#and looked too much like 紙紮人 the paper effigies used at funerals

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「眾神保庇（龍）平安」，作者周師傅

#this display at the taipei lantern festival caused a lot of controversy cause people thought they were too creepy #and looked too much like 紙紮人 the paper effigies used at funerals #indeed as i was taking pictures the guy next to me went 好可怕! to his companion #taipei #taiwan #元宵節 #lantern festival #西門町 #apparently the artisan who made it was a bit offended and said it would be perfectly acceptable in the southern countryside