The Chinese have traditionally believed that during the seventh lunar month (from August 6th to September 3rd this year) the gates to the spirit world are opened, allowing the ghosts to return to the world of light and attend to their unfulfilled wishes.
閻羅王到底是神、是鬼？它怎麼成為「鬼王」的？中國人代代相傳，每年農曆七月（今年為國曆八月六日至九月三日），地府開鬼門，讓陰間鬼魂返回陽世，料理未了心願。