Chap Goh Meh 十五暝

i Still remember when i young, my parent bring me to explanate to see people "Tim Kam" (throwing tangerines) and i heard my parent told me only female who haven married will go to "Tim Kam", they said " Tim Kam Keh ho Ang"(throwing tangerines can married good husband) and Male who haven have wife must "TimKo"( throwing drum), they said "Tim Ko cua ho bo"(throwing drum find a good wife)...

This festival every also will have in town area, but this few year, they no longer throwing tangerines into the sea, because too wasted, after taken up, the tangerines are very salty! no one would like to eat...

Chap Goh Meh 十五暝 ."fifteen night"
In Hokkien dialect, it means the 15th night of Chinese New year. It is celebrated with prayers and offerings to mark the end of the Chinese New Year. Houses are again brightly decorated with lights for the last day of the celebration. Legend has seem young unmarried women throwing tangerines into the sea hoping to find a good husband. After this day, business as usual and everyone is looking forward for the next Chinese New Year.

Here have some snap shot for this event, alot people throwing tangerines on top of this rack, there have 4 different direction, Love, wealth, health and career.

This is the worker who stanby to take those tangerines out from the pond,

all the tangerines will fall in to this pond

Photograph by iCalvyn