'Fire dragon' to roar in Batu Gajah

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A 12m-long "fire dragon" will parade the streets near the town center in Batu Gajah, Perak, to heighten the Chinese New Year mood further.  Organised by the Sam Wong Kong Temple, the dragon will be filled with burning joss sticks from head to tail, and paraded in a 500m-long procession on Feb 24.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 A 12-meter-long "fire dragon" will parade the streets near the town center in Batu Gajah

00:07 to enhance the Chinese New Year atmosphere.

00:10 Organized by the Sam Wong Kong Temple, the dragon will be filled with burning joss sticks

00:14 from head to tail and paraded in a 500-meter-long procession on February 24.

00:20 Temple Chairman Chia Chee Keong mentioned that the parade is part of the seven-day "Heavenly

00:25 Gate Soaring Dragon Spiritual Event," which started on Sunday to celebrate the Jade Emperor

00:29' birthday on the ninth day of the Chinese New Year.

00:33 Given that this year is the Year of the Dragon, the temple committee deemed it fitting to

00:37 include a dragon in the festivities.

00:40 Chia explained that approximately 30 individuals will take turns carrying the dragon during

00:45 the parade, laden with thousands of joss sticks, which will be snuffed out and taken home by

00:50 devotees for luck after the parade concludes.

00:54 The dragon will then be ignited and danced with, symbolizing the dispelling of inauspicious

00:59 energies.

01:01 The spiritual event, primarily for devotees to seek blessings and overcome challenges,

01:06 is being held at the temple for the second time.

01:09 Another noteworthy activity during the event is the illumination of "seven-star spiritual

01:15 lamps" arranged in a bagua formation.

01:18 Chia noted that this ritual, popular in Taiwan for blessings and enhancing wealth luck, is

01:23 uncommon in Malaysia.

01:26 Contributions made to light the lamps through the temple's Facebook page have been received

01:30 from various countries, including Canada, Indonesia, China, the United States and the

01:36 United Kingdom.

01:38 A portion of the event's proceeds will be directed to the Pertubuhan Mempertinggi Akhlaq

01:43 Chanmenkor Dialysis Center in Ipoh.

01:46 Chia said they aim to raise around R100,000 to acquire two dialysis machines, and should

01:52 the funds surpass the targeted amount, they will be utilized to purchase medications for

01:57 kidney patients at the center.

01:58 For more information, visit www.pwc.org/taiwan.

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