Bringing home some sugarcane stems for use as prayer offerings to the Heavenly Father (Thnee Kong) during Chinese New Year. This is a Hokkien custom.
Location: Hougang | Date: 1 Feb 2009
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Bringing home some sugarcane stems
Sugarcane stems on sale!
Sugarcane stems on sale at an HDB neighbourhood stall during Chinese New Year. Sugarcane is offered to the Heavenly Father (Thnee Kong) by Hokkiens during prayers.
Location: Hougang | Date: 1 Feb 2009
HDB corridor gets brightening with Chinese New Year plants
Chinese New year plants displayed in the corridor outside a 3-room HDB flat built in the early 1980s.
Location: Hougang | Date: 29 Jan 2009