According to the Chinese calendar, the Ghost Festival is on the fifteenth night of the seventh month. In Singapore, the festival is observed throughout the entire 7th Lunar Month, which is usually around the month of August of the Western calendar.

In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm.

During this month, the gates of hell are opened up and ghosts are free to roam the earth where they seek food and entertainment. These ghosts are believed to be ancestors of those who forgot to pay tribute to them after they died, or those who were never given a proper ritual send-off

Throughout the seventh lunar month, many Chinese observe the festival by making offerings of food, joss sticks, candles, paper money and other paper effigies such as houses, cars and clothes to the dead. As the paper offerings have to be burnt, burning activities in open areas are prevalent, especially on the first, 15th and last day of the festival

This year we offer prayers at our Benoi Office and new Tembusu Storage Yard. We also held combined prayers with our clients at Keppel Seghers Tuas waste-to-energy Plant (KSTP), TuasOne Waste-to-Energy Plant (TWTE) and Senoko Waste-to-Energy Plant (SWTE).

Benoi Offic

e on 29 July 2022 – First Day of the Hungry Ghost Festival (First Prayer)

Mr Sumiya Takeshi (Managing Director) with the employees (Mirador Building Contractor Pte Ltd) at Benoi Office on the first day of the Hungry Ghost Festival.

Tembusu Storage Yard on 11 August 2022

Mr Danny Ng (Construction Manager) with our workers at Tembusu Storage Yard. The company had just completed the construction of the Tembusu Storage Yard; hence this is the first prayer held at the yard.

Keppel Seghers Tuas waste-to-energy Plant (KSTP) on 12 August 2022

Our employees at KSTP, along with employees from Keppel held the prayer for Hungry Ghost Festival on 12 August 2022. The event was attended by management representatives from Keppel.

TuasOne Waste-to-Energy Plant (TWTE) on 12 August 2022

Our employees at TWTE, along with employees from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) held the prayer for Hungry Ghost Festival on 12 August 2022. The event was attended by management representatives from MHI.

Benoi office on 12 August 2022 – Fifteenth Day of the Hungry Ghost Festival (Second prayers)

Mr Sumiya Takeshi (Managing Director) with the employees (Mirador Building Contractor Pte Ltd) at Benoi Office on the fifteenth day of the Hungry Ghost Festival..

Senoko Waste-to-Energy Plant (SWTE) on 19 August 2022

Our employees at SWTE, along with employees from Keppel held the prayer for Hungry Ghost Festival on 19 August 2022. The event was attended by management representatives from Keppel.

Benoi office on 26 August 2022 – Last Day of the Hungry Ghost Festival (Third prayers)

Mr Sumiya Takeshi (Managing Director) with the employees (Mirador Building Contractor Pte Ltd) at Benoi Office on the last day of the Hungry Ghost Festival.