The 3rd September 2009 in S1BU.

What's so special about 3rd of September of 2009? but, if look at the Chinese calender is the 15th day of the 7 month of the year where the devoted Buddhists celebrated the "Zhongyuan Jie/Yu Lan Hui" or the Chinese All Souls' Day. I'm sure that the Buddhists around the world do celebrate this special occasion to commemorate the dead & nameless, homeless ones.

In S1bu, the large temple like Eng Ann Temple, "Par Wan Kun" , "Tan Hua Hu" celebrated in a grand scale with at least a few hundred devotees. Plentiful of Food, paper monies, paper items ( like paper big vehicles , boats, many luxurious items) to be burn & offer to the dead. Monks from outside were called in to do the rituals.

(Photo: Monks doing the Chanting)

The followings are the pictures taken during the Celebration ..........


(Photo: Food line up on the floor)

(Photo: Paper monies and ready to offer to the dead & homeless)

(Photo: Main Alter with the display of the "Black Gold")

(Photo: A smaller alter for the Gods)

(Photo : Offering)

(Photo: Organisers at Work)



(Photo: Night Fall, candle lighted up with the Food)


(Photo: Closer View of the Offering)

(Photo: These 2 were Goodies for the Living...the "Black Gold".)


(Photo: another view of the "black Gold")

The "Black Gold", in fact is the charcoal which was offered during this festival and this was the much sought item by the devotee which might bring them plenty of good luck & prosperity the whole year thro' if kept in the house. These "Black Gold" supposed to be given to all the devotees but isn't the case. Why? What's do you think?

(Photo: After the offering, the living going after the Food and believed if consumed

will bring the Peace & Luck)


(Photo: Another Scene of the action)


(Photo: Still in action)


(Photo: Another Scene)

The Celebration ended in the early evening with the offerings gone in a few minutes and understood that this expenses is about RM 10,000.00 or little more.What's a celebration!! it's good to remember the nameless & homeless but what's about the living who are homeless??