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FESTIVALS
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CHINESE NEW YEAR
First Lunar Month, Day 1
The temple will stay open through the night of Chinese New Year's Eve until 7pm of Chinese New Year Day.
TEE KONG (JADE EMPEROR)
First Lunar Month, Day 9
Hokkien families celebrate on the eve of this festival with food offerings placed on long tables in the front entrance of their homes.
DA BO GONG'S BIRTHDAY
Second Lunar Month, Day 2
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BIRTHDAY OF TIGER GOD
Second Lunar Month, Day 4
DATOK HOOD CHOE (KUANYIN'S BIRTHDAY)
Second Lunar Month, Day 19
POH SENG TYE TAY (GOD OF WELL-BEING)
Third Lunar Month, Day 15
CHENG BENG PRAYERS AT THE MEMORIAL TABLET BAYS
Third Lunar Month, Day 20
BIRTHDAY OF MA ZHU (GODDESS OF THE SEA)
Third Lunar Month, Day 23
BIRTHDAY OF WEN CHANG (GOD OF LITERATURE)
Third Lunar Month, Day 28
A favourite deity with school-going children. Devotees offer four specific vegetables at the altar to pray for
a successful academic life.
WESAK DAY
Fourth Lunar Month, Day 15
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TAI SHUI (GUARDIAN OF THE YEAR)
Fifth Lunar Month, Day 5
A complete Chinese cycle comprises 60 years. Each year has a Guardian deity. Prayers are offered for the well-being of the devotee for a whole year.
GUAN TI (GOD OF LOYALTY)
Fifth Lunar Month, Day 13
Devotees often pray to him for success in their businesses.
KUANYIN'S ENLIGHTENMENT
Sixth Lunar Month, Day 19
SEMBAYANG BULAN TUJUH (SEVENTH MONTH'S PRAYERS)
Seventh Lunar Month, Day 15
PRAYERS AT THE MEMORIAL TABLET BAYS
Seventh Lunar Month, Day 20
POH TOH
Seventh Lunar Month, Day 29/30
Closing prayers for 7th month. It is known as sembayang Baba Poh
which are prayer offerings by Malaccan Babas.
POON KENG TUA PEK KONG (RESIDENT DA BO GONG)
Eighth Lunar Month, Day 13
CHANG-E (MOOD GODDESS)
Eighth Lunar Month, Day 15
Moon Cake Festival. Prayers are held in the evening
in honour of the deity Chang-e.
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KUANYIN'S ASCENSION TO THE HEAVENS
Ninth Lunar Month, Day 19
THANKSGIVING OFFERINGS TO TAI SHUI (GUARDIAN OF THE YEAR)
Tenth Lunar Month, Day 1
KIA LAM YAH
Tenth Lunar Month, Day 10
DONG ZHI (WINTER SOLSTICE)
Eleventh Lunar Month
Dong Zhi is the second most important festival of the Chinese calendar. The coming of winter is celebrated by families and is traditionally the time when farmers and fishermen gather food in preparation for the coming cold season. The Dong Zhi Festival is a time for optimism. It is also a time for family reunions. Dong Zhi is celebrated in style. The longest night of the year is a time to put on brand new clothes, visit family with gifts and to laugh and drink deep into the long night.
PRAYERS AT THE MEMORIAL TABLET BAYS
Twelfth Lunar Month, Day 14
SEMBAYANG SAMBUT TAON BARU (WELCOMING THE NEW YEAR PRAYERS)
Twelfth Lunar Month, Day 29
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