Why might Chinese burn paper money at a festival for ancestors?

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olganol [36]3 years ago

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The answer about the reason why Chinese burn paper money at a festival for ancestors, is explained below.

Explanation:

There is a folklore in China, according to which, <em>money can buy happiness in the life hereafter</em>.

The above folklore is based on the folk belief of the Chinese, that if they burn their paper money at the graves of their ancestors and make offerings to them, this will bring happiness to their ancestors.

They believe that in this way, their ancestors will receive the offerings and will benefit from this, and can have the happiness in the life hereafter because of this offering of paper money on their graves.

According to their belief, their ancestors will have a prosperous life in the other world because of this offering.

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