Talk:Joss paper
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What exactly does "joss" mean - what is the connection between joss paper and joss sticks? Or is "joss sticks" a misnomer?
Acording to Webster's, Joss is Chinese Pidgin English for the Portugese word for "god" or rather Deus. Sound it out, you can see it's somewhat similar. Joss sticks are essentially just incense. Maybe "joss paper" and "joss sticks" are called that because they are "paper for god" and "sticks for god"? Sjschen 07:28, 10 August 2006 (UTC)