Religious rituals are held every day during the Jiao Festival to purge the community, send off bad luck and invoke blessings for the residents on the island.
Religious rituals are held every day during the Jiao Festival to purge the community, send off bad luck and invoke blessings for the residents on the island.
Floats were introduced from Foshan to the Jiao Festival of Cheung Chau in the 1920s. They now form a significant part of the Jiao parade which attracts thousands of visitors.
The three towering “bun mountains” have become a familiar icon of the Jiao Festival on Cheung Chau Island. The occasion is therefore more popularly known as the “Bun Festival” to the Western world. The traditional way of constructing the towers was to use fir beams as the bottom support, and large bamboo poles for the cone-shaped scaffold, on which strings of buns – symbols of well-being – would be hung.
During the “worshipping the departed souls” ritual, joss sticks and offerings are brought to comfort those departed souls. The Ghost King is cremated towards the end of the ceremony.
During the “worshipping the departed souls” ritual, joss sticks and offerings are brought to comfort those departed souls. The Ghost King is cremated towards the end of the ceremony.
During the “worshipping the departed souls” ritual, joss sticks and offerings are brought to comfort those departed souls. The Ghost King is cremated towards the end of the ceremony.
