Well, it is time for the annual nine-day vegetarian diet again . I know this because every year during the Kew Ong Yeah ( Nine Emperor Gods ) festival starts there is always alot of heavy rain in the Penang state. The festival is dedicated to the nine sons of Dou Mu, the Goddess of the North Star who is said to control the books of life and death. Legend has it that her sons, deified as ren huang (human sovereigns), could cure sickness and bestow luck, wealth and longevity upon devotees.
In Penang this means $$$ since many people will be looking to buy vegetarian food. U can see many temporary food stalls sprouting up to takeup this opportunity to cash in quickly. I managed to scrounged a website about the vege foods.
The festival will conclude on Oct 11 with thousands of devotees taking part in a grand procession from the temple to the Weld Quay waterfront for the deities' majestic send-off. The sacred urn of the nine brother deities will be placed on a small boat filled with joss-papers, food and flowers which will then be released to the sea signifying the return of the deities to heaven
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2 comments:
here is oso raining quite badlar
oi!updatelar ur blog!
mom b'day today u know.don't forget again ar!
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