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Global Customs
Discover how different cultures honor their ancestors. These traditions inspire our diverse sanctuary themes.
Chinese Traditions
Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day) is a traditional time to visit ancestors. Families offer food, tea, and burn joss paper (spirit money) to ensure their ancestors lack nothing in the afterlife.
Related Themes: Song Tomb, Royal Tomb
Western Traditions
Memorials often take place in quiet churchyards or manicured gardens. Leaving fresh flowers, lighting votive candles, and reading eulogies are common practices to honor the departed.
Related Theme: Church Memorial
Japanese Traditions
During the Obon festival, spirits of ancestors are believed to return to the human world. Families light lanterns (chochin) to guide the spirits home and perform traditional Bon Odori dances.
Related Theme: Zen Landscape
Mexican Traditions
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a joyful celebration. Families build vibrant altars (ofrendas) decorated with bright orange marigolds, sugar skulls, and the deceased's favorite foods.