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Why burn wreaths for the dead

This evolved from burning paper money. Traditionally, paper money was given to the dead to facilitate bribes to the little ghosts on their way to the underworld. However, in the cities it was not allowed to burn paper money, which was said to be superstitious, and instead of paper money, a wreath was sent. This habit spread to the countryside after the wreaths also burned as paper money;

In the five or seven times, to give the dead people tie paper work, that is, tie a lot of high gates, household appliances, automobiles and boys and girls, etc., and this is also to be burned, but also hope that the dead people in the netherworld can live a good life.