The Nine Emperor Gods Festival is recognised as part of Singapore’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - A festival that has been celebrated in Singapore and South-east Asia for over a century is the subject of a nationwide study spanning two years, involving over 100 students and 15 temples.
Titled The Nine Emperor Gods Festival In Singapore: Heritage, Culture And Community, the two-volume bilingual work in English and Chinese explores the history, traditions, and cultural heritage of the festival.Through documenting the festival, Assistant Professor Koh Keng We at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Nanyang Technological University , the project’s lead investigator, saw the opportunity to get tertiary students to engage with traditional cultures and communities.
“It highlighted the interest among youth in the traditional cultures and communities in South-east Asia,” said Prof Koh.“They are interested not only in learning about their own cultures but also about other cultures and communities.” “One facet of this is taking the effort to understand and learn about other cultures – appreciating differences and identifying commonalities in our beliefs and practices,” he said.“It not only connects the academics, but people from all walks of life, both locally as well as internationally, by giving readers a deeper appreciation of the Chinese Taoist culture, heritage, and history in Singapore,” he said.
“The Nine Emperor Gods Festival came to embody the expressions of Chinese identities and Chinese-ness in South-east Asia and their memories of China,” Prof Koh said.
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