All cultures have their own opinions on the subject of death and dying, no culture follows the same methods as another. One reason for this is religion; there are so many diverse religions in the world that allow for distinct values ​​and customs when it comes to death. Taiwan is no exception to this rule; Religion within the country is made up of a variety of different religious beliefs and practices, due to their multicultural history. Compared to countries with large immigrant populations, the majority of Taiwan's residents are either aborigines or Han Chinese (Tan, 2003). Even with the small number of ethnic groups in the country, the number of different religions is overwhelming; There are 26 officially recognized religions in Taiwan (“Taiwan yearbook 2006”, 2006). Taiwan has an estimated population of twenty-three million people living in an area of ​​approximately 13,000 square miles (“International Religious Freedom,” 2006). This means that within a very small country there is great religious diversity. This article will examine religion in Taiwan, looking specifically at ancestor worship in relation to Christianity, looking at the different burial customs and belief system. There are no universal guidelines for addressing issues such as death. Cultures have formed their own meaning behind death and produced rituals to normalize the process in order to create a social script around death. In an April 2006 survey by the Religious Affairs Section of the Ministry of the Interior (MOI), it was reported that the majority religion of the country was Buddhism, which encompasses approximately one-third of Taiwan's population, or 35 %. The second largest religious group in Taiwan is the Taoists, who make up another third of the population...... middle of paper ...... ly members in Taiwan. In K. Yoshimatsu & WS Tseng (Eds.), Asian family mental healthTokyo, JP: Tokyo Institute of Psychiatric Research. Tan, C.K. (2003). Tradition and Christianity: Controversial funerals and conceptions of the person among the Paiwan, Taiwan. Oceania, 73(3), 189-207. United States Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. (2006). International Report on Religious Freedom 2006Wolf, Arthur. (1974). “Gods, ghosts and ancestors. » In Arthur Wolf (ed.). Religion and ritual in Chinese society. Stanford: Stanford University Press, p. 131-182 Wolf, A.P. (1973). Aspects of ancestor worship in northern Taiwan. In W. H. Newell (Ed.), Ancestors (World Anthropology) (9 ed.). Chicago, IL: De Gruyter. Yang, S.Y. (2011). Death, emotions, and social change among the Austronesian-speaking Bunan of Taiwan. Southeast Asian Studies, 49(2), 214-239.