Joss Money

Gold paper, also known as ghost paper or sacrificial paper, is a traditional item used in China and other Chinese societies to worship ancestors and the dead. This kind of paper is usually burned on important festivals such as Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival or during family sacrificial activities to show respect and remembrance for ancestors. Burning gold paper is believed to transform paper money or other forms of wealth into currency that the dead can use in the other world, thereby blessing the safety and prosperity of the living family.