PAI TI KONG (拜天公) – GRANDPARENTS AT WORK!
by Wong Casandra
I was sieving through my collection of scanned film photos in my hard disk this fateful afternoon, and I found some interesting photos that I took early this year. I have been meaning to edit and put them up on my Flicker account, but have yet to get down to doing so. So I was thinking, why not do it today?
Anyway, I think most of us Singaporean Chinese will know what “Pai Ti Kong” is. For those who don’t, here’s a short crash course: it refers to praying to “Ti Kong” (Hokkien for Sky God) on the 9th of the Lunar Calendar Year (his birthday). This will commence late at night and is usually elaborately and lavishly prepared for, as you will see later.
With that said, it is one of the grand annual affairs that my grandparents look forward to, and they put their every heart and soul into making it a success. Around this time, I usually try and keep out of their way, knowing that they will not appreciate having their clumsy grandchild around. However, this year, I thought: why not document the event in photographs? It is one of the rare times where the whole family has the chance to gather around. Plus, I bought a small table tripod (yes, those were hard times), so I no longer had to improvise and prop my camera on some unsteady chair (and yes, I didn’t have an external flash then).
So I went on a rampage:
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1. Ti Kong Kim (Joss Paper) These beautifully folded joss paper were prepared by my grandparents during the weeks before the actual day. These were to be burned as monetary offerings. |
2. Grandma My grandma, visible in the background, in the midst of stringing the joss paper together. |
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3. Grandma Hard at Work Here’s a clearer shot of her busy at her work; as mentioned, she is sewing the joss paper today. When I asked her why, she said that it was to make for easy burning, and that it looked nicer all hung up in columns! |
4. Offerings to Ti Kong As you can see, the table is filled to the brim with the customary delicacies; from fruits, chicken, steamed fish to beverages! Spot the hanging columns of Ti Kong Kim in the background. |
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5. Burnt-out Joss Sticks The next time for this to be filled with new ones… will be in the following year! |
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After the initial celebration (my memory is a little hazy), my grandparents went outside of the flat to, once again, pray for good luck and blessings. Note that I wasn’t the only pesky photographer around!
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6. Praying for Luck My grandma was praying for good luck when my uncle took a shot of her. Everyone was in high spirits, naturally. |
7. Burning the Ti Kong Kim I stole a shot of my granddad deep in his thoughts while leaning on the stairs opposite him with my camera on long time exposure. |
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