When I first went to Asia
and saw people burning money I thought man this is crazy! Then they explained
that they would use real money to purchase the other money called Joss paper
also known as ghost money, or spirit money. The more contemporary or
westernized varieties of Joss paper include hell bank notes, paper credit
cards, and cheques, these burnt offerings which are common in traditional Chinese
religious practices including the veneration of the deceased on holidays and
other special occasions. Joss papers, as well as other papier-mâché items, are burned
in traditional Chinese funerals, to ensure that the sprit of the deceased has
lost of god things in the afterlife. In other words the deceased will have plenty money
to burn.
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