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2023-06-30

#FuneralFactFriday: Hell Money

The colloquial name for a form of Joss paper (incense paper), printed to resemble legal tender bank notes.

Rooted in Asian culture, the fake currency is burned as an offering to the deceased in hopes of prosperity in the afterlife. Loose bundles are often placed inside caskets prior to cremation.

In this context, Hell represents the afterlife in general and does not have the unpleasant connotation that Western culture associates with it.

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A purple damask frame around a black background with two bundles of Asian appearing money in the bottom corner. Text reads, “Funeral Fact Friday: Hell Money. The colloquial name for a form of Joss paper (incense), printed to resemble legal tender bank notes. Rooted in Asian culture, the fake currency is burned as an offering to the deceased in hopes of prosperity in the afterlife. Loose bundles are often placed inside caskets prior to cremation. In this context, Hell represents the afterlife in general and does not have the unpleasant connotation that Western culture associates with it.”

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