One of Singapore's close-knit communities, whose Taoist traditions we arrange in full, with a team that has served Singapore's families for 40 years.
The Hainanese are one of Singapore's smaller dialect communities, and their traditions are held just as dearly. A Hainanese Taoist funeral is led by Taoist priests (道士) across the days of the wake, which commonly runs three, five or seven days depending on the family's wishes and the guidance of the priest.
Over those days the priests conduct the merit rituals (功德, gong de), the chanting and ceremonies performed to accumulate merit for the departed and help the soul pass safely into the next world. The rites may include the crossing of the bridge and the breaking of hell's gate. Joss paper and paper effigies, a house, a car, gold and clothing, are prepared and burned so the deceased is provided for in the life ahead.
Within the Hainanese community every family keeps its own customs, from the offerings to the order of the rites and the mourning garments worn by each relation. We always ask before we set anything up, so the wake matches what your family knows.
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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