With the Usual Routine, this Year, 2011 aka Xin Mao Year (辛卯年) Jing Zhe Day (驚螫日) – 2nd Day of Lunar 2 Month (農曆二月初二日) or 06 March, Telok Blangah Tian Gong Temple aka Tee Kong Beo (新加坡天公廟), located at Telok Blangah Drive besides Block 45, will be conducting the Honouring Ceremony for Tiger Deity (驚螫日安奉虎神祭改儀式) for the Devotees and Public.
This Year, Jave will be there at 7.30Am to usher in the Tiger Deities (各方虎神) & Earth Deity (當間土地).
Jing Zhe Day in Xin Mao Year starts at 6.30Am. The 1st Thunder Roar is at 6.31Am. So after 8.00Am, it will be the best Timing for Honouring of Tiger Deity.
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Is there anything to prepare when going to the temple. Are there any zodiac that have to avoid honoring Tiger deity this year?
ReplyDeleteUsually most of the Temples will prepare the Pork Lard, Eggs, Noodles, Greenbeans and Paper Offerings for the people.
ReplyDeleteThis Year, Cow, Rabbit, Rooster and Pig shall avoid.
Thank you Shifu. So do these 4 zodiacs have to avoid honoring Tiger deity for the whole year?
ReplyDeleteIf miss out Mar-6, when can pray again?
ReplyDeleteYou can go to any Big Temples, usually it will do the the final round of honouring of Tiger Deity on the next day.
ReplyDeleteMeans only Mar-6 and Mar-7 can pray to tiger deity?
ReplyDeleteYes yes :P
ReplyDeleteI notice some temples have tiger deity prayers service occasionally throughout the year, not sure how valid is this?
ReplyDeleteHaha :P usually after Jing Zhe Day, Tiger Deity will be "awake", so somehow does valid
ReplyDeleteBalestier tua pek kong do provide thru out the whole year
ReplyDeleteThanks to Miss Kaori - Taoist Reseacher from Japan, for sharing the Pictures with us.
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