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天后誕
BIRTHDAY OF TIN HAU

All those who owe their livelihood to the sea praise Tin Hau, the Goddess of the Sea.

Tin Hau's birthday is celebrated to bring safety, security, fine weather and full nets during the coming year. There are celebrations at Tin Hau temples in different districts in Hong Kong. Seafarers adorn with boats with colourful ribbons praising the goddess for past protection and praying for future luck. Boats are loaded with symbols of devotion, with offerings to the goddess.

The festival in her honour culminates in a procession and is characterised by floral paper offerings known as fa pau. Every year Joss House Bay, in Sai Kung, hosts a vivid celebration, where traditional rites are observed at the temple. In Yuen Long, in the New Territories, a parade takes place with lion dances.

Join a Tin Hau Tour to enjoy this colourful of the festival.

車公誕
BIRTHDAY OF CHE KUNG
Che Kung, a Sung Dynasty general, became an immortal and was elevated to a Taoist deity after he saved the inhabitants of Sha Tin Valley in the New Territories from a plague. This centuries-old tradition is celebrated by thousands of believers who flock to his temple to wish him happy birthday on the second or the third day of Lunar New Year.

The temple, which coincidentally lies near the Hong Kong Jockey Club's Sha Tin Racecourse, has been renovated and is a popular place of worship. Many seeking Che Kung's good fortune visit the temple to consult fortune-tellers, who turn a fan-bladed wheel of fortune three times to ensure good luck in the coming year.

元宵節
Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is also known as the Little New Year since it marks the end of the series of celebrations starting from the Chinese New Year. Koreans celebrate this festival as the Daeboreum.


http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/heritage/festivals/he_fest_che.jhtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lantern_Festival

天后誕 Birthday of Tin Hau
車公誕 Birthday of Che Kung
元宵節 Spring Lantern Festival


車公誕 Birthday of Che Kung
Inside a temple of Che Kung, pinwheel can always be found. It is believed that the one who rotates the pinwheel can get good luck.

香港市民多於年初三拜祭車公，上香及求籤之外，亦會轉風車及打鼓祈求轉運，不少市民更買風車帶回家，祈求為新一年帶來好運

天后誕 Tin Hau Festival
車公誕 Che Kung Festival
元宵節 The Lantern Festival