Firewalking is a yearly ritual held on the last day of the Nine Emperor Gods Festival at the Nan Thien Kwang Temple in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. Below are some photos taken during the red hot event.
Nine Emperor Gods Festival at Nan Thien Kwang Temple
This is the time again for the yearly celebration of the nine emperor gods festival. The nine emperor gods festival starts on the last day (28th or 29th) of the eight Chinese lunar month. It will then come to an end on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. During the period of this [...]
Mid-Autumn Festival: A celebration of the moon.
Mid-Autumn or mooncake/lantern festival as it is known in Malaysia is usually celebrated when the moon is at its fullest and brightest on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. On Gregorian calendar, it usually falls around mid to late September, a date that parallel the autumn equinox, when the [...]
