Maybe you've seen some people burn paper money out at night, maybe you've seen some people burn white paper houses for dead people at night, but have you seen some people burn red ink in the evening with messy white paper? I'm sure you haven't seen it.

it's a taboo to bring white paper to the dead. Burning white paper to the dead is like cursing the dead. A living man cursing a dead man is not looking for death. What's more, the white paper that the old man burned was in a mess with red strokes, which was even more taboo.

all three of us noticed this detail. On...