五米高的「大士王」(又名鬼王),由色彩鮮艷的紙和竹紮作,在筲箕灣盂蘭勝會最後一天的「化大士」儀式,被火化為灰燼,恭送其離開。
農曆7月14-15日,筲箕灣南安坊坊眾會舉行盂蘭勝會。在一連兩天的盂蘭祭祀活動中,供奉青面獠牙的「大士王」紙紮像。「大士王」相傳是觀音的化身及各鬼魂的首領,又稱「鬼王」,可管理和震懾群鬼。
根據中國傳統習俗,在農曆七月慶祝盂蘭節,亦稱鬼節。當地獄之門暫時打開,遊魂野鬼在街上流連。基於善心,許多華人社區在路邊燒紙衣和紙錢來施食,努力安撫這些遊魂。
The 5-metre tall Ghost King, aka King of Hell and made of colourful paper and bamboo, being the signature figure of Yulan (Hungry Ghost) Festival is burnt to ashes on the last day of the celebration in Shaukeiwan on Wednesday.
On the 14th-15th of the 7th month on lunar calendar, the Yulan Fest was held at Shaukeiwan Nam On Fong-chung (Neighbourhood) Association. In the 2-day Yulan celebration, a paper-bamboo statue of the “Ghost King” was enshrined. According to legend, The Ghost King is the incarnation of Avalokitesvara and the leader of the ghosts. It can manage and lord over the ghosts.
Yulan Festival falls the 7th lunar month when the gate of hell is temporarily opened when wandering spirits and ghosts lingered on the street. People make offerings to appease these transient spirits.
楊必興 P H Yang
專業攝影師。
人生上半場在IBM、惠普和匯豐銀行等跨國公司擔任高級技術及管理層的IT人。數十年後,楊必興改變了軌跡,選擇追求他對攝影的終身熱愛。
楊必興屢獲殊榮,在美國三藩市,首都華盛頓,北京和香港曾舉辦十多場個人攝影展,包括香港 PMQ 之開幕攝影展。作品經常在國際媒體的首頁刋登 - 包括 CNN,CrowdSpark(前Newzulu,Citizenside)和Demotix;三藩市紀事報;Hong Kong Free Press;香港 01;香港信報月刊;明報;蘋果日報;TVB 等。
他的作品授權 Lonely Planet 旅遊指南和港龍航空機上雜誌《絲路》刊登。
2015年榮獲香港人權藝術獎。
Professional photographer.
After decades working as an IT professional in senior technical and management positions with multinationals such as IBM, HP and HSBC, P H Yang changed tack and chose to pursue his life-long passion in photography.
Award-winning photographer Yang is an exhibited and published artist in North America and Asia. His work is frequently featured on the front page of international media – CNN; CrowdSpark (formerly Newzulu, Citizenside) and Demotix; San Francisco Chronicle; Hong Kong Free Press; Hong Kong 01; Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly; Ming Pao; Apple Daily; TVB...
His work is licensed by Lonely Planet travel guides and Dragonair's in-flight magazine Silkroad.
Yang has held over 10 solo exhibitions in San Francisco, Washington DC, Beijing and Hong Kong including PMQ's opening photo exhibition.
Yang won the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize in 2015.
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