A monk blesses the believers during a ghost month ceremony at the Lungshan Temple in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. August 16, 2023, is the first day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar, and it is also the traditional ghost month. On this day, the gates of the underworld open. The month-long celebration is designed to please wandering souls. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)