Nine Emperor Gods Festival ends with grand processions through George Town

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The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, also known as Kew Ong Yeah, concluded in George Town, Penang, with a grand procession on Monday (Oct 23) as the deities embarked on their ceremonial voyage after nine days of festivities.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4x9h2p9w  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 The 9th Emperor Gods Festival concluded with a grand procession as the deities embarked

00:09 on their ceremonial voyage after nine days of festivities.

00:13 Thousands of devout followers congregated at various temples in Penang to pay their

00:21 respects on Monday night.

00:22 They gathered around the adorned floats and the Emperor Boat belonging to each temple

00:28 before these sacred vessels were sent off on their journey.

00:32 Leading the procession were over 20 devoted individuals who had pierced themselves with

00:40 skewers as a means to ward off malevolent spirits and seek divine blessings.

00:47 The highlight of the evening was the ceremonial departure of the Emperor Boat which was set

00:52 ablaze and gently pushed out to sea.

00:56 The 9th Emperor Gods Festival started on October 15, the first day of the ninth lunar month.

01:03 The nine-day festival observed by Taoists is dedicated to the nine sons of Dou Mu, the

01:09 goddess of the North Star who is believed to control the books of life and death.

01:15 Her sons, they fight as Ren Huang or human sovereigns, are said to have the ability to

01:20 cure illnesses and bless devotees with luck, wealth and longevity.

01:26 Devotees believe the gods come through the waterway and processions are usually held

01:31 from the temples to the river or seashore as a symbolic gesture.

01:36 [Music]

01:45 [Silence]

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