Not sure what these boxes contain, & why they are labelled as 男 (male) or 女 (female):
More cash...
...at an altar for 玉皇上帝 the Jade Emperor of Heaven aka. 天公:
On the right is a stalk of sugarcane tied to side of the altar...
...which has something to do with a story of how Hokkiens escaped from invading Mongols by hiding among sugarcane plants. Hokkiens set up altars to bai tii kong (拜天公) & welcome him to earth on the 8th day of the Lunar New Year.
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