7th month Night Cemetery prayers.
This year the chinese 7th month graveyard night prayers went through smooth and well. At about 10:30pm, everybody left the temple heading to the chinese cemetery in the heart of kuala lumpur.
The prayers started about 11:15pm and ended about 01:00am. The timing was good comparing to those days where we would have to be there only about midnight and finish about 3-4:00am.
I would consider that we did this session with no issue at all. No phone calls are allowed this time around and time to come. (people got the tendency to curse and swear over the phone) and like Tua Pek said “Those who got so much business at night should stay home and do their business”
This year the crowd was smaller as requested by the bosses. Those whose date of birth clashes this month are not permitted to visit. And there is no point for the crowd to be big when sincerity is not there (some are just for experience purposes). I believe it would get smaller in time to come. This ceremony is not a show of people or power but it is a ceremony to give offerings to the good brothers / wandering soul. Some business people would also seek prayers for the good brothers to help their businesses to get better or to solve their current problem. Some are here to repay what they have ask for during Qing Ming cemetery night prayers.
This ceremony also marks the end of 2010 chinese hungry ghost festival for the temple.
Update:- This year, the bosses are happy. We receive only minor complains. 🙂
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