From the demographic above, it indicates that in recent ten years, more and more Chinese people are living overseas. Compared with the original in 2010, it has grown by a quarter in 2020, which reaches 49.33 million. In terms of region, no matter it is in Asia, America, Europe, Oceania, or Africa, they all have a significant increase in the number of Chinese people overseas.
‘PICK ME!’ is a game idea designed for stakeholders to pick one object they think is less important in their lives. It aims to value the role the object plays in the ceremony or ritual.
For example:
Q: Pick one object which you think is less important in your wedding:
A. diamond ring
B. cake
C. wedding dress
D. flower
E. wine
……
Reason for creating this intervention:
It can act as an interesting game and collect people’s attitudes towards the object through an interactive way.
How do we transfer people’s interest as the material itself to the ritual culture itself?
1. How can we understand object or ritual as a healing medicine from a general citizen’s view?
2. How can object plays an important role in inheritance ceremony/ritual?
3. What are the differences in ritual presents after the pandemic? How can we react to it under the pandemic situation?
Rituals help us mark the most important moments in our lives, they teach us how to love, how to let go, and how to find where we belong.
Many of us are grieving the rituals of life we once enjoyed. The shared emotional experiences around traditions associated with loss, celebration, ceremony and routine help bind us together within our families and friends, work, local communities, and wider society.
– In the circle of life, rituals help us understand the human experience.
– As our societies evolve faster than ever, age-old rituals adapt to fit our modern lives.
– Why we still choose to come together for ceremonies in vast number.
– How ritual gatherings keep communities alive and help us reinforce our own identity by joining the crowd.