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Taiwanese girl visiting the temple to offer spirit money in honor of her ancestors.
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English: Like a guardian angel watching over us in this land, a sweet Taiwanese girl wishes for her ancestors to have a better afterlife. To fulfill this wish, she attends the temple to burn peculiar yellow paper money that she firmly holds in her hands. Through this ritual, her ancestors may gain financial resources, allowing them to purchase necessities in the afterlife, reduce their time in "hell," or escape punishment.
In Taoism and Chinese regional folklore, the act of burning "Spirit Money," also known as "Hell Money" or "Heaven Money," serves multiple purposes. It involves making advance deposits into an afterlife bank account, offering monetary donations to the gods and temples to settle mystical debts, and seeking favors from powerful spirits.
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