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One of many people burning ghost money leading up to the Chinese New Year in Shenyang China. This one of the most interesting customs in China for me.
An old lady tossing a cigarette into her ghost paper fire. I'm imagining she is honoring her huband or someone else who would appreciate that cigarette in the after life.
Joss paper fire burning for ancestor worship in Tonghuai Guanyue temple of the Chinese native religion, Quanzhou. With this photograph I bid farewell to the surprisingly enjoyable Quanzhou.
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Woman burning fake money as an offering for the ancestors.
Hell money is a form of joss paper printed to resemble legal tender bank notes. This faux money has been in use since at least the late 19th century and possibly much earlier. Early 20th century examples took the resemblance of minor commercial currency of the type issued by businesses across China until the mid-1940s.[1] The notes are not an officially recognized currency or legal tender since their sole intended purpose is to be offered as burnt-offerings to the deceased as often practiced by the Chinese and several East Asian cultures.
The view inside a temple’s joss paper furnace. Worshippers had just walked away: after they fueled the furnace with their joss paper and devotion to their ancestors.
...it's Ghost Month too, in case you didn't know.
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Emberling: My take on Fynn Jackson’s Mask 15.
This goblin-like mask was folded with recycled Chinese Joss paper paired with Canson mi-Teintes. The gold leaf on the incense paper adds warmth, which is why I named it The Emberling.
The incense paper was a gift from my friend Steve.
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He would put as much as he could carry with his little hands. After a few steps, he dropped a pack of fake notes and started a cute gymnastic to pick it up without losing one another. Her mum was still waiting for him by the oven. They would burn hell money as an offering to ancestors in the temple of the beautiful forest of Alishan.
Buddhist temples are very interesting places where people do a lot of different things to honor their ancestors. It is funny to witness as it is done without protocol as opposed to the big monotheistic religions. Among their rituals, they burn incenses and joss paper. The most common being fake notes known as ghost money or hell money. Such offerings are justified by the belief that the spirits of their ancestors may need that money where they are condemn to belong.
I traveled in Taiwan for two weeks to visit some relatives. Rhythm was fast, too fast for me. We visited seven different places all over the island in about twelve days. If the trip was a great moment it was definitely exhausting. We happened to spend a day taking a train, then a bus followed by a plane and finally a boat. So I didn't really find time to shoot pictures. I caught a few though and I would like very much to return to shoot more ! The place is definitely nice, the people are very nice, their food is extremely good and their mountains are beautiful. I can only highly recommend the place.
Five of these notes were amongst the invasion money that my grandfather souvenired from WW2. I had no idea what they were until I found this in Wikipedia:
Hell bank notes are a form of joss paper printed to resemble legal tender bank notes. This faux money has been in use since at least the late 19th century and possibly much earlier. Early 20th century examples took the resemblance of minor commercial currency of the type issued by businesses across China until the mid 1940s. The notes are not an officially recognized currency or legal tender since their sole intended purpose is to be offered as burnt-offerings to the deceased as often practiced by the Chinese and several East Asian cultures.
The identification of this type of joss paper as "hell bank notes" and singling them out is largely a western phenomenon, since these items are simply regarded as yet another form of joss paper (冥幣, 陰司紙, 紙錢, or 金紙) in East Asian cultures and have no special name or status.
The word hell on hell bank notes refers to Diyu (simplified Chinese: 地狱; traditional Chinese: 地獄; pinyin: dìyù, meaning "underworld prison"), which is also called dìfǔ (Chinese: 地府; meaning "underworld court"). These words are printed on some notes. In traditional Chinese beliefs, it is thought to be where the souls of the dead are first judged by the Lord of the Earthly Court (Yan Wang). After being judged they are either escorted to heaven or sent into the maze of underground levels and chambers to atone for their sins. People believe that even in the earthy court, spirits need to use money.
A story says that the word hell was introduced to China by Christian missionaries, who preached that all non-Christian Chinese people would "go to hell" when they died, and through a case of misinterpretation, it was believed that the word "Hell" was the proper English term for the afterlife, and hence the word was adopted. However, some printed notes omit the word "hell" and sometimes will replace it with "heaven" or "paradise". These particular bills are usually found in joss packs meant to be burned for Chinese deities. They usually have the same design as hell bank notes but with different colors.
The newly opened Asian Grocery Store not far from my house, in South St. Louis City has stacks of Joss paper. I went wild and bought 5 different packages. I knew it would work for origami, but when I printed (Cannon ink jet printer) this weevil I'd drawn onto the foil paper, I was expecting it to smear all over - but WOW, it worked. Very cool fun. I've got lots of things I want to try with it.
On the 9th day of the Chinese New Year, one of the symbolic offerings made for the Jade Emperor's birthday is the burning of joss paper in the shape of gold and red pineapples, as seen in here.
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Stacks of afterlife money. Up, the traditional joss paper, gold-plated; below, contemporary versions under "Hell Bank note" denomination, mimicking real currency.
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A store specialized in worshipping items, with an assortment of its products: from left to the right, modern versions of ghost paper under "Hell Bank note" denominations, traditional joss paper (gold-plated), and incense in various shapes and sizes.
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Another expression of asian design adaptation. I took Joss paper (see below) and pasted it up in our hallway instead of wallpaper. I began painting on Joss in 1998 after doing graduate research on Biloxi, Mississippi Abstract Expressionist Dusti Bonge, who was very influenced by both Zen and favorite Mississippi Artist celebre Walter Anderson. That research led to my delta zen pottery and my hallway.
Back to the wallpaper. It took 2 months and about $50 to do a 7x4 hallway. It's not for everyone, but we like it.
Joss paper is burned at the end of traditional Chinese deity or ancestor worship ceremonies during special holidays as well as during traditional Chinese funerals. It is traditionally made from coarse bamboo paper, although rice paper is also commonly used. Each square of paper has either a thin piece of square foil glued to its center or it may be endorsed with a red ink seal. The paper is folded in half before being burned in an earthenware pot or a specially built chimney.
My husband guessed that if a person from Taiwan or Macao (where this sub-type of Joss paper is most popular) were to see this application of it, their reaction might be similar to that of a Christian Westerner seeing a wall covered with thousands of uneaten communion wafers or those little lace bags full of wedding rice.
A narrow shop showing displaying religious related items in Hong Kong, from incense sticks (bottom) to joss paper (hanging in bags on the ceiling).
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Detail of a Hell Bank note, with a design resembling a 100 HKD bill (with a lion head on the left), and the image of the Jade Emperor.
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Detail of a Hell Bank Note resembling a real note of 100 Hong Kong Dollars bill, with a slightly modified design, and the Jade Emperor. And misspellings.
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Incense stacks in a shop specialized in afterlife veneration and worshipping items, Hong Kong.
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Modern joss paper as clothing made of paper to be burnt as an offering to the deceased.
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A shop in Gongbei District (Zhuhai) selling all the religious paraphernalia needed for the many religions coexisting in the region.
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Joss paper is burned in China during special holidays as a sort of spirit money, so that the dearly departed will have access to items in the afterlife.
Sometimes, though, joss paper is burned to send messages to the Sky God for good health and prosperity.
For Dave & Dave.
"Assignment 1. Chinese New Year. This may pose a challenge for some, but I know everyone can come up with something. (excuse my typing, Dave please edit this!) Take a picture of anything associated with the lunar new year: rats, tangerines, dragons, lions, parades. A bit of research may help. Ring in the year of the Rat with Class with Dave and Dave! "
Joss paper folded into 'gold bars', with incense sticks and a beverage as an offerings.
Kuan Tai is the Anglicized spelling of Guan Yu, an important general during the Three Kingdoms period in China, being now worshipped both in Taoism and Buddhism.
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Joss paper to be folded into boxes, with incense sticks and other offerings.
Kuan Tai is the Anglicized spelling of Guan Yu, an important general during the Three Kingdoms period in China, being now worshipped both in Taoism and Buddhism.
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Second in a series of postcard swaps with my friends from Paper Cowgirl Art Retreats--this time, with an "Orient" theme.
I chose "Most Exotic China" as my theme since my scrap boxes contain more Japanese ephemera--with each of these postcards, I'm trying to think a little bit out of the box.
I used joss papers, fortune cookie fortunes, and New Year's money envelopes, along with a vintage Chinese playing card and a vintage coin. Decorations were added with water colors, embossing inks and Tim Holtz Distress inks using a technique I saw on one of his videos.
I continued with the "Happi Travel Ltd." story, and enclosed a "token" that could bring the bearer "good fortune and health and luck". I used descriptive wording lifted, practically verbatim, from files copied from actual eBay listings for "authentic Chinese antiquities". I have a file called "Welcome to my eBay!" when I dump snippets I find!
I hope my swap partner enjoyed the card as much as I did making it!
Chinese religious Joss Paper and Incense
Joss paper (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: jinzhi; literally "gold paper" or simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: míng bì; literally "shade/dark money" / Vietnamese: vàng mã in the North or gi?y ti?n vàng b?c in the South), also known as ghost money, are sheets of paper that are burned in traditional Chinese deity or ancestor worship ceremonies during special holidays. Joss paper, as well as other papier-mâché items, are also burned in traditional Chinese funerals, to ensure that spirit of the deceased has lots of good things in their afterlife.
Second in a series of postcard swaps with my friends from Paper Cowgirl Art Retreats--this time, with an "Orient" theme.
I chose "Most Exotic China" as my theme since my scrap boxes contain more Japanese ephemera--with each of these postcards, I'm trying to think a little bit out of the box.
I used joss papers, fortune cookie fortunes, and New Year's money envelopes, along with a vintage Chinese playing card and a vintage coin. Decorations were added with water colors, embossing inks and Tim Holtz Distress inks using a technique I saw on one of his videos.
I continued with the "Happi Travel Ltd." story, and enclosed a "token" that could bring the bearer "good fortune and health and luck". I used descriptive wording lifted, practically verbatim, from files copied from actual eBay listings for "authentic Chinese antiquities". I have a file called "Welcome to my eBay!" when I dump snippets I find!
I hope my swap partner enjoyed the card as much as I did making it!
A man burns joss paper in metal containers on the last night of the Hungry Ghost Festival in Boon Lay, Singapore. During the festival, the doors to Heaven and Hell are said to be open, leaving the spirits of deceased ancestors to roam around. Living descendants believe they are paying homage to their spirits through the burning of various forms of incense and preparation of ritualistic food offerings.
I am very drawn to the interiors of grocery stores. I like to go to the grocery stores when traveling abroad. I seek out smaller or specialized grocery stores at home too. I just like to look around at all the things other people eat, I guess. I always want to buy an awful lot, but I hardly every do. This is one aisle of the large grocery located in the southwest corner of Falls Church, Virginia's Eden Center. It is a pan-Asian grocery, most specifically catering to the large Vietnamese community there. On the day this photo was taken, it was the only open general grocery in Eden Center, as it's closest competitor had gone out of business a couple of weeks before.
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Burning of Joss Paper, Hui-Chi Temple at Chin Shan Yan, Taipei, Taiwan
Joss paper also known as ghost money, are sheets of paper and/or paper-crafts made into burnt offerings which are common in traditional Chinese religious practices including the veneration of the deceased on holidays and special occasions. Joss paper, as well as other papier-mâché items, are also burned in traditional Chinese funerals, to ensure that the spirit of the deceased has lots of good things in the afterlife.
Source: Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_paper
The Hui-Chi Temple is a class three historic site built in 1752, however the majority of the current structure is less than fifty years old.