Do you know why the Chinese hang red paper on tombs?

By MAJORIE CHIEW

The 'chicken blood paper' that is hung on graves and tombs on Qing Ming. Photo: The Star/Low Lay Phon

Do you know why there are pieces of red-streaked paper fluttering from tombs and gravestones in Chinese graveyards today?

It’s because today is Qing Ming, the day when Chinese people visit the graves of departed loved ones to pay their respects.

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Do you know why the Chinese hang red paper on tombs?

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