HANOI: Sausages, grapes, milk and mooncakes are laid at the gravestones of beloved cats and dogs at Hanoi’s pet cemetery, while most Chinese businesses avoid expansion or taking difficult decisions for the entire month of August.

These are just some of the mystifying beliefs still practiced today among Taoist and Buddhist societies around the world.

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