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China Cavanders Old Cigarette Card Ancient Chinese Ceremony Flower Boats on FireVintage Old Small Cigarette Card. 3.5cm x 6.7cm. 1926. Cavanders Ltd London Established 1775. China. Ancient Chinese. No. 2. Flute, Piper. Fire Boat. Lantern. Costumes. The Chinese in this ceremony use a number of small earthen vessels. A preparation of inflammable material is put in each. Around the tops are fastened paper imitations of flowers. These vessels are carried in a procession of priests to the nearest running water, where, being lighted, they are floated away on the water. The object of this is to provide lights for the spirits that come or go by water.Publisher: Cavanders Ltd London
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