SINGAPORE - With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, activities for Vesak Day, which falls on Wednesday (May 26), will again have to be scaled down and moved online.
Prior to the pandemic, the day of celebration for Buddhists would see many flock to temples, engaging in a day of prayers and offerings.
In the light of safe distancing measures again this year, the Singapore Buddhist Federation has put together a live stream for devotees so they can view the prayers and activities remotely on Wednesday.
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong visited the federation at its premises in Geylang on Sunday.
RAWANG, Malaysia (AFP) - Paper masks and goggles are among offerings that Chinese Malaysians will burn to mark the important tomb-sweeping day, hoping their ancestors can use them to fight the coronavirus in the afterlife.
During Qingming, which this year falls on Sunday, it is customary for Chinese to offer prayers, sweep their loved ones graves and burn paper models of items that could be useful in the afterlife.
These can range from money and shoes to yachts and planes - but the pandemic has led to the addition of virus-themed offerings.
A shop in the town of Rawang, just outside the capital Kuala Lumpur, is selling a set of paper masks with small boxes carrying pictures of goggles, a bottle of hand sanitiser and a thermometer.
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