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...
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 burning joss paper and making offerings to the deceased.at a grass patch in Tampines. It showed a mess of joss paper scattered around the designated burner.“Pity the cleaners this morning, even the plastic they didn’t throw,” read the photo caption.
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