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March 6, 2009
Often you will notice someone burning pieces of paper or paper objects. They are burned in ancestor worship ceremonies which can take place anywhere.
In order to ensure that ancestors have possessions in the afterlife, their relatives send them paper and papier-mâché presents. By burning the spirit money and paper objects they will be transferred to the ancestors.
Objects include paper passports, flight-, rail- and bus tickets, telephones, TVs, paper credit cards, rice cookers, anything really.
This barrel could contain 583 items, but probably there are less.