Keeping a 60-year tradition alive

Meaningful practice: Chua preparing for the ritual at her house in Lengkok P. Ramlee while her uncle Mano Cheang looks on. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: For over six decades, kindergarten teacher Mabel Chua has faithfully carried on the cherished tradition of sending off the Kitchen God (Zao Jun) at her home in Lengkok P. Ramlee here.

For Chua, this ritual has been an integral part of her family’s heritage passed down from her grandmother to her late mother, and now to her.