The joss sticks and candles are donated by the soldiers who had returned home, as was the golden sign hung in front of the statue.
The raft was loaded with desserts, offerings, flowers, joss sticks, with candles and lamps to illuminate it before being launched onto the river.
They will also burn joss sticks and paper objects, believing that the dead will receive these items on the other side.
Previously, they burnt joss sticks, wrote their wishes on joss paper tied to an orange, then threw them up to hang in these trees.
Such tablets are placed on ancestral altars and urns meant for placing joss sticks, and food offerings are usually placed in front of it.
They would bring joss sticks, incense paper and food offerings to the ancestors.
There are many different types of joss sticks used for different purposes or on different festive days.
Using joss sticks as a primitive timer, he rigs each vessel's explosives to blow out in the open sea.
