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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1925
Page
19
In Foochow and surrounding Fukien areas the Pu0-do rites return as the year of the rat ends. Altars are set up in temples or homes with 5 to 20 elaborate displays, puppets or papier mache figures, and large cake offerings. Costs range from 500 dollars to thousands, with plays and feasts for the living.
A village hosts a seven day fest with crowds numbering thousands from across the region. Buddist and Taoist priests participate as nightly celebrations attract vast regional attendance.
The observance, once lit by candles or buffalo-horn lanterns, was illuminated by a portable electric plant. The shift introduced a modern glow to a longstanding ceremony, highlighting the contrast between tradition and new technology.
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