burn joss paper as offerings to the dead
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Meanings
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to burn joss paper (as an offering to the dead)
A traditional Chinese funeral custom, especially practiced during Qingming Festival and the Ghost Festival.
Měi每
nián年
qīng清
míng明
jié节
，
rén人
men们
dōu都
yào要
qù去
mù墓
dì地
shāo烧
zhǐ纸
。
Every year during Qingming Festival, people go to cemeteries to burn joss paper.
Tā他
zài在
lù路
kǒu口
shāo烧
zhǐ纸
jì祭
diàn奠
wáng亡
fù父
。
He burned paper money at the intersection to commemorate his deceased father.
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Mín民
jiān间
rèn认
wéi为
shāo烧
zhǐ纸
kě可
yǐ以
gěi给
zǔ祖
xiān先
sòng送
qián钱
。
Folk belief holds that burning paper can send money to ancestors.