Chor 8 means the eighth day of chinese new year. Bai tian gong (BTG)means that Tian Gong'S birthday we need to pray. BTG is a more important than the first day of chinese new year in the tradition og Hokkien folks. Most of the businessmen were doing the prayers in order to improve their business in the coming year. Since Taiping was a town full of Hokkien Lang so BTG was a very precious event in Taiping. Almost every house celebrating it. Fireworks all over the sky just like the new year eve (01/01). Firecrackers cracked in front of everybody house until the police dunno which house to summon.
My uncle was burning the joss stick getting ready for the prayer.
Many things were ready for the prayer. Whole roasted pig was one of the hightlight. Even Yee Shang was on the table for the prayer. Fruits are the neccessity on the praying table.
Whole roasted pig cost rm760. Later the pig will divided into many parts in order every can get a piece of pork. The roasted pork was crispy enough and it is perfect match with special made chilli sauces. The bottom right were some pink breads. Normally no one will eat this after the prayers because it was tasteless like normal bread. My mom will collect some go home and cookes french toast with it. It was awesome compare to normal Gardenier French toast.
Building up the golden mountain was one of the task performed by the whole family before the prayer. Everyone will gather in front of the house and start stacking up the folded golden praying money.
The mountain was ready. Shot from different angles. People said the higher the mountain, the more money you can earn. So, everyone was trying to build their mountain higher than other people in order to earn moner $$$.
This was what happened to the golden mountain we built earlier. We need to burn it. I not so sure this is for what purpose. We just follow only.
Firecrackers on the way. Please beware. Danger ahead.
Photo shooting session with the fireworks. What happened if the firecrakers suddenly start craking when I was holding it?
Cover your ear please. That was too loud!!!!
Time to Lou Shang again. This is my 8th time lou shang. Lou till sien jor!!!
2ND aunty was the only one who know how to cut the whole pig. It wasn't an easy jobs and it need a lot of experience and also energy. Some sweats were coming down from her forehead showed that this was an exhausting activity.
Chines New year going to end soon. Everybody was going to back to their own place to start their job and studies again. Blue Monday aheas waiting for us.
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