Friday was the last night of the 7th month, and marked the end of this year’s ‘Ghost Month’. Many residents shared with me their joy at the lifting of restrictions meaning that they were once more able to conduct their prayers and rites, and to gather and meet up with longtime neighbours and friends after an absence of two years. Some of these associations have been around for a few decades, and have lasted the conversion of parts of Sengkang (and Punggol) from pig farms, low-rises houses, to the estates we see today.
Some younger residents also said that they hope that by getting involved in the organisation and management of these committees and events, they will keep these traditions and practices going for generations to come.
