Hokkiens gear up for the Jade Emperor’s birthday

Decorations galore: Shop owner Cheong (right), displaying the four-foot-tall paper pineapple that will be given as an offering during the Jade Emperor’s birthday. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: It is a common sight to see stalks of sugarcane line the pavements here, while some are seen sticking out of car windows ahead of the Jade Emperor’s birthday.

Many in the Hokkien community celebrate it with more grandeur than the first day of Chinese New Year.