Cheng Beng is the Chinese equivalent of All souls day. It falls on 5th of April, but if you follow the Chinese lunar calender it could be 2 weeks around that time. Cheng Beng is a day for the Chinese people to pay respect to their ancestors, clear the graves and bring offerings of food in an act to honour their memory.
My Great Great Grandfather passed away almost 100 years ago. He was the first in the family to leave China in search of greener pastures. He eventually made his way to the island of Penang 🙂
The photos are the graves of my Great Grand Parents and my Great Great Grandparents. You can see carvings of Sikh guards and animal guardians around the tomb because the Chinese believe that when they cross over to the after life, they will continue to need these earthly luxuries.
The food offering we present, is that of a feast, to honour and to show our appreciation.
5 generations later, the tradition of Cheng Beng is still respected and followed. I took photos of this day as a documentation for my family to remember. It is now up to my generation to continue this tradition dating back thousands of years.
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May 17, 2014 at 16:11
that’s a real shame. I don’t think there are that many cemetries in penang but they are really massive, so would be really hard to locate without at least knowing the names. the 2 poplular ones are hokkien cemetry at mount erskine and united hokkien cemetry at batu gantong. Good luck with your mission!
May 17, 2014 at 14:13
My late dad was born in Penang, both paternal grandparents passed away and buried in the 1950s but not sure which cemetery, only my paternal eldest uncle may know but he lives in Boston now. Now I wonder how to find out where the tombs are? I just came back from a 3D2N trip to Penang (I’m from Singapore), too short to find out and I don’t recall my paternal grandparents’ names. My late dad ever brought my mum (she’s 66yo this yr) there some 30plus years ago but she cant remember name of cemetery either. Sigh… I wonder if I can ever find it. Penang is very HOT but lovely food, would go again if I can accomplish my “mission”.
April 22, 2014 at 11:56
It gives me a sense of belonging knowing where they are 🙂
April 21, 2014 at 22:50
And very nice to have your ancestors close by. Mine are kinda scattered around the globe. Have a lovely week.
Brian
April 17, 2014 at 05:34
it shouldnt though! I started travelling age almost nothing. My parents love to travel and they would bring us along with them 🙂