JOSS-STICKS

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• Joss stick — Joss sticks are a type of incense used in many East Asian countries, traditionally burned before a Chinese religious image, idol or shrine. They can also be burned in front of a door, or open window as an offering to heaven, or devas. In modern… …   Wikipedia

• Joss paper — (zh stpl|t=金紙|s=金纸|p=jīnzhǐ|l=gold paper or zh stpl|s=冥币|t=冥幣|p=míng bì|l=shade/dark money / Vietnamese: vàng mã in the North or giấy tiền vàng bạc in the South), also known as ghost money, are sheets of paper that are burned in traditional… …   Wikipedia

• joss stick — noun a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese • Hypernyms: ↑incense * * * noun Etymology: joss (I) : a slender stick of incense burned in front of a joss * * * a slender stick of a dried, fragrant paste, burned by the… …   Useful english dictionary

• joss stick — UK [ˈdʒɒs ˌstɪk] / US [ˈdʒɑs ˌstɪk] noun [countable] Word forms joss stick : singular joss stick plural joss sticks a thin stick of incense …   English dictionary

• joss stick — [[t]ʤɒ̱s stɪk[/t]] joss sticks N COUNT A joss stick is a thin stick covered with a substance that burns very slowly and smells pleasant …   English dictionary

• Chris Joss — Birth name Christophe Josse Also known as Chris Joss, Chris Josse, Born 24 November 1964 (1964 11 24) (age 46) Origin Seine Maritime France …   Wikipedia

• Chris Joss — est un musicien français, multi instrumentiste et autodidacte. Discographie The Man With A Suitcase (1999) Dr Rhythm (2002) You ve Been Spiked (2004) Teraphonic Overdubs (2008) Sticks (2009) Monomaniacs Volume 1 (2010) Liens externes Site… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Incense — Burning incense Incense (from Latin: incendere, to burn )[1] is composed of aromatic biotic materials, which release fragrant smoke when burned. The term incense refers to the substance itself, rather than to the odor that it produces. It is used …   Wikipedia

• Temple (Chinese) — The Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia A Chinese temple can refer to any temple which is used for the practice of Chinese folk religion, a conglomeration of China s three main religions: Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. Chinese… …   Wikipedia

• Taoism in Singapore — Taoism is adhered to by 8.5% of the entire population of Singapore. In general, nearly all adherents of Taoism in Singapore are associated with the mainstream Zhen Yi school, although most adherents of Taoism focus on worshipping of Gods and… …   Wikipedia