Why might Chinese burn paper money at a festival for ancestors? (1 point) Responses to give the ancestors income in the afterlife to give the ancestors income in the afterlife to bribe the ancestors to stay away to bribe the ancestors to stay away to give the ancestors money for passage to the spirit world to give the ancestors money for passage to the spirit world to show sacrifice in honor of the ancestors

Answer 1

The correct response is: to give the ancestors income in the afterlife. Burning paper money, known as joss paper, is a traditional practice during festivals for honoring ancestors, and it is believed to provide them with financial resources in the afterlife.