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Each sheet is made from bamboo paper and decorated with a square of gold foil, the Chinese character for longevity and wishes for wisdom, smooth sailing and prosperity.
When to Burn Joss Paper
Collectively, joss paper offerings are physical representations of money and daily necessities like clothing, personal electronics and household goods. The basic notion behind burning joss paper is that an offering is conveyed into the spirit world through the fire’s smoke.
The most traditional type of “everyday” joss paper is made from sheets of coarse bamboo paper, each decorated with a square of gold or silver foil to represent money. They come in all different sizes and can be burned “as is” or after being folded into the shape of the traditional gold ingots used as currency in ancient China. Here are a few examples.
💥 Why to Burn Joss Paper ?
Taking time to care for ancestors in the afterlife ultimately reflects the value the Chinese place on filial piety and respect for one’s elders and ancestors. Put in more contemporary terms, burning joss paper provides the opportunity to make space and take time to remember the loved ones in your life.
According to tradition, the Chinese believe that the deceased have needs similar to those in the natural world. Joss paper is burned at funerals and during important dates thereafter to help the deceased pay off debts, trade for goods and exist comfortably in the spirit world.
With this context, joss paper ingots and currency with denominations reaching into the billions serve an obvious purpose. More contemporary additions like joss paper clothing, shoes and lengths of fabric also seem practical. I’ll leave you to form your own opinions about joss paper iPads, sports cars and mansions complete with servants.
💥 When to Burn Joss Paper ?
There are many occasions to burn joss paper throughout the year, and each instance carries a slightly different meaning and requirements. For some people, burning joss paper is a near-daily spiritual practice; for others, it’s something that’s done only during holidays and important family gatherings. Here’s how to decide what’s right for you.
✅ FUNERALS
The Chinese believe that it’s unlucky to arrive in the afterlife empty-handed or indebted. Consequently, burning joss paper is an essential part of Chinese funeral customs. Funeral offerings can be elaborate and typically include joss paper squares, lots of currency and household necessities like clothing, electronics and jewelry.
✅ ASCESTOR BIRTHDAYS AND DEATH ANNIVERSARIES
Recognizing the anniversary of a relative’s birth or passing is something like a family party for the deceased. You can prepare a relative’s favorite meal, exchange family stories and burn a small offering of joss paper money in remembrance.
✅ QINGMING FESTIVAL
As part of a tomb sweeping ceremony, joss paper currency and personal craft items are burned to honor the deceased. Larger offerings are emphasized, as this is the primary opportunity during the year to remember a family’s ancestors.
✅ HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL
Joss paper offerings during the Hungry Ghost Festival are less elaborate because they are intended to appease wandering spirits without families to care for them. Setting a up makeshift altar at the curb outside your home with joss paper offerings and food for the ghosts is common.
✅ DAILY LIFE
Chinese families keep a supply of joss paper at home to burn during moments in everyday life when a deceased relative is remembered. For instance, some people burn joss paper on the 1st and 15th of every lunar month, at family gatherings like a Chinese New Year dinner or even simply after thinking fondly of an ancestor during the day.
There are many different ways to incorporate the burning of joss paper into the rhythms of the year. For what it’s worth, we see the biggest sales of joss paper at the Chinese American Family shop in the 5th (prior to the Qingming Festival) and 7th (prior to the Hungry Ghost Festival) lunar months, as well as immediately prior to Chinese New Year.
💥 How to Burn Joss Paper ?
There’s really no coherent theology behind the practice of burning joss paper — all you really need is the paper items, a pot or urn to burn them in and the time for reflection. The underlying belief is that burning changes the nature of the offering, allowing it to escape the natural world and reach ancestors, gods and ghosts in the spirit world.
Joss paper burning is usually the last act performed in a Chinese ancestor worship ceremony. Joss paper squares may be burned as is, folded in half or stacked into elaborate pagodas or lotuses. People may write the names of loved ones on the back of the offering, before saying a quiet prayer while the item burns and the smoke rises into the air.Many
