| Ping On macaron 2015 | Ping On Macaron 平安馬卡龍 | Food | Food
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Type:Food Subject:Food
vegan food
macaron |
Description:It is a macaron which is in the theme of 'Ping On' and sell during the Cheung Chau Da Jiu Festival .It is a kind of vegan food and it contains 10 flavors such as fruit flavor, durian flavor and lemon tea flavor.Like other similar Ping On product,there is a common obvious characteristic which is the red logo 'Ping On' on the macaron.It cost about 15 Hong Kong dollar for each during the festival. [show more]
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| rituals | Sacrificial Ceremony 祭祀 | Event | |
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Description: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 days. [show more]
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| SanrioPingOnBun2018 | Sanrio Ping On Bun <strong>Sanrio x Kwok Kam Kee Cake Shop</strong> Ping On Bun | Food | Food
Ping On Bun
Sanrio
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Type:Food Subject:Food
Ping On Bun
Sanrio
Hello Kitty |
Description:Sanrio Ping On Bun is the crossover of the original ping on bun and Sanrio characters. Due to the cooperation of Kwok Kam Kee Cake Shop and Sanrio corporation, Kwok Kam Kee Cake Shop has produced special ping on buns with cartoon character Hello Kitty, Pom Pom Purin and Gudetama printed on them.
The flavours are green tea and sweet beans, toon and lotus. [show more]
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| SpiritAssuaging1800 | Spirit Assuaging Ceremony 祭幽儀式 玄天上帝太平清醮 | Event | Ceremony
God-worshipping
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Type:Event Subject:Ceremony
God-worshipping
Praying |
Description: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 vegetarian banquet in front for the feasting of the wandering spirits. The Taoist Priests chant invocations to assuage the spirits and the residents come to give offerings. At around 11 pm, the King of Ghosts is cremated with the implication that it will bring the wandering ghosts as it leaves the world of men, leaving the community in peace. The 3-day Da Jiu comes to an end, and the period of abstinence ends. [show more]
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| Tanka people 618 | Tanka People Boat People 蜑家 水上人 | Ethnic Group | Ethnic group
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Description:The Tankas are an ethnic subgroup in Southern China who have traditionally lived on junks in coastal parts of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang, as well as Hong Kong, and Macau. Though many now live onshore, some from the older generations still live on their boats and pursue their traditional livelihood of fishing. Historically, the Tankas were considered to be outcasts. Since they were boat people who lived by the sea, they were sometimes referred to as "sea gypsies" by the Chinese and British. [show more]
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| temporarytemple | Temporary Temple | Temples | temple |
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Type:Temples Subject:temple |
Description:It is a temporary temple built for placing the three paper model of gods. People can go there to worship the gods during the festival.
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| The Film 'Mc Dull' - Hopes Bun-snatching Can Be Adapted To Be One of the Olympic Games | The Film 'Mc Dull' - Hopes Bun-snatching Can Be Adapted To Be One of the Olympic Games 麥兜電影 望“搶包山”成爲受國際認可的運動項目 | | |
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Description:credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMuOEYFHXqE
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| TinHau1684 | Tin Hau
Mazu 媽祖 Lin Moniang | Deity | Deity
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Type:Deity Subject:Deity
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Description:Tin Hau is the the Chinese Goddess of the Sea and Fishermen and other sailors will pay respect to the Goddess and ask her to protect them from the sea. Many Tin Hau Temple were built to worship her and the legends around Tin Hau's life were broadly established by the 13th century.She is now generally regarded by her believers as a powerful and benevolent Queen of Heaven.Moreover,she has really existed in the history and her original name is Lin Moniang.After she died, she was being deification and become Mazu. [show more]
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| veganfood | Vegetarian Food | Practice | Vegetarian
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Type:Practice Subject:Vegetarian
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Description:Held on the first two days and the morning of the third day of the festival, the residents of Cheung Chau go vegetarian according to Buddhist practice. No dairy products, meat or fish are allowed. Households are expected to cook vegetarian food and local traditional restaurants temporarily change their menu to serve "jai" food consisting of shaped bean curd. Menu changes include veggieburgers, spring rolls, fish-shaped taro, mushroom stew, and sweet-n-sour tofu cubes. The food are served in Buddhist style. Only tourist-oriented seafood shops may continue with their original menus. [show more]
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| veggieburger2014 | Veggie Burgers Vegiburgers McVeggie Burger | Food | Food
Burger
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Type:Food Subject:Food
Burger
McDonald's |
Description:In three days of the festival, the Cheung Chau residents go vegetarian as part of thanksgiving. The veggie burger is iconic of this custom as it is a product specially and merely served by the McDonald's on the island to follow the tradition. It is made of mushrooms. [show more]
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