The Nine Emperor Gods Festival is here again for 2013

Hi there,

It has been a year (2012) since I posted articles, pics and video on The Nine Emperor Gods festival. Last year  was an eventful year for me as I participated in the events such as fire walking, etc. Myself being able to  practice vegetarianism for the duration of 9 days was a great learning experience. 

This year will most probably be more or less the same for me plus I'll be heading to some other Nine Emperor Gods Temples (i.e Ampang Temple).

As I've mentioned on this blog before, information about The Nine Emperor Gods Festival (i.e the existence , background history,  festival happenings, relation to taoism, folk culture, big dipper constellation, etc) can be obtained from Cheryl's blog. For the year 2012, Cheryl was at the Johor Nine Emperor Gods Temple. Being a superb photographer herself, she introduced  photography to a whole new level by capturing the people's smiles and the emotional environment throughout the festival.

 Preparation are underway for the celebration of The Nine Emperor Gods Festival here at Foong Tin Gong Temple for the year 2013.

For this year 2013, dates and events  for the celebration of The Nine Emperor Gods festival here at Kajang will be same as of 2012. Any changes will be posted.

The Nine Emperor Gods Festival celebration will begin on  the eve of October 04, 2013 (with the new moon on the 9th month of lunar calender) and ends on October 13, 2013.

Dates and Events:

Fri (Eve), Day 01 (Oct 04,2013) : Procession to Receive the Emperor Gods at 8.00pm,

Sat,          Day 01 (Oct 05,2013)  :  Prayers and Feeding the soldiers at 10am, 1pm

Sun,         Day 02 (Oct 06,2013):   Prayers and Opera Show

Mon,        Day 03 (Oct 07,2013) :  Prayers and Feeding the soldiers at 10am, 1pm, Fire
                                                      Walking Ceremony 8.00pm

Tues,       Day 04 (Oct 08,2013) :  Prayers and Opera Show

Wed,       Day 05 (Oct 09,2013) :  Prayers and Opera Show

Thurs,   Day 06 (Oct 10,2013) :  Prayers and Feeding the soldiers at 10am, 1pm, 
                                                    Bridge Crossing Ceremony 8.00pm  

Fri,       Day 07 (Oct 11,2013) :  Prayers and Opera Show

Sat,      Day 08 (Oct 12,2013) :  Prayers and Opera Show

Sun,    Day 09 (Oct 13,2013) :  Prayers and Feeding the soldiers at 10am, 1pm, 
                                               Procession to Sending off the Emperor Gods 8.00pm
                                               Taking down the latern pole.


Additional Information :  Raising the Nine Emperor Gods Pole is on Thursday October 3rd, 2013