Still adhering to ancient customs in paying tribute to Jade Emperor

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On the streets of the historic Chinese clan jetties in Weld Quay, George Town, Penang, many celebrants gathered on Saturday to welcome the arrival of the ninth day of the Chinese New Year, colloquially called the Hokkien New Year.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:04 Many celebrants welcomed the arrival

00:07 of the ninth day of the Chinese New Year,

00:09 known colloquially as the Hokkien New Year.

00:13 Although the practice of clanship

00:15 has faded in everyday life in Malaysia,

00:18 ethnic Chinese of Hokkien descent

00:20 still adhere to ancient traditions.

00:24 Participants honored the Jade Emperor, the supreme deity

00:27 believed to govern heaven.

00:30 On the streets of the historic Chinese clan jetties

00:33 in Waukee, Georgetown, a reverent ambience

00:36 had been growing since late afternoon on Saturday.

00:41 This area boasts the highest concentration

00:44 of traditional Hokkien communities on the island.

00:48 At Chiu Jetty, home to a clan with the same surname,

00:51 the Chow Yuen Kong Temple, set a mystical tone

00:55 for paying respects to the Jade Emperor.

00:58 Visitors also gathered to witness

01:00 the deep devotion and grandeur displayed by the Penang

01:04 Hokkiens towards the gods.

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