That's 15th day prayers only by the taoists from specifically the hokkien dialect will do and it's lighting candles burn incense hang tebu or pineapple etc... that prayer is done at night so obviously have to light a lantern what....

and this 15th day prayers also so happens to coincide with the lanterns. So just dont join that one if you feel offended... and flying lanterns are dangerous, dont participate better. And if you did not know, there's alot of events going on the 15th day as well... like Chinese valentines aka throw orange. The reason why there's so many different celebrations happening on the 15th day of CNY for the Chinese because it's the first full moon... so go figure.

but tanglung is tanglung which is lit way before the first day of CNY... if it's religious, China wouldve long banned it...

also the 15th day prayers don't happen in communist china and is also not practiced by various other dialect group.

I grow up in national school, attended countless of Hari Raya, Deepavali, Wesak, CNY and other festival like Raya Korban, Ponggal and Thaipusam.

Still don't make me any bit of religious at all.

hnghhhh can see so many misinformed ppl out there lol...

I can give yall the biggest tip for Chinese celebrations... as long as it involves a jostick and burning paper money, it's religious. Other than that... it's not and it's safe to participate

Actually, all Chinese celebrations have links to religious or folk believes including CNY. As I have said before, Chinese beliefs are a mixture of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and folk believes.

However, all Chinese celebrations are also linked to the Chinese calendar and the rational for celebration is because of the seasonal agricultural period which are totally not religious at all.

Actually, all Chinese celebrations have links to religious or folk believes including CNY. As I have said before, Chinese beliefs are a mixture of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and folk believes.

However, all Chinese celebrations are also linked to the Chinese calendar and the rational for celebration is because of the seasonal agricultural period which are totally not religious at all.

Did you puasa and during Korban slaughter a cow too?

Celebrating is different than participating. I celebrate CNY in the office and in friends home too bit I did not participate in rituals like praying to ancestors etc.

No puasa but I have participated in a few cow slaughtering, during school time and during adult including few years ago slaughter of camel. During the agama class, me and a few non-muslim stayed at the back of the class (school don't have enough non-muslim student to have POL class) until we can hafal alfatihah, which is the first thing they do during agama class.

I also have supported my friends who are taking the kavadi in batu caves, and have to endure the climb up the cave.

Yes you are right. Celebrate! No one is asking to join in the prayers. During the prayers, all you need to do is keep silence and be respectful. Niat itu penting.

Seasonal agricultural celebration also a belief....before all these Jesus, Muhhamad, Gautama, Ayotollah comes about, people praying to Goddess of fertility, sun, mountain, trees, sea, land for good harvest.... so it is a belief system.....

Hokkiens do not pray on the 15th day. Hokkiens pray on the 8th day of CNY. It is another celebration that have some links to religion but generally it is more like thanksgiving. I think it started during Ming dynasty where Fujian province where Hokkiens originated were attacked by bandits. People believe those bandits were Japanese as there were lots of raids from Japan during this period. They pray using sugarcane because Hokkiens hide in sugarcane field when the bandits raided and thank to heavens they were not discovered.

Pongal (பொங்கல், /ˈθaɪˈpo�ŋ�l/, also spelled Poṅkal), is also referred to as Thai Pongal (தைப்பொங்கல், also spelled Tai Pongal), is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival of South India, particularly in the Tamil community.[3][4][5] It is observed at the start of the month Tai according to Tamil solar calendar,[4] and this is typically about January 14.[3][1] It is dedicated to the Hindu sun god,[6] the Surya, and corresponds to Makar Sankranti, the harvest festival under many regional names celebrated throughout India.[7][8][9] The three days of the Pongal festival are called Bhogi Pongal, Surya Pongal and Maattu Pongal.[7]
Its dedicated to the Hindu god? No wonder its forbidden for muslim..

True. However, in Islam it's not just about belief. There are things that can do and things that cant do. Cant do then means cant do lah. Simple as that.

Yes, technicaly non-Hindus shud not b celebrating it as its abt ofering thanksgiving to d gods for a bountiful crop harvest.

True. However, in Islam it's not just about belief. There are things that can do and things that cant do. Cant do then means cant do lah. Simple as that.