What's the point of burning paper on the grave?

Burning paper on the grave is a sacrificial ceremony and an important part of China traditional culture. Here are some tips for burning paper on the grave:

Worship time: It is usually held on traditional festivals such as Tomb-Sweeping Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, or on the anniversary of ancestors' death.

Paper money used: usually yellow paper or white paper. In some places, banknotes of different colors such as gold, silver, copper and red are also used to represent different wealth or status.

Burning articles: In addition to paper money, you can also burn some daily necessities, food, drinks and so on. For dead relatives to use in heaven.

Worship mode: before burning paper, you need to kowtow to show your respect and nostalgia for your deceased relatives. When burning paper, put the paper money in order first, and then light the paper.

Place of worship: usually in front of ancestral graves or ancestral halls, some places will also choose to worship at the altar at home.

Worship order: usually worship ancestors first, then worship the younger generation, relatives and friends, and finally worship social celebrities, gods and so on.

The number of worship: generally, it should be quantified according to the status of ancestors and their own economic situation, which is generally odd.

Treatment after worship: After burning paper, ashes should be scattered in water or river to show the return to nature and clean up pollution. At the same time, attention should be paid to the safety of fire sources to avoid fire accidents.