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SINGAPORE – E-commerce website Qoo10 is looking into Halloween costumes depicting Taoist deities sold on its site, following concerns raised by devotees.
Qoo10 said on Friday (Oct 25) that the company’s relevant teams “have already been notified to urgently review the items in question”.
Taoist devotees recently voiced concerns about the costumes’ listings, saying that they are disrespectful and inappropriate.
The costumes are based on two Chinese deities, called heibai wuchang in Chinese which are worshipped by Taoists as guards of the underworld.
There are a few listings of the costumes for adults as well as for children on Qoo10’s Singapore online site. They feature long-sleeved robes in black or white and another version which includes a long red strip that resembles a tongue.
Master Lee Zhiwang, president of Singapore’s Taoist Mission told The Straits Times that the Halloween costumes was a serious matter to devotees, and several had complained to the organisation in the past few days.
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