福建人拜天公 Hokkians' praying to Heavenly Jade Emporer

初九，是福建人拜天公的大日子。

这一天，全家在初八的晚上，聚集在家，准备丰厚的祭品 - 烧猪、鸡、鱼、糕饼、水果及鲜花等，在午夜过后，进入了初九，正式开始祭拜仪式。

我受到森美兰州卢骨的老朋友阿辉（戴朝辉）夫妇的邀请，到他家观看拜天公礼，也乘机与受邀的另一位老友Alan见面叙旧。我们三人的友情，已有三十年的历史了。

（本页下端可参阅福建人拜天公的由来）

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The ninth day of the Lunar New Year is a special day for the Hokkians - Thanking and Praying to the Heavenly Jade Emperor for liberating them from the onslaught of pirates and invading armies on the nine day of Lunar New Year.

Members of the family would gather on the night of 8th day, getting ready offerings - Roast pig, chicken, fish, cakes and sweet dessert, fruits and flowers  and many others. At the strike of mid-night, the ceremony begins.

I was invited by my Lukut old friend Sam Teh to attend the celebrations. Present also was another old friend Alan Ang. Our friendship dates back to 30 years ago.

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 福建人拜天公的由来（摘自网上）：这和中国明清两代倭寇为患的历史有密切关系。明朝以来(大约公元1500年后)，日本浪人不断侵犯中国沿海各省，当时中国人称这些日本浪人为“倭寇”。

　　有一年的岁末，倭寇侵犯福建，除了上前线抵抗的官兵和民兵，所有乡民扶老携幼逃入甘蔗丛林避难，连正月初一也在甘蔗丛林度过。直到正月初九，官兵和民兵把倭寇击退了，乡民才回家过年。

　　为纪念这段劫后余生的历史，从此，福建人以正月初九为天公诞，感谢天公保佑，平安无恙。他们每逢正月初九准备丰富的供品拜天公 ，以一对甘蔗拜天公也就是象征着感谢甘蔗丛林掩护之恩。