During the entire month of July tribute is paid to the spirits of those passed away through worship, the burning of paper money and offerings of food laid out on tables on the streets. On Ghost Day parades, firecrackers and worshiping ceremonies are held to raise the soul from suffering and help it into the next world.
最近，基隆市政府教育局主辦了一項「認識基隆」圖畫比賽，近千名學生在港邊寫生，吸引不少路人、遊客駐足。大人們靠近一看，不由得訝異他們用色的大膽和豐富﹘﹘畫中的基隆港五彩繽紛、生氣蓬勃。