By Fran Lu
Two shops in Taiwan which closed their doors on the first day of China鈥檚 Ghost Month have sparked much humorous discussion about superstition during the special period.
The month-long Hungry Ghost Festival falls in the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, it runs from August 23 to September 21.
It is believed that the gates of hell open at the turn of the first day of the Ghost Month and close when the last day of the month is over.
Ghosts, including the ancestors of the…