Local governments prohibit sale and production of joss paper, spirit money and other offerings used in ancestor worship during Tomb-Sweeping Day, sparking online debate and drawing rare dissent from state media over ‘crude and heavy-handed’ measures.
Most of the pieces on display were excavated from the ruins of the Aztec s holiest shrine, now adjacent to the site of the Mexican capital s Templo Mayor Museum. Many were found in sealed stone boxes, buried over five centuries ago.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent ritual offerings to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine for the war dead this week, drawing condemnation from neighbouring China and South Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent ritual offerings to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine for the war dead this week, drawing condemnation from neighbouring China and South Korea