Why the Cantonese Observe the Ghost Festival on the 14th Day of the 7th Lunar Month | 广东人的鬼节 – 七月十四
The reason why the Cantonese worship during the Ghost Festival [...]
Lunar Seventh Month Ghost Festival | 农历七月鬼节 – 别再折磨“好兄弟”了!
Offering food and burning paper offerings and joss money for [...]
Prayers and offering to the “lost soul” | 打斋法事之《普施孤幽》（上莲台) – 超度 “无主孤魂”
During the “Da Zhai” ritual for a departed loved one, [...]
“Netherworld Travel Pass” used in Cantonese Taoist Rituals | 广东法事所用的”阴间路票”
The Netherworld Travel Pass, also known as the “Spirit [...]
Introducing the Funeral Traditional Ritual “Nail Sealing Ceremony” (Part 2) | 介绍传统丧礼仪式“封钉仪式” (下)
Continuing from the previous discussion, in this instalment, we [...]
Cantonese Funeral Customs – Straw Figure | 广东丧事习俗 – 草人
In Cantonese funeral customs, if a second relative passes away [...]
Cantonese Funeral – Why are white socks only worn on the day of the funeral? | 广东丧事 – 为什么白袜子只在出殡日才穿?
In traditional Cantonese funeral customs, during the mourning period, family [...]
Soul passes through the “ghost path” and clashes with the “seven period” | “魂游”途经鬼道又撞上七期
There is a saying in Cantonese funeral customs of [...]
‘Soul Path’ (魂游) | 广东丧事黄榜里的”魂遊”
At Cantonese Taoist funeral you will often see a ‘yellow [...]
Funeral lantern | 丧宅大灯笼
In Cantonese Taoist funerals you can often see two [...]