Yen Quyet village, with the name Ke Cot, located in ha yen quyet street, cay giay distric, hanoi,

has
existed for a long time from the 13th century to the present. Today, Cot village is one of the centers
for supplying votive paper to Hanoi and some neighboring provinces. The village also has a unique
dish of banh cuon.

 with the introduction of paper making in the 13th century, Cot village developed into
two regions with the division of labor in the traditional paper craft. the north
specialize in making xoe paper while the south specialize in making votive paper
 The village is affectionately known as "the bank of the underworld". Because on the
day of "entering the bridge", people trading in hell money, votive paper here.

First of all, it is necessary to mention the burning of votive paper in Vietnamese beliefs

When there is a festival, anniversaries, living people often have an offering tray and many other
items to worship, including votive paper money. Therefore, burning things and votive papers for the
deceased with the hope that the deceased have enough items and money to pay for life in the
afterlife, and hope that the deceased has a good life. wealth, not having to worry about money.

In the past, to make votive paper, people had to dry it before it was used for burning or worship, but
today with the help of machines, it only needs to be printed with patterns.

 paper are printed sharply on both sides to make paper joss

 then paper joss are packed into piles to sell to customers