Cantonese Taoist rites, with their own customs and cadence, arranged in keeping with your family’s practice.
Cantonese Taoist funerals carry their own customs, music and cadence. A well-known part of the Cantonese tradition is the breaking of hell's gate (破地獄, po dei juk), a ritual performed by the Taoist priest to release the soul from the underworld and help it pass on. The rites are conducted across the days of the wake, which commonly runs three, five or seven days.
The priests lead the chanting and the merit rituals, and joss paper and paper effigies are prepared and burned so the departed is provided for in the next life. The altar, the offerings and the order of the ceremony follow the Cantonese custom, and we arrange everything to your family's practice.
From the first call through the wake and the final send-off, we hold the detail so your family can be present with one another.
The breaking of hell's gate (破地獄, po dei juk) is a distinctive Cantonese Taoist ritual in which the priest breaks tiles representing the gates of the underworld, releasing the soul so it can pass on peacefully. It is one of the most recognisable parts of the Cantonese rites.
A Cantonese wake commonly runs three, five or seven days, following family custom and the timing of the cremation slot.
Our Taoist funeral package starts from $8,888 nett for three days, fully itemised, covering the Cantonese rites, Taoist priests, offerings and the full wake. See our Taoist package for the breakdown.
Yes. We arrange Cantonese Taoist funerals at HDB void decks, funeral parlours and private homes across Singapore, 24 hours a day.
We arrange Taoist funerals for every dialect group, each to its own customs. See how we honour the others, or read the full overview.
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