Should burning of incense papers be banned in HDB

[concern2]

Big fish:

I have an asthmatic child and everytime someone burns incense papers at downstair, I will have to rush to close all the windows. The smoke will linger in the air for so long before I can open the windows again. I am interested to know whether anyone of you are bothered by this problem.


Is the government scared to offend these people and dared not ban this practise?

People were fined for littering and doing corrective works, but why nothing is done to this act of inconsideration? It pollutes the air and look at the litters around............

( No racist comments and this post is created purely out of health concerns)

Oh yeah! Thanks for reminding me! No wonder my son has been getting itchy eyes again! It is the season of joss-papers burning again! Better clean my bedsheets more often, and vacuum my house!

[cimman]

I don’t know about religious sensitivity, but I’ve been living next to neighbours who burn paper offerings everyday outside their main door, and this is for the whole year, not just the 7th month. I’m getting rather thin on religious sensitivity now.

[EASON MAGPIES]

Parents with young children will definitely not be very happy with such burning. This is especially so if we live on lower floor. It really does harm to our kids.


Anyway this seven month burning is not the worse, it only last for a while. I used to get worse.

In a way I am glad the railway track is gone. I lived in an area where I am near a track. Almost once every 2 weeks, there will be a guy who goes on a burning spree. I really have no idea what he was doing and why. I even called the police which refer me to NEA and when I called them, they told me there is nothing they can do since it is MALAYSIAN LAND. So now that it is not, I am really happy!

Actually a few days after the handover in July, he went on his burning spree again but have stopped since then.I hoped that was his last.

I will probably called NEA again if it ever happens again and I wonder what NEA will say this time.

[LLK]

cimman:

I don't know about religious sensitivity, but I've been living next to neighbours who burn paper offerings everyday outside their main door, and this is for the whole year, not just the 7th month. I'm getting rather thin on religious sensitivity now.

Wow, burning everyday is a bit too much. Is it a house temple?

[UncleLim]

Maybe it is about time technology can be put to good use to solve this problem.


Eg.

- Install smokeless paper incinerators at HDB block void decks
- Get those innovative Japanese to come up with a coin operated vending machine for purchasing hell notes etc and burn them at the same time (saves time!)
- Start an online portal to do these spiritual remittances digitally

[Oppsgal]

Why can't each person just get one super long joss stick and burn?


Went neighboring country for a visit, and there is no incense paper burnt, but instead saw that the person who wish to offer praying, just burn a big and long joss stick with their name stated under the joss stick to show. All the long joss stick is placed on a small field area.

[cimman]

LLK:

cimman:

I don't know about religious sensitivity, but I've been living next to neighbours who burn paper offerings everyday outside their main door, and this is for the whole year, not just the 7th month. I'm getting rather thin on religious sensitivity now.

Wow, burning everyday is a bit too much. Is it a house temple?

no, they're just very religious and prays everyday to their gods.

[pinky]

cimman:

LLK:

[quote=\"cimman\"]I don't know about religious sensitivity, but I've been living next to neighbours who burn paper offerings everyday outside their main door, and this is for the whole year, not just the 7th month. I'm getting rather thin on religious sensitivity now.

Wow, burning everyday is a bit too much. Is it a house temple?

no, they're just very religious and prays everyday to their gods.[/quote]pretty rare to burn papers to gods everyday but burn incense sticks of course do everyday

[needtoupdate]

straits time had a picture a burning car in singapore just 3-4 days ago

it caught fire from some ? flames from ? paper offerings
just be careful not to park your car near the burn bin
also the flying scattered ashes can splatter onto your car as well

[addice]

Hi all,

Sorry I am reviving this thread due to some reasons.
I wanted to share my concern regarding this because I am currently having a not religious tolerant neighbour and I am pretty upset about it.

Ok, firstly, I understand that according to this link:
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singa ... bours-flat

This (to me personally) is really an inconsiderate neighbour.
However, my parents are Taoist and occasionally my mother especially, she will burn incense outside our home and burn the paper money with a tin similar to the picture in the link but right outside my house.

But this neighbour on my left doesn't seem to be tolerant of this... What's worse, he even takes pictures of my parents burning the offerings. Actually I am not too bothered by his actions, but what I am dissapointed is, the HDB people (whom mostly are CHINESE), came over to investigate us previously (over some other issues at my house)!
I mean, come on, we're supposed to be harmonious right? My neighbour also invited people to their house once a while and caused a bit of inconvenience to us but we lived with it.

My concern is, my mother has been doing this for the past decades and had no problems before we had this neighbour. What could be other concerns this neighbour has? As for fire hazards, I don't think it's a problem because my mother is very careful when she burns the money and makes sure that the ashes do not really fly around (even if it does we'll clean it up). And we did it outside our house, but our unsatisfied neighbour takes pictures of us like they think it's unlawful.

Should we even be bothered even if HDB comes? I don't see any wrong in there. (Anyway, the smoke also does not affect them- most of the time it blows right into our own house instead.)