滾來。其兄嫂見財心起，東施效顰的造起紙來，由於急功近利，結果紙質差劣，無人問津。蔡倫嫂子心生一計，自己睡在棺材裡叫家人要哭得死去活來並同時焚燒賣不出去的紙。準備好後，她便趁鄰居都過來慰問的時候，忽然從棺材裡醒過來，說自己本已到了陰間，受盡折磨，後來家人燒了紙給她，原來這些，到了陰間，成了紙錢，有了這些紙錢，她可以免受折磨，更可以贖回性命，返回陽間。於是，燒冥紙給死去的人便成了一種民間習俗，以便他們在陰間有個錢傍身，可以穿得暖、食得飽。

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