TODAY’s celebration of Jade Emperor’s birthday, which falls on the ninth day of the first month in the lunar calendar, is especially significant to Hokkiens because legend tells of a miracle that saved an entire village from persecution.
Klang Hokkien Association president Datuk Teh Kim Teh said the story was of a Hokkien community in the coastal town of Fujian, China, who lived in constant fear of sea pirates.
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