Events
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Events
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The events that will be held during the festival to celebrate.
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Bun-snatching Competition
Three conical 60-feet bamboo towers covered in Ping On steamed buns would be erected outside of Pak Tai Temple. This competition consists of participants scrambling up a bun tower and trying to grab as many buns into their bags as possible within the…
Parade of Floats
The parade of float in Cheung Chau Bun Festival started because of the plague in the Qing Dynasty. The villagers in Cheung Chau asked for help from Pak Tai and paraded around the island. The plague then miraculously ended after the march, so they…
Bun Carnival
It is a traditional Chinese festival on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong.It will held annually and with the most public exposure.It draws tens of thousands of local and overseas tourists every year, is staged to mark the Eighth day of the…
Burning of Paper Effigies
It is a ceremony at the night before the end of the Cheung Chau Bun Festival. It is believed that this can release the souls of ghosts that are still in the human world, and the ghosts can also get clothes, money and food through this ceremony. This…
Spirit Assuaging Ceremony
After the end of the parade, the visitors begin to leave but the residents taking part in Da Jiu begin their busy preparations for the climax of the festival. They will move the King of Ghosts to an open space beside the shore, and place 36 tables of…
Sacrificial Ceremony
On the day before the festival starts, Cheung Chau residents "invite" the gods to a temporary altar. Then, the whole island starts fasting from the sixth of April in the Lunar Calendar. There are many different sacrificial ceremonies in the following…
Opera Performances
In the past, the Opera is divided into male and female audience regions, where male seats are at the left and females at the right. The seats requires a ticket while the empty space in the middle is free of charge. Anyone can watch while standing.…
Lion Dance
Lion dance is a traditional Chinese dance mimicking lion movements. Two performers are covered by a lion costume and they perform moves such as simple head movements, or jumping up and down on small platforms on some very high poles. It is usually…
Dragon Dance
Dragon dance is very similar to Lion dance. It is also a traditional Chinese dance. The difference is that the lion costume is replaced by a long flexible figure of dragon. A team of performers use long poles to control the dragon model and mimic the…
Chinese Unicorn Dance
It is a folk art from Chinese traditional culture.The Chinese unicorn dances originated from the Central region of China. It was taken from the unicorn representing Xiangrui and Guotai Min'an. It is similar to lion dance. It appears in festivals and…
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