Goodbye, Mum

Guishuzhong • 2023

Ainiannian,“Ai（亻厓）”means “My”in Hakka dialect,and I call my mother“Niannian（嬭嬭）” in Hakka dialect.This is a private image in memory of my mother,and also a hodgepodge of Hakka rural customs in western Fujian: The deep-fired rice cakes ,The Guanshe Kueh,The scripture of Wugong,The scripture of Luozu, Wearing one’s hair in a buddhist bun, The Dizang fast, The Tiansheng incense, The meal for the bodhisattvas,Reciting the scripture of Yuhuang,Redeem a vow to god,Selecting a date with the help of spirit-medium,The Lake of Blood ritual, The Zhongyuan Festival, Lighting the Zhutian incense,The ritual to transform the dead to ancestor.