Traditions, Myths, Superstitions etc.

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Incense is booming!
Believers make sacred clothes to fulfill their wishes.
Tudong’s wardrobe is bursting with inventory.
The temple offers 35 pieces of Boshen clothes to find a destined match.

香火鼎盛!信眾製作神衣還願 土地公衣櫃爆倉 廟方祭35件博神衣尋有緣人｜非凡財經新聞｜20240917

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=raf9lU9WGJk

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Blood and blades at Thailand vegetarian festival
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BOKEcNZwe2g

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Shanghai prohibits cross-dressing on Halloween?
People are reportedly being taken away to remove their makeup.
The streets are full of police patrols
上海萬聖節不許變裝?民眾傳遭帶走卸妝 街頭站滿警察巡邏｜TVBS新聞
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uBvqLaFATtw


What are you afraid of?
On Halloween in Shanghai, "policemen fill the streets" to prevent cosplayers.
Worry about the resurgence of the white paper revolution.
Internet satire: Shanghai returns to 5,000 years of feudalism
在怕什麼? 上海萬聖節"滿街警察"防Cosplay 憂白紙革命再起 網諷:上海重回封建5千年 │記者 黃瓊慧 │【國際焦點】20241027│三立新聞台
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HFF9v8y14L4

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It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition

- Henry James

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Buddha flies into the sky!!
Japanese Buddha statue sculptor designs "Buddha statue drone" and uses technology to bring believers closer.
Japanese Buddhist master launches Buddha statue drone to attract young believers.
Japanese Buddhist temple launches electronic music party. Maid-style teahouse

佛陀飛上天!! 日本佛像雕刻師設計"佛像無人機" 用科技拉近與信徒距離 日本佛師推佛像無人機 吸引年輕信徒 日佛寺推電音派對.女僕風茶館│記者 盧巧萍│國際焦點20241202│三立新聞台

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Owlt2kk70N8&t=32s

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Cute! Statues of gods have been stolen repeatedly "Q version of the Centennial Land Reform"

可愛!神像一再遭竊 「百年土地公變Q版」｜TVBS新聞 ‪@TVBSNEWS02‬

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eMGuzSxanIA

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Culture is both an intellectual phenomenon and a moral one

- Matthew Arnold

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2025 is the Jubilee Year! The Pope opens the first Holy Door on Christmas Eve

2025年逢「禧年」! 平安夜教宗打開首道聖門｜秦綾謙｜FOCUS全球新聞 20241224 ‪@tvbsfocus‬

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MUPi3ZhP0R8

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Native Americans regard the Black Feather Cactus as a "spiritual medicine" with thousands of years of tradition.
The Black Feather Cactus contains psychedelic ingredients and is in danger of being illegally mined in its native area.

美洲原住民千年傳統 視烏羽玉仙人掌為"靈藥" "烏羽玉"仙人掌含迷幻藥成份 原生地陷盜採危機 │記者 盧巧萍│國際焦點20241227│三立新聞台

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OLE2lYjgSv4

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The Internet is developed. The population is older. Postage rates are rising. Fewer Japanese people are sending cards to wish them a happy new year.
網路發達.人口高齡.郵資漲 日人寄卡拜年者減少｜FOCUS午間新聞 20241231‪@tvbsfocus‬
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6fE8-s7TIQg


The Year of the Snake is coming!
Japan's White Snake Shrine is crowded with people.
The unique "money transfer" ceremony at Snake Kubo Shrine is for good luck.
Tokyo temples keep pace with the times and promote "electronic adding of sesame oil".
蛇年將至!日本白蛇神社湧人潮 蛇窪神社獨特"轉錢"儀式求好運 東京寺廟與時俱進 推"添香油電子化"｜非凡財經新聞｜20241227
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpire5oUtd4