We bought a house, car, shoes, wads of cash and clothes today. Well, more accurately, Jiajia bought them. And they are all made of paper!
Yes, it's that time of year again - Hungry Ghost Festival - when ancestors are remembered by burning paper representations of whatever we think they'll be needing in the afterlife. I did query whether Jiajia's dead grandma could ever actually drive, but she pointed out that she was also burning the chauffeur inside the car. So I guess that's OK!
Yes, it's that time of year again - Hungry Ghost Festival - when ancestors are remembered by burning paper representations of whatever we think they'll be needing in the afterlife. I did query whether Jiajia's dead grandma could ever actually drive, but she pointed out that she was also burning the chauffeur inside the car. So I guess that's OK!
It was amazing how many households hold their own little rituals. To start with an open circle is chalked on the ground. There were 30-40 of these along the pavement areas of the neighbourhood by the end. Then the paper goods are burned, and finally a small bowl of food is left at the circle's opening.
