Here are some infos to share. Some of you have already known about this and some of you may not. Someone told me about it when I was still a child and I could only remember a few. Therefore, do correct me if I'm wrong about what I'm going to share in this entry.
Pai Ti Gong (some spell Bai Ti Gong) is celebrated on 9th day of Chinese New Year. On the 8th, people who celebrates it will start to prepare necessary things for the occasion. So that is why you probably heard a lot of fireworks and firecrackers when the clock struck 12. It means that the 9th day of Chinese New Year has come.
So what is Pai Ti Gong?
According to the sources (which it was verbally told and still store in my mind), Pai Ti Gong is celebrated by Hokkien people. People celebrate it to give tribute to God Ti Gong. The history started back in China, during Japan invasion there. To avoid from being killed by Japanese, the Chinese hide themselves in sugarcane farm to save their lifes. They stayed there for quite some time and they survived. They believe that God Ti Gong protected them during the survival.
From then on, every night of 8th, the Hokkiens will serve the food to God Ti Gong. I decided to go to Chew Jetty, Penang to experience the occasion and see it with my own eyes.
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