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Macau’s
celebrations annually of the traditions of
China and Portugual comparatively matching
hard partying neighbour Hongkong.
Tradition of China:
During celebrations of traditional festivals
it is observed Macau is closed for many
relevant days and enjoy in many ways during
most important festivals.
Chinese New Year:
All streets haven full of crowd to match
dragon parades this so called new year
followed with a fort night later on the 15th
day of the first moon by lantern festival.
The A-Ma or Tin Hou festival in April is
considered as leader on Macau’s most
important divinity, the goddess of
seafarers, Particularly the fishing families
in Macau crowd in A-Ma temple on this day.
The Child god Tom Kong is the point of which
rags of light meet or to meet at this point
of Tom Kong festival in May, named second
only to A-Ma in this hearts of the Macauese
fisherfolk. It is to be believed that many
traditional offerings are worship to his
shrine in coloane and thus illuminates the
sky with fireworks.
Temple of Pak Tai rush to many crowds in
Taipa on his birthday in April. As part of
festivities many open air performances are
being scheduled of Cantonese opera.
Portugal traditions:
It is believed by catholies that virgin mary
extraordinarily visible in the Portuguese
town of Fatima in 1917 an example to set
fire the imagination of the Portuguese
people. Side to side the country and in
former wealth from Goa to Rio and Macau May
13 unifeast of our lady of Fatima is an
excess of performing religious ceremony. In
Macau a procession moves to the Poucha
Cahpel from the Sao Domingos church reaching
the highest point in an open air mass.
Procession of this passion of our lord so
called in image of Christ at the pre
relating to lent carrying the cross taking
through the city via the station of the
cross assign raise along the may alike
hoisting a flag accompanied by priests and
puslie of trust and interest with auxiety.
This follows with easter first after forty
days with much drinking of Macau’s
sophisticated with of sharp task. Christmas
considers are called to be the main and
foremost festivals celebrates with cakes and
pastries by Portugese across the territory
and all Macau enjoy this festival to the
best possible way with realistic sights to
celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ and
ones happy in all respect.
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