SINGAPORE -The number of complaints over burning joss paper during the Chinese New Year period fell by 70 per cent, from 886 cases in 2022 to 282 cases in 2023, the Alliance for Action (AfA) on Norms for Joss Paper Burning said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE -The number of complaints over burning joss paper during the Chinese New Year period fell by 70 per cent, from 886 cases in 2022 to 282 cases in 2023, the Alliance for Action on Norms for Joss Paper Burning said on Wednesday.
There were 112 complaints during the peak period in 2023, fewer than those in 2021 and 2022, which exceeded 380 cases each for both years, said the AfA, which aims to encourage responsible burning practices. The latest campaign reminded residents not to burn joss papers along common corridors and encouraged them to consider conducting new year prayer rituals in temples.
Its next campaign will be rolled out closer to the Seventh Lunar Month period, which is from Aug 16 to Sept 14, 2023.the AfA comprises more than 10 Chinese religious, cultural and industry associations. The Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations and Singapore Religious Goods Merchants Association are among the organisations with representatives leading the efforts to get people who burn joss paper to be socially responsible.
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