The event, also known as the Cheung Chau Jiao Festival, has been celebrated for more than 100 years. Here’s how to watch.
Hong Kong’s colorful Bun Festival is returning to the tiny island of Cheung Cahu – and you can watch it live. The event, also known as the Cheung Chau Jiao Festival, has been celebrated for more than 100 years, according to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Office. It says that according to folklore, residents started the rituals and traditions to dispel disaster and pray for blessings after the island was devastated by a plague.
" "If you eat the buns, you will have even more peace and safety," Kwok Siu_kan, the owner of the Kwok Kam Kee Cake Shop, told The Associated Press.In addition, brave participants will scramble up a tower made of buns and try to grab as many as possible. The person who successfully retrieves the bun at the top of structure will allegedly being luck to their family.
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