Thursday, May 05, 2005

Hell money: a Chinese custom

Hell money is used at certain Chinese fests such as Ching Ming (Qingming). Here's some background (click thumbnail to enlarge).

"Hell Money 'the Chinese believed Hell was the English term for the Afterlife. The word was incorporated and printed on the traditional Chinese Afterlife Monetary Offerings, otherwise known as Hell Bank Notes.'"

Source: dhruva at Metafilter

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