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ThaJinx · Unfettered Joined: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 430

[MAIL] Package from Vapor Loftspace

**Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:50 pm

krystyn

Hell notes are used as part of Chinese New Year celebrations, as ancestor worship. It's sort of a prosperity/wealth wish for those who have passed through this life to the next - there are not only pieces of money, but household items and other objects made out of joss paper. (Even stuff like TVs! cars! dishes!)

These are burned at the (Chinese) New Year, a way to send presents to loved ones.

FWIW: there's a LOT of different styles of Hell money, but I've always seen the rather plain green stuff. If you Google, you can find some really awesome notes in full color, and the ones that originate in Asia tend to be more ornate and have more symbolic imagery/text on them.

**Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:03 pm

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ThaJinx · Unfettered Joined: 24 Oct 2004 Posts: 430

Alright, here we go:

This is the box that arrived at my doorstep this afternoon. Note the large 3 written on it; I'm wondering if this is one of several packages sent out by Vapor.

Inside the box was an orange adult medium-sized shirt with the VL banner across its chest, as well as the locations in the original GPS post at point_system's livejournal.

Also included were two Chinese bills, both featuring images of the Jade Emperor:

After looking around I'm fairly sure that the red bill is a Hell Bank Note as well.

Interesting to note, it's considered a horrible insult to receive Hell Money as a gift while one is living. Perhaps Vapor Loftspace doesn't much like me Smile