Why the Pagan culture is still strong among Singaporean ?
As you said, its a CULTURE, it just past down from generation to generation. Chinese are conservative after all, some just simply following the tradition from their parents. But I can see that the culture is slowly fading away as time goes by. In the old days, people tends go to religion facilities to seek/consult something that they don’t understand or when they are helpless, something they don’t understand simply could means work of deities/gods. Therefore, plus the priests acted as medium convey the “messages/words” for improvement. To commoners who are not or less educated, they simply wants a solution when they faced problems. Whoever can provide them with solutions, that person/thing will become his/her saviour. In the above case (olden days), most of the time is their deities/gods. Hence the belief remain strong. Younger generations usually opt to seek something else. This is because they are more educated today due to society advancement. They are taught scientific theories, li