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.
World News - A vortex of fire rises from the ashes. Was it a dust devil or one from the underworld? The Hungry Ghost Festival may make some think it was of the second kind. Residents in the town of Sungai Besar, in Malaysia, were burning paper offerings in this. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Devotees of the Hungry Ghost Festival have drawn the ire of residents in Tampines after they apparently failed to clean up the joss paper from their burnt offerings. Many Taoists and Buddhists in Singapore observe the seventh month of the lunar calendar by. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Có Thờ Có Thiêng is a witty, excellently crafted, and, most importantly, very informative animated short by local creative outfit DeeDee Animation Studio giving us a crash course on Vietnam’s version of ancestor worship Bàn Thờ 101, if you will.
Singapore News - As the seventh lunar month draws close (29 July to 26 August 2022), retailers have informed that the cost of joss paper will increase by 10 to 15 per cent. Speaking to