<P> Mexican - style Day of the Dead celebrations occur in major cities in Australia, Fiji, and Indonesia . Additionally, prominent celebrations are held in Wellington, New Zealand, complete with altars celebrating the deceased with flowers and gifts . </P> <P> Many other cultures around the world have similar traditions of a day set aside to visit the graves of deceased family members . Often included in these traditions are celebrations, food, and beverages, in addition to prayers and remembrances of the departed . </P> <P> In some African cultures, visits to ancestors' graves, the leaving of food and gifts, and the asking of protection from them serve as important parts of traditional rituals . One such ritual is held just before the start of the hunting season . </P> <P> The Qingming Festival (simplified Chinese: 清明 节; traditional Chinese: 清明 節; pinyin: qīng míng jié) is a traditional Chinese festival usually occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian calendar . Along with Double Ninth Festival on the 9th day of the 9th month in the Chinese calendar, it is a time to tend to the graves of departed ones . In addition, in the Chinese tradition, the seventh month in the Chinese calendar is called the Ghost Month (鬼 月), in which ghosts and spirits come out from the underworld to visit earth . </P>

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