The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 16, April 17, 2005, Article 9

HELL MONEY CAN BRING BAD LUCK

Regarding last week's story about hell Money, Ken Berger
writes: "I lived in Taiwan for five years and am quite familiar
with Hell Money. Quite often during the burning of the money,
pieces would be caught by the wind and carried away. I
frequently encountered unburned pieces lying on the street.
However, I was told that this money was not meant for me
and it was therefore bad luck to pick it up. Living in a country
that places a lot of emphasis on dead ancestors and the
afterlife, I had no intention of tempting fate; so (even though I
could have amassed a nice variety of notes) I never picked
one up.

However, if anyone is interested in getting some Hell Money,
it can be purchased in the U.S. at any major Asian market.
The packets of money are quite large (100s of notes) and
very reasonable (about $2.00)."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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