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New Year's Day: Entrance of Wong Tai Sin Temple
Large crowds of believers came to Wong Tai Sin Temple for the First Incense Offering
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New Year's Day: Worship by believers
All believers walked in one direction to pay homage at different temple halls
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New Year's Day: Worship at Wong Tai Sin Temple
The number of visiting believers during New Year is immense
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New Year's Day: Worship at Wong Tai Sin Temple
The smoke and flames lingered in front of the Main Altar at Wong Tai Sin Temple
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New Year's Day: Some foreigners also asked for a lottery
Following the Chinese custom, some foreigners also asked for a lottery poetry at the designated area in front of the Main Altar
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New Year's Day: Entrance of Che Kung Temple
The 2nd and 3rd day of the New Year is the peak period for visiting the Shatin Che Kung Temple
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New Year's Day: Statue of Che Kung
Legend has it that Che Kung was the Great General of the Southern Song Dynasty. The inhabitants of Shatin built the Che Kung temple in hopes to suppress the plague.
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New Year's Day: Windmill
Believers spun the windmill in hopes for better luck
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New Year's Day: Sounding the drum and alerting the deity
After paying homage to Che Kung, believers hit the drum in the belief that this would alert the deity
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New Year's Day: Pinwheels stall
Outside the Che Kung Temple there were ad hoc stalls selling pinwheels and items of worship