Culture

  • What are the cultural and religious traditions in Hong Kong?
  • How do they influence the concept of death and subsequently the funeral and mourning practice?
  • What festivities and rituals are there?

Society & culture

Religion & belief in Hong Kong: Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism etc.

Chinese concept of death and afterlife

Concept of family and funerary values

Differences between traditional chinese and Hong Kong rituals

Current challenges for HK burial rites


 

Festivities & rituals

Ching Ming Festival (Spring)

Chung Yeung Festival (Fall)

Paper offerings

Feng Shui

Ghost marriages

Diamond burial (by Algordanza, http://www.algordanza.com.hk)