Current or former resident of El Paso? Perhaps stopped by like I did and checked out this cemetery? Share your stories about this place in the comment section! Also, don't forget to follow me on Instagram! sa_cemeteryexplorer
apparently richard didn't start doing satanic rituals till he was older and also while in prison. he said somewhere he didn't do them when he was young (while he went to Concordia)
Well then those ghost adventure bastards lied to me and all of us...do you know if it's true though that he would at least spend the night at this cemetery?
@@thesaexplorer yeah I wouldn’t be surprised, it’s all for views. but yes Richard would go there to get away from his abusive father, he slept there sometimes And him and his gf would go there.
3:55. This object is an offering burner 金爐 for the burning of paper "spirit money" 金紙 and other sacrificial offerings. Think of it as wiring money to loved ones in the next world. Offering burners are a common feature in all Chinese worship spaces. Offerings burners at temples may be quite large, appearing as a small freestanding building. The smallest are portable offering burners for shrines, appearing like a cross between a trash can and colander. You often find portable burners in Asian supermarkets, sold alongside incense sticks and spirit money. The money itself may resemble napkin-size paper squares with a tin foil center, but may also be round, resemble monopoly money, or even resemble U.S. dollars or Chinese renmibi. Similar offering burners are found in other historic Chinese cemeteries in the Western states, though they are often incorrectly described as "chimneys." 4:15. This is actually a shared altar 祭壇 and spirit tablet 神位 for the entire cemetery. The Chinese inscriptions on the tablet says "Tomb of Friends Past" 先友坆墓. I'm not sure about the other inscriptions, but I think it says it was restored for the Qingming Festival of 1993. The altar and spirit tablet were used for funeral rituals, and offerings of food and drink would be placed here during burials. A traditional Chinese tomb is really a worship space, consisting of raised earth, a spirit table, and its own altar. Think of it as a shrine for the remains of the ancestors. But in El Paso, the old tombs are underground with a basic headstone. This is because Chinese tomb builders did not travel this far into North America, so they hired local tomb builders and improvised where they could. So, the El Paso Chinese tombs look nearly identical to all the other tombs in Concordia, except the Chinese characters. The communal altar and offering burner allowed the Chinese to practice their traditions while still adapting to the customs and resources available locally. Thanks for the video. Winston Ho 何嶸. Independent Historian, Researching Chinese American History in New Orleans 紐奧良華僑歷史研究.
Current or former resident of El Paso? Perhaps stopped by like I did and checked out this cemetery? Share your stories about this place in the comment section! Also, don't forget to follow me on Instagram! sa_cemeteryexplorer
I used to love walking thru Concordia when I lived in El Paso.
Great video man
apparently richard didn't start doing satanic rituals till he was older and also while in prison. he said somewhere he didn't do them when he was young (while he went to Concordia)
Well then those ghost adventure bastards lied to me and all of us...do you know if it's true though that he would at least spend the night at this cemetery?
@@thesaexplorer yeah I wouldn’t be surprised, it’s all for views. but yes Richard would go there to get away from his abusive father, he slept there sometimes And him and his gf would go there.
3:55. This object is an offering burner 金爐 for the burning of paper "spirit money" 金紙 and other sacrificial offerings. Think of it as wiring money to loved ones in the next world. Offering burners are a common feature in all Chinese worship spaces. Offerings burners at temples may be quite large, appearing as a small freestanding building. The smallest are portable offering burners for shrines, appearing like a cross between a trash can and colander. You often find portable burners in Asian supermarkets, sold alongside incense sticks and spirit money. The money itself may resemble napkin-size paper squares with a tin foil center, but may also be round, resemble monopoly money, or even resemble U.S. dollars or Chinese renmibi. Similar offering burners are found in other historic Chinese cemeteries in the Western states, though they are often incorrectly described as "chimneys."
4:15. This is actually a shared altar 祭壇 and spirit tablet 神位 for the entire cemetery. The Chinese inscriptions on the tablet says "Tomb of Friends Past" 先友坆墓. I'm not sure about the other inscriptions, but I think it says it was restored for the Qingming Festival of 1993. The altar and spirit tablet were used for funeral rituals, and offerings of food and drink would be placed here during burials. A traditional Chinese tomb is really a worship space, consisting of raised earth, a spirit table, and its own altar. Think of it as a shrine for the remains of the ancestors. But in El Paso, the old tombs are underground with a basic headstone. This is because Chinese tomb builders did not travel this far into North America, so they hired local tomb builders and improvised where they could. So, the El Paso Chinese tombs look nearly identical to all the other tombs in Concordia, except the Chinese characters. The communal altar and offering burner allowed the Chinese to practice their traditions while still adapting to the customs and resources available locally.
Thanks for the video.
Winston Ho 何嶸.
Independent Historian,
Researching Chinese American History in New Orleans 紐奧良華僑歷史研究.
Thank you for that info! I enjoy learning about traditions