Teik Kiong (second left) and his family folding joss paper into ‘gold ingots’ to be set on fire as a tribute to the Jade Emperor.
CHEW Jetty folk in Weld Quay, Penang, are all revved up for their grand Hokkien New Year celebration tonight.
This ninth day of Chinese New Year, beginning midnight, is also the birthday of the Jade Emperor who is the numero uno deity in the Taoist pantheon.
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