A Bridge to the Past - ACE409.3

Mu Lian finds his mother, now a hungry ghost. Everything he tries to feed her crumbles to nothing. Chung dancing seductively. Ancestor explains that Chinese opera groups are traditionally asked to entertain believers and ghosts for three days.
Daughter worshipping Ancestor and her ancestors. Ancestor explains that her daughter burning Hell banknotes has meant that she is not lost in Hell. Mu Lian fighting a demon. His mother is distressed. Mu Lian sees Kwan Yin who passes on Buddha’s instructions to worship his ancestors and provide them with sacrificial offerings, as well as give a grand feast each year for the hungry ghosts, with the result that his mother eventually goes to Heaven. Ancestor watches her daughter as she sleeps, saying that she’s afraid of being forgotten. For her, the Hungry Ghost Festival is not just a bridge to the past: with her offerings she is also building a bridge to the future. Credits.