“And the Rain, Rain, Rain came Down, Down, Down”

“Drip down, O heavens, from above, And let the clouds pour down righteousness; Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit, And righteousness spring up with it.” – Isaiah 45:8

 

And rain it did! Even the offerings wore raincoats!

 

As the light danced on the water, we paused in awe.

 

The ceremonies continued with prayers of Thanksgiving and Gratefulness. These two devotees are personally responsible for taking care of the Emperor this year. They will stay at the temple for the whole time of the festival, keeping their devotion strong. You can see their feet (only) under the Emperor’s umbrella during the processions.

 

The ritual prayers are accompanied by traditional Chinese music, of course!

 

And at 8:30pm, the Chinese opera got going, once again, in a flurry of colour and sounds. I do believe that they put the stripes on their theatrical weapons just for the photographers!

 

And when I saw the colour in the big, big puddle I was once again thankful for the beauty of the rain!

 

One last stop – over to see the Datuk, my favourite of Chinese deities, who is respectfully worshipped by the Taoists and in return gives his protection to the place.

 

Ah, the wealth of wonders. Some of it even goes up in smoke!

Credit to Winnie the Pooh for the title of this post.