Term 1, Week 7. Topic: Festive Celebrations.

In most Singapore Taoism temples, they celebrate the Jade Emperor's Birthday, which is said to be on the ninth day of the first lunar month. During that particular day, Taoist temples holds a Jade Emperor ritual, when priests and laymen prostrate themselves, burn incense, and make food offerings to the Jade Emperor. Chinese New Year's Eve is also a day of worship as it is said to be the day the Jade Emperor makes his annual inspection of the deeds of mortals and rewards or punishes them accordingly. On this day, incense is burned in the home and offerings are made to the Jade Emperor and also to The God of Kitchen who reports to the Emperor on each family.