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Feeding gods and ghosts in Taiwan

Some tables of food offerings outside shops and restaurants in Tainan, southern Taiwan:

[caption id="attachment_2003" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="With the 'three sacrifices' 三牲, chicken, fish and pork, in pride of place"]

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[caption id="attachment_2001" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="The same table as the one above, from another angle"]

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[caption id="attachment_2005" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="These spirits appear to like tea... "]

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[caption id="attachment_2007" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="...while these ones prefer junk food"]

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[caption id="attachment_2008" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="Packaged chocolate drinks offered with the fruit and incense"]

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[caption id="attachment_2010" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="A huge feast"]

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Some tables of food offerings outside shops and restaurants in Tainan, southern Taiwan:

[caption id="attachment_2003" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="With the 'three sacrifices' 三牲, chicken, fish and pork, in pride of place"]

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[caption id="attachment_2001" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="The same table as the one above, from another angle"]

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[caption id="attachment_2005" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="These spirits appear to like tea... "]

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[caption id="attachment_2007" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="...while these ones prefer junk food"]

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[caption id="attachment_2008" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="Packaged chocolate drinks offered with the fruit and incense"]

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[caption id="attachment_2010" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="A huge feast"]

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