He builds houses for the dead | Why I Do What I Do

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As part of a Taoist custom, bereaved families will burn paper houses for their departed loved ones to honour them. In this episode of WIDWID, Mr Toh, one of the remaining traditional Chinese paper house crafters in Singapore tells us what goes into constructing a paper house, and shares why he’s choosing to soldier on even though his trade is a dying one.
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[@Paula-133]

This is wonderful. My family was several generations of funeral directors in the US. So I am always interested in the funeral traditions from of countries. Thank You.

[@pringlessourcream9527]

Not being disrespectful, went grocery and joss paper items section caught my eyes, it's amusing to see Mopiko, Panadol, Listerne, cough mixtures etc. Didn't realized there are still 🦟 on the other side. Spirits still suffer headache and other earthly ailments too.

[@Cheekeong2483]

Awesome craft. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@toastedmelon8452]

Do they actually find people to take over their business ?