Hokkiens tone down major celebration


Kok Wah (right) and his sister Guat Khim preparing their offerings to celebrate Thnee Kong Seh at Chew Jetty in George Town, Penang.

IT was a different Thnee Kong Seh celebration to mark the Jade Emperor’s birthday this year at the Chew Jetty in George Town.

For the first time in 114 years, there was no grand celebration at the stretch of clan jetties along Weld Quay to pay homage to the Jade Emperor.

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