Visit Penang » chinese http://www.visitpenang.net all about penang Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:06:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Pig Competition http://www.visitpenang.net/photos/festivals/pig-competition/ http://www.visitpenang.net/photos/festivals/pig-competition/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:05:14 +0000 admin http://www.visitpenang.net/articles/?p=61 pig competition

The Big Fat Pig competition is held on 15th of the 11th month of the Lunar calendar every year at Batu Gantong “Mountain God” temple, organised by Lian Qing Gong. This competition originated from Lianhua Mountain in TongAn city (Fujian Province) in China and has a history of over 50 years, when the urn was brought by the migrants to Penang island.

The Big Fat Pig competition is a festival to celebrate the Mountain God’s birthday. The heaviest pig after removal of hair and its organ will win the owner a gold medal. The heaviest pig in year 2007 is 437kg. After the competition, the pork is given out free to the people from the neighbourhood.

Giant dragon jolsticks, pink tortoise buns, eggs, fruits, roasted pigs, are essential for prayers.

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Chinese Opera are often hired to perform during chinese festival. Among the popular festival are the Hungry Ghost Festival and Kew Ong Yeah Festival at 7th Chinese Lunar Calendar and 9th Chinese Calendar respectively.

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