APPLICATIONS for momentary organization licenses throughout the yearly Kew Ong Ya (Nine Emperor Gods) party in George Town, Penang will certainly be open on Saturday (Sept 7).
Penang Island City Council (MBPP) public wellness and licensing board alternative chairman Tan Soo Siang ( picture) claimed hawkers and delay drivers that want using might do so till Sept 24.
“The permit period granted would be from Oct 2 until Oct 11 during the celebration,” she informed an interview at MBPP City Hall on Friday (Sept 6).
She claimed the permit cost is RM1 each day for each 40sq feet, with a waste collection cost of RM6 for each and every delay of the exact same dimension, and a cover cost of RM100 for a 20×20-foot (6x6m) cover.
She claimed candidates are motivated to use online at ulesen.mbpp.gov.my; conversely, they can stroll in to the Licensing Department or call 04-2638818.
Each year, the Nine Emperor Gods Festival is commemorated from the very first to the 9th day of the 9th lunar month.
This year the celebration will certainly start on Oct 2 and upright Oct 11.
Observed by Taoists, it is devoted to the 9 boys of Tou Mu, the siren of the North Star, that is thought to regulate the Books of Life and Death.
During this duration, supporters will certainly comply with a stringent vegan diet plan, with some also observing it for an added day.
Devotees think the gods came via the river and processions are typically held from holy places to the river or seaside as a symbolic motion.
