Regular praying at Chinese temple wth family, part 2

[mount922]

the sticks and red staff can predict the future，it is from Taoism. Chinese belive both Buddism and Taoism in one time.

[KrisMayeaux]

What is the meaning of the stick and other red thing thrown onto the floor? We are trying to learn about other cultures and what country are you in?

[DaHanDiGuo]

@KrisMayeaux This is a fortune-telling practise performed in Chinese temples. The querent, normally after making offerings of incense and fruit to the deity, kneels down and prays. After praying and stating his or her question, the querent then proceeds to shake the cup container until only one stick falls out. If numerous sticks fall out, the process must be repeated, as only one stick should fall out.

[DaHanDiGuo]

Once a single stick falls out, the querent then proceeds to throw the red wooden blocks in order to see if that stick is his or her valid fortune. If the two blocks fall with the same sides facing up (Round/Round or Flat/Flat), the querent must shake the cup container again, as the stick was not the valid fortune. If two different sides are facing up (Flat/Round), the querent's question has now been answered by the deity.

[DaHanDiGuo]

On each stick is a number, which corresponds to a specific fortune/answer written on a slip paper or listed in a booklet in the temple. Answers normally range from good, middle, or bad. This practise is regularly performed in Chinese temples, and is common in Chinese communities throughout the world, especially in China as well as the overseas Chinese communities of Southeast Asia. The temple in the video, I believe, is located in Singapore.