I understand that most Cantonese celebrates the actual new year on the 2nd day of CNY. Us being Guang-xi, a Cantonese clan too, we usually have a bigger do on Chor 2. It's no different this year. The typical routine starts off with the slaughtering of a chicken for prayers. We then put together all the must have offerings before the altar table. Besides the chicken, we had pork, vegetarian dish, fruits, and other sweet cakes. After the prayers at home, we headed to the temple. The temple we will visit is the Kwong Fook Temple in Bentong. I found an interesting article on it. Do have a look.
After the prayers at the temple, we headed home to proceed with a second round of prayers where we offered the ancestors with a wide array of cooked dishes. By then, every member of the family has arrived at grandma's place. We entertained ourselves with card games, while the children were happy just running around and helping themselves to unlimited cold drinks !
Lunch is served........... for the ancestors and us!
After the prayers at the temple, we headed home to proceed with a second round of prayers where we offered the ancestors with a wide array of cooked dishes. By then, every member of the family has arrived at grandma's place. We entertained ourselves with card games, while the children were happy just running around and helping themselves to unlimited cold drinks !
Lunch is served........... for the ancestors and us!
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