Festival in KL to appease wandering spirits began due to road accidents in Jln Pahang

Association for the Celebration of Teong Guan Festival Setapak chairman Lim (seated, fourth from left), Eng Heng (seated, sixth from left), Andre (back row, fourth from left) with other association members involved in the Hungry Ghost Festival posing for a group picture at the Luck Ong Keong Temple.

THE first Hungry Ghost Festival in Kuala Lumpur is believed to have started more than a century ago.

According to the Association for the Celebration of Teong Guan Festival, Setapak, the inaugural ritual happened before 1912.