https://www.scmp.com/rss/500457/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Every April, millions of Chinese people burn replicas of paper money during Qingming, the tomb-sweeping festival, believing the money will reach their ancestors in the heavens. It’s not all they burn. Paper models of real-life items such as clothes and cars, as well as luxury items like brand-name bags and Apple products, are also incinerated. The belief is that people still enjoy the trappings of the real world, even when they’re dead. (Read more: How Chinese people appease the dead) Most of... https://www.scmp.com/culture/last-artisans-hong-kong-still-hand-make-paper-offerings-dead/article/3004921?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/last-artisans-hong-kong-still-hand-make-paper-offerings-dead/article/3004921?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:10:34 +0000 There are many ways to honor the dead. For Chinese people, a preferred method is to burn things for them to use in the afterlife. The idea is that spirits in the afterlife still enjoy the trappings of the real world. Many Chinese families believe that burning paper representations of money and other goods will satisfy the dead. The ritual is practiced at funerals, on death anniversaries, and during Qingming, the annual tomb-sweeping festival in April. Here’s our step-by-step guide on how to make... https://www.scmp.com/videos/how-bribe-ghosts-til-ep-1/article/3000208?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/videos/how-bribe-ghosts-til-ep-1/article/3000208?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Oct 2018 13:15:07 +0000