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Crowds flock to Hong Kong for Bun Festival
- Visitors gathered on the outlying Hong Kong island of Cheung Chau to take part in the yearly Bun Festival, a springtime event with over a century of history.
- The festival began when a severe plague struck Cheung Chau Island, prompting locals to adopt Taoist practices that involved using steamed buns to ward off malevolent spirits.
- Festivities begin with the Piu Sik parade, where children dressed as deities or historic figures ride stands above the crowd through narrow lanes.
- At midnight, climbers compete in a bun-scrambling race on a tower covered with plastic buns, with higher buns worth more; the competition resumed in 2005 after a 1978 accident.
- Residents and visitors eat white steamed buns called Ping On Bao, stamped with characters meaning 'peace' and 'safety', reinforcing the festival's prayer for peace and blessings.
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Crowds flock to Hong Kong for Bun Festival
HONG KONG (AP) — Crowds flocked to the outlying Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong to celebrate the Bun Festival, held each year in a century-old tradition to ward off evil and pray for peace and blessings. The festivities began with a parade of children in costumes, called “Piu Sik,” which translates as “floating color.” Children dressed as legendary deities or historic characters are carried on stands above the gathered crowds, meandering through…
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Crowds flock to celebrate the century-old Bun Festival in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Crowds flocked to the outlying Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong to celebrate the Bun Festival, held each year in a century-old tradition to ward off evil and pray for peace and blessings.
Crowds flock to celebrate the century-old Bun Festival
Crowds flocked to the outlying Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong to celebrate the Bun Festival, held each year in a century-old tradition to ward off evil and pray for peace and blessings. The festivities began with a parade of children in costumes, called “Piu Sik,” which translates as “floating color.” Children dressed as legendary […] The post Crowds flock to celebrate the century-old Bun Festival appeared first on MACAU DAILY TIMES 澳門每日時報.
Traditional culture, fancy dress meet at Hong Kong's raucous bun festival
Hong Kong (AFP) May 5, 2025 Kids dressed as real and fantasy heroes, drummers pounding a beat and sweet treats offered to powerful gods - thousands of visitors poured onto a small island in Hong Kong for its annual Bun Festival on Monday. Held on the Chinese city's outlying Cheung Chau, the raucous five-day festival transforms the usually quiet fishing community into an explosion of colour and noise that blends Canton
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