E is for .....
Education
Examination, and
Excellence
Today is the 4th Day of Chinese New Year. This is the scene at the century old Guan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) Temple, Klang. Families with children who are still studying come here to pray to the God of
Education for
excellent study and
examination luck. According to the almanac, today is an auspicious day to do so. They came to the temple with offerings of incense, joss papers, flowers and mandarin oranges. Some also believe that offerings such as garlic will help the child
excel in calculation/mathematics, celery will make him/her hardworking while spring onion is for intelligence and leek is for wisdom.
Today's post is an entry in ABC Wednesday Round 6, the meme initiated by Denise Nesbitt. For more information and photos, please log on to this site.
A fantastic contribution to ABC Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for contributing.
Denise (ABC Creator & member of ABC Team)
Whatever edge one can get in succeeding in life, one should take!
ReplyDeleteinteresting facts!
ReplyDeleteMagnificent temple! And I find the info about the herbs fascinating. Never heard of it before. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAlways love your interesting and informative posts along with your great photos and this is another great one!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
I love the temple photo - a great life in your city portrait! It reminds me of visiting temples in Taipei! Happy Chinese New Year!
ReplyDeleteNice picture! It definitely captures all the action.:P
ReplyDeleteLovely temple photo! I like the way the various foods relate to life experiences. Excellent post.
ReplyDeleteI am an MBA student, but no longer care about exam grade...
ReplyDeleteThe temple looks beautiful...
Beautiful temple and excellent education!
ReplyDeleteInteresting information!
ReplyDeleteI pray with and for my kids every where. We don't have to go to the church or temple.
ReplyDeletePraying gives them a calming effect.
I remember seeing people running to be the first to place the burning joss sticks. Is that in taiwan or Hong Kong??