Robbing orphans is a temple fair activity. Usually held every summer. Some people in Taiwan will offer sacrificial offerings to the public for grabbing after the Zhongyuan Festival Pudu, which is called "robbing the orphan". One theory is to compete with lonely and wild ghosts for offerings, while the other theory is to scare away lingering ghosts. Case study of "snatching orphans" in China
Robbing orphans is a temple fair activity. Usually held every summer. Some people in Taiwan will offer sacrificial offerings to the public for grabbing after the Zhongyuan Festival Pudu, which is called "robbing the orphan". One theory is to compete with lonely and wild ghosts for offerings, while the other theory is to scare away lingering ghosts. Case study of "snatching orphans" in China