| Dajiao | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 打醮 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Worshipping the gods | ||||||||||||
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| Taai ping ching jiu | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 太平清醮 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | The Purest Sacrifice Celebrated for Great Peace | ||||||||||||
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Dajiao, (Chinese:打醮)[1] called theTaiping Qingjiao orTaai ping ching jiu in Hong Kong, (太平清醮) is aTaoistritual andfestival which is performed every year.
The ritual is to pray and request theTaoist Deities to bestow peace and harmony in the particular neighborhood or location.Pak Tai is the most popular Chinese Deity for this religious service and rituals. Believers have to abstain from meat and eat vegetarian food at the festival. It is performed acrossGreater China:Sichuan,Fujian,Taiwan,Guangdong andHong Kong.
The festival name is transliterated asTai Ping Ching Chiu from Cantonese. Some of these festivals are calledDa Jiu Festival, a famous one of which is theCheung Chau Bun Festival. This festival is also practiced in Hong Kong in Sheung Shui Wai, New Territories, Yuen Long and Kam Sheung Road.
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