Template:Did you know nominations/German Girl Shrine
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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 17:01, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
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German Girl Shrine
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Interior of the shrine
- ... that visitors leave offerings of makeup and Barbie dolls at a shrine to a German girl who died in Singapore in 1914? "When war broke out, the British military rounded up the German plantation owner and his family. His frightened daughter, who was about 18 years old, escaped into the woods. The rest of her family was sent to a detention barrack on mainland Singapore. A few days later, the girl’s body was found covered with ants by the plantation workers" from: "German Girl Shrine". National Parks. Singapore Government. Retrieved 29 September 2020.; "In 1974, a quarry company developing the area constructed a modest permanent building to house the urn. Known as the German Girl Shrine, it continues to attract supplicants who come bearing offerings of nail polish, perfume and make-up, gifts that are supposed to appeal to teenaged girls." from Koon, Wee Kek (28 March 2019). "Personality cults: how folk religions take root". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 September 2020.; "the very quirky German Girl shrine, complete with Christmas decorations and offerings of Barbie dolls." from: Ford, Peter (14 June 2018). "Singapore's Granite Island". The Diplomat. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ALT1:... that gamblers visited the German Girl Shrine on Pulau Ubin, Singapore in the hope of receiving good luck from the spirit of the dead 18-year-old? "The urn gradually attracted gamblers from Singapore and the Malay Peninsula because the spirit of the dead German girl, whose name remains unknown, supposedly bestowed good luck at the gaming tables." from: Koon, Wee Kek (28 March 2019). "Personality cults: how folk religions take root". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 14:04, 30 September 2020 (UTC).
New enough, long enough, QP provided, no copyvio issues. Hook is interesting, in article and cited to a source with hook fact. Proposed hook is hooky, clear and my preference. Whispyhistory (talk) 16:08, 30 September 2020 (UTC)
