BANGKOK – The Thai government on Jan 26 called on Chinese descendants to use digital paper offerings online instead of ...

Joss papers and effigies consumed my experiences before I began to even question their meaning. On the anniversary of my grandfather’s death (giỗ), my grandmother routinely set up a large pot in our ...

VOV.VN - Burning paper offerings (joss papers) is an important custom during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) in Vietnam, ...

Thousands of devotees, particularly from the Hokkien community, have gathered at Chew Jetty in Weld Quay for the grand ...

The Hungry Ghost Festival in China is held on the 15th night of the seventh lunar month. It's a time when it's believed that restless ghosts roam the earth. During this festival, people pay homage to ...

The double Brit and Grammy award winner is pregnant weeks after adopting a baby boy ...

The hustle and bustle at prayer paraphernalia shops and major markets across Penang reached a fever pitch as devotees rushed ...

The Thai government’s call for digital offerings to cut air pollution faced criticism, with netizens pointing to bigger pollution sources ...

In “Tiempo Muerto” (2022), the artists portrays a butterfly atop a skull, using materials such as tea leaves, mica, and joss paper. The work’s title, meaning “dead time,” refers to the ...

Caption: A woman selects a prosperity decoration of a snake in the Chinese zodiac to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New ...

Low temperatures and fog have caused a pollution emergency in Thailand, especially in Bangkok. The situation is bad in 64 out ...