Allow temple visits on Jade Emperor’s birthday too, says Taoist body
The Taoist community prays at home on the eve of the Jade Emperor’s birthday, which falls on February 19, and at temples the next day. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, February 9, 2021.
WHILE happy with the amendments made to the Chinese New Year standard operating procedure (SOP), the Taoist community wants a one-day extension on temple openings so they can pray on the Jade Emperor’s birthday, also known as the Hokkien New Year.
Federation of Taoist Associations Malaysia (FTAM) told The Malaysian Insight there was still a slight error made by the government on the dates in the updated SOP released on Sunday.
Federation of Taoist Associations Malaysia (FTAM) told The Malaysian Insight there was still a slight error made by the government on the dates in the updated SOP released on Sunday.
Many of my family members are Taoists and thus worship Tnee Kong (Jade Emperor - Lord of the Heavens) everyday in the mornings and evenings, as well as visit the Temple of the Jade Emperor in Ayer Itam annually on the Deity's Birthday on the 9th Day of each CNY.
simple altar of Tnee Kong at house front
more elaborate looking altar of Tnee Kong at house front
As a young laddie I too participated in such visits as well as 'jaga kereta' there on the festival days, wakakaka.
However, I am strongly against the requested temple opening on 19 February as the consequences during this pandemic will be humongously adverse. The size of the crowds will be staggering.
I object to the proposal on public safety grounds even though my family are believers. We (my family members and believers) can always pray to Tnee Kong at home as we do everyday in the mornings and evenings.
Tnee Kong Tnua - Temple of the Jade Emperor, Ayer Itam
On why the 19 February this coming CNY will be even far more important to Penang Hokkiens than CNY day itself, in fact the MOST important day in the year, please read my Kongsamkok's posting below:
Hokkien salvation in sugar cane fields
My relatives have usually prayed at home previously, the temple is too crowded.
ReplyDeletethe chinese r unique, we always keep social distancing when praying or eating, so can bukaaaa all.
ReplyDeleteU, Chinese?
Deleteyes, i am a chinese that hv my meal sharing dishes with other family member in a round table, while u r a ccp chinese that enjoy individual serving.
Deleten also i am a chinese that go into temple walking around all corners to put joss stick into incense burner asking for money while u r a ccp chinese that pray siting on a bench 6 feet distancing from others asking for forgiveness.
First, go backward & deep to read yr own f*cked declaration of NOT being a Chinese.
DeleteDon't deny it. The web & blog keep multiple copies of that records!
So what so special about a nonchinese doing pseudo & spurious Chinese acts to entice his dangdut pals & master?
Haven't u forgotten too that yr used nametag is 华裔佣人 (Chinese servant) - just to masquerade yr nonchineseness?
BTW how this fart of "the chinese r unique, we always keep social distancing when praying or eating" ties with what u have JUST written ?
For a 犬养mfer, who said many things to suit many of yr farts, u r indeed well trained.
Now, rollover, & play dead at the corner!
随心 following the heart!
ReplyDeleteThat's how the Chinese culture outlasts all the other ancient cultures!
Bullyland can cancel CNY for the second year in a row, what's so special about Penang Hokkien Lang?
ReplyDeleteHas China cancel CNY (春节）celebrations in ANY year?
DeleteOr it's yr f*cked reading AGAIN!
Nah...
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China cancels Lunar New Year events over deadly virus fears
23.01.2020
China is taking unprecedented steps aimed at containing the SARS-like virus outbreak. Authorities are seeking to control the spread of the disease in the lead up to the world's biggest annual human migration.
Beijing has canceled mass Lunar New Year celebrations and put four cities on lockdown in an effort to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus virus, state media reported Thursday.
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To avoid an outbreak, China cancels Chinese New Year for millions of migrants
Jan 30, 2021
Updated Feb 04, 2021
AFP
BEIJING — Every winter, Mr Pang Qingguo, a fruit seller in northern China, makes the 800-mile (1,290km) trip to his ancestral home to celebrate the Chinese New Year, the biggest holiday of the year in China, with his family. The coronavirus ruined the festivities last year, stranding Mr Pang in the northern city of Tangshan as many Chinese cities imposed lockdowns.
Now, as China confronts a resurgence of the virus, the pandemic is set to spoil the holiday again, with authorities announcing onerous quarantine and testing rules to dissuade migrant workers like Mr Pang from travelling for the new year, which begins this year on Feb 12. Mr Pang, who describes his home in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang as the “happiest place”, is anguished by the rules. He has taken to social media in recent days to express frustration about his situation and post photos of his 7-year-old daughter, whom he has not seen in more than a year.
“Society is so cruel,” he wrote in one post. “I really miss my daughter,” Mr Pang, 31, said in an interview. “But there’s nothing I can do.”
Many of China’s roughly 300 million migrant workers face a similar reality as the government tries to avoid a surge in cases during what is typically the busiest travel season of the year. Authorities have demanded that people visiting rural areas during the holiday spend two weeks in quarantine and pay for their own coronavirus tests. Many migrants, who endure grueling jobs for meager wages in big cities, say those restrictions make it impossible to travel. The rollout of the rules has drawn widespread criticism in China, with many people calling the approach unfair to migrant workers, who have long been treated as second-class citizens under China’s strict household registration system. Without that registration, migrant labourers cannot access social or medical services in the cities where they work. The workers have been among the hardest hit in China by the pandemic, as authorities have carried out scattered lockdowns to fight the virus and employers have reduced hours and pay.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/world/asia/china-coronavirus-new-year.html
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Wakakakaka…
DeletePlaying yr favorite c&p farts. From the western media, who don't know ANYTHING about CNY celebration in China, can't read proper Mandarin & die die want to bull to bash China!
During the height of pandemic in 2020, localised lockdowns r necessary to prevent the uncontrollable spread of the disease causing overwhelming stress to the medical personnel & facilities.
R u equalised these lockdowns as the cancellations of the CNY?
Was the lockdown covered the whole of China?
There lies yr f*cked reading of these western media propagandas!
It also shows yr intrinsic ability in swallowing these western misinformations & propagandas wholesome, as if u have zilch brain neurons!