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What to prepare for the Return of the Soul Night Day 7

Two years ago, I wrote an article on Day 7 The Return of The Dead Night, and only briefly wrote about the dos and don’ts of the night. After watching the collaboration between the Hellbank YouTube channel with Affinity Funeral Service’s video, it prompted me to do some research through my relatives and friends in Singapore on what to prepare for the Return of the Soul night.

Just a word of warning, this does not apply to all Chinese people or religions, it is mostly what Chinese people believe in Singapore. It is mainly Chinese superstitions or customs that have been passed down the generations, you can choose to believe it or not.

National Folk Museum of Korea, Seoul

The National Folk Museum of Korea originally began as the National Museum of Anthropology, which was founded in 1945 and opened in Namsan in 1946. It is an educational venue where visitors learn about the daily lives of Koreans in the past and present. There are many artefacts on display, educational photographs, films and videos of the sites of various folk events.

Haw Par Villa Hell’s Museum

We are nearly at the end of the seventh month of the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival with the last day on the 26th of August. If you are in an Asian country, do check out the list of don’t dos during this festival and the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival that I wrote a while ago.

Recently, I took my children to visit one of my childhood parks – Haw Par Villa in Singapore. The last time I went was with my third aunty and cousins 30 years ago. I still remember that every child would have to take a photo with Confucius, hoping we will show humaneness, righteousness and filial. Needless to say, my modern children did not believe in this.

5 Tips to writing a memorable eulogy

Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult ordeals that people go through. There are lots of things that can be said about the departed relative. There may be some negative attributes of the departed person that remain in the memory of the family members. Well, when it comes to writing and even reading the eulogy of the departed person, a lot of things need to be considered. It is for this reason that one needs to learn how to write a eulogy or hire a professional eulogy writer to do the work for you. All in all, when a eulogy is finally written, we need to consider the feelings of the family members and incorporate these into the eulogy.

Tips To Approach Children about Death

When your loved one dies, it can get very overwhelming and terrifying at the same time, especially if it is your first experience of it! The worst of it is how are you going to break the news to your child or any little ones without traumatising them.