Finally received all photos of my grandpa funeral. If you still remember, I blogged about Taoist style Chinese funeral costume and ceremony 2 months ago, and now I gonna complete the rest of the entries. The Wake *** The actual rules, source from Chinese Culture.org *** During the wake, the family does not wear jewelry or red clothing (red is...

Sending a tribute of flowers is an appropriate way of expressing sympathy to a family who has experienced the loss of a loved one. Sympathy flowers express a feeling of life and beauty and offer much comfort to the family. Flowers provide a living memorial to the deceased as they bring hope to those who grieve. So the flowers were...

For Malaysian Chinese, Buddhism and Taoism have blended and can hardly be told apart. When it comes to the final rites, there will be too many different rules to follow. In order not to create any dispute by having different opinions from my uncles, their wives, my aunt and my mum, they decided to hire a Taoist priest to in...

I decided to blog about my grandpa’s funeral ceremony as Chinese funeral customs are indeed interesting and it might be eventually simplified over the years due to the complexity of the rules and its ceremony. Many modern people would not follow the exact rules anymore as it was too hassle and time consuming, let alone the humongous expenses for the...

This post is meant to commemorate and to pay tribute to my grandpa who has just passed away in 25 May 2009, live to the age of 87 year-old. I will write it in both Mandarin and English as some of my relatives would prefer to read it in Mandarin. *** My grandpa lived to the age of 87. His...