Kuan Tai's Birthday Celebration, 24 July 2011
The Shun Tak Association membership may be small, but it is very active in carrying out events throughout the year to celebrate major Chinese auspicious occasions for its members and friends.
This year it celebrated the birthday of its main patron deity, Kuan Tai, on 24 July 2011 which coincided with the 24th day of the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. All members and friends were invited to the new association premises to offer prayer to the deity. Food and drinks were then served to all present. The attendance on that day was most encouraging.
This year it celebrated the birthday of its main patron deity, Kuan Tai, on 24 July 2011 which coincided with the 24th day of the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. All members and friends were invited to the new association premises to offer prayer to the deity. Food and drinks were then served to all present. The attendance on that day was most encouraging.
The main altar of Kuan Tai at the Shun Tak Association, Taiping Kuan Tai or Kuan Kung is considered the "God of War" and carries a sword. He is also considered the patron of the police and the triads. Kuan Tai was a real personality from the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220 -265). He is a symbol of loyalty and integrity and people pray to Kuan Tai for assistance or to have something done.
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