Nine Emperor Gods Festival
Releasing the Birds
One of my favourite happenings at the Nine Emperor Gods Festival each year (and at Chinese festivals in general) is the releasing of small birds. I don’t like to see them caged, but the act of releasing them is lovely.…
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Make plans for Saturday, October 9th and the next procession
Welcome to the Ninth Moon and the Nine Emperor Gods Festival!! The vendors are set up, the street food is fresh and delicious, the opera troupe is in place and the scene at the temple is smoky, smoky, smoky. Let’s…
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Lim of the Lanterns
Mr Lim has been painting lanterns at the Nine Emperor Gods Temple in Ampang since he was 19 years old – more than 50 years! He has seen a lot of changes and is proud to be part of the…
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Hokkien Puppets at the Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Ampang
Not knowing too much about Hokkien puppets, I will resort to the “picture is worth a thousand words” concept and show some photos from yesterday. These are Hokkien string puppets. There are also more traditional Hokkien hand puppet shows still…
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The Emperor Has Been Received and No Opera Until Friday, Oct 8th
Two very busy days and no time to post. First thing to note is that there are no opera performances until Friday, Oct 8th. Sorry about the misinformation. The temple has substituted Hokkien Puppets at 2pm and 8pm on Tuesday…
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Route Map for October 4, 2010 procession
Here it is again for all of you looking for it. 7pm departure from the temple. Be at the temple very early if you want to see it there or catch it along the route later. Intersections and streets in…
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October 4th Procession – TODAY!
Just a quick press for those of you looking for information about tonight’s Nine Emperor Gods Festival procession. A map to the temple is on tv smith’s mycen blog which is linked in the left column on this page. Get…
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Guarding the temple Guardians
Here’s a look at the new doors on the main sanctuary of the Nine Emperor Gods Temple in Ampang. The Taoist flags have been arranged there to indicate that it isn’t yet time to open the doors. That is for…
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Festival Starts October 3rd!
Late afternoon at the Nine Emperor Gods Temple today was a flurry of last minute preparations. The “Masters” were there, a few devotees were arriving, and there were quite a number of curious onlookers. The flagpole goes up tomorrow, October…
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Nine Emperors, Nine Days in the Ninth Lunar Month, Nine Facts
It dawned on me that I have jumped ahead in this blog, trying to talk about some of my own personal revelations, when I really should go back to basics. The Nine Emperor Gods Festival celebrates the balance of yin…
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