Show chinese celebration the chinese arc are preparing for their great feast which commences next thursday and contin continues us three days on this occasion they hoodwink the evil E vil spirit by feasting an effigy effig fry re representing resenting him to stupefaction anft and then hen burning it this relieves the spirits of departed celestials Celesti als from the companionship of the particular devil represented by the effigy for a year or more the fu festival stival is 13 considered second in importance only to new year s among the chinese |