Hong Kong worshippers seek good fortune at annual Lunar New Year ritual

Hong Kong worshippers seek good fortune at annual Lunar New Year ritual

[South China Morning Post] - 01/28/2025

Colourful costumes and high hopes at Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple, as devotees burn first incense sticks of Year of the Snake.



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